Chapter 9
"Fairy Tail, so you have seen this symbol before. Do you know where the guild is located?" Natsu asked as everyone else leaned in curiously. Zancrow nodded his head and said that Fairy Tail is the largest and only guild located in the city of Magnolia.
"I was also told that it is the strongest light guild, so it may be difficult to enter if that is your goal." Zancrow said. Natsu nodded in thought for a minute before he just shrugged his shoulders and said they would deal with it when they got there.
Igneel seeing an opportunity to ask a question addressed Zancrow. "Tell me Zancrow where you learned that magic, it is a lost magic that even I haven't seen in at least a hundred years." Igneel said. Zancrow took a breath and then told Igneel what he wanted to know.
He started from when he was found by Hades to being trained by him. "Hades had a whole library full of different magic's, even lost ones. That's actually what I risked my life to steal from him." Zancrow said before he put the bag he had in front of him and opened it showing five books to everyone.
"These books contain the ways to learn the lost magic that is within them, I knew that lost magic was Hades strongest weapon for training new mages he brought in so I took the ones that sounded the most useful so he wouldn't have them.
"The ones I managed to grab are a book on God slaying flames so that I can continue learning what was already taught to me. The others are books on the lost magic's called Arc of Time, Maguilty Sense, Devil Slayer Magic, and Crash Magic." Zancrow said.
Everyone was looking in awe of what they heard before Natsu had a question. "Igneel, what's lost magic?" Natsu asked. At that Igneel let out a huge chuckle which shook his passengers. When Igneel finally controlled his laughter he answered Natsu.
"Lost Magic Natsu is magic that has been erased from history, either because they were forgotten or they were deemed deadly enough to deem being forgotten. That is not to say that the magic no longer exists or that people can't use it, it simply means that it is very rare to meet someone who uses lost magic.
"Before I say anything else though, Zancrow, why don't you pass the books around to the others and see if they can open them; but don't give Natsu any books." Igneel said. Natsu was about to complain about not getting to see the books before Igneel told him to just wait and he would explain why.
Zancrow did as asked and had everyone get in a circle before he passed around the first book for the Arc of Time. The book was passed from person to person as they tried to open it and ultimately failed until Ultear was able to open the book with ease. The others all looked at her for an explanation, but she didn't have one.
Igneel then told Zancrow to pass out the next book; the one he passed out was on the Maguilty Sense. Like before several tried and failed to open the book, until just like Ultear Meredy managed to open the book with no trouble. Igneel grumbled a few things to himself before he said to pass around the next one.
Zancrow then passed the book on Crash around. Unlike with the other two this book went past every person except Natsu and not a single one of them was able to open it. Igneel let out a small breath of relief at that before telling Zancrow to pass around the last one.
The final book was the book about Devil Slayer Magic. The book was passed around with no success of being opened until it landed in Gray's lap. When he was able to open it he had a look of joy, and Ur seemed to know why as she thought about his past and anger towards Demons.
"Very well, now that you have finished that allow me a moment more to speak again. Lost or Ancient Magic like I already told you is Magic so old or dangerous it has been forgotten and is rare to find, but that does not appear to be true in our current group.
"The Lost Magic of Dragon Slaying, Natsu, Gajeel, Rogue, Sting, Eric, Wendy you six use Lost Magic. Flare your hair magic that was taught to you by Atlas is also Lost Magic. Zancrow already told you his God Slaying Magic was a Lost Magic, and with the addition of Gray, Meredy, and Ultear learning they can use Lost Magic that is 11 of you; almost half of our current group." Igneel said.
"Wait wait, how do you know Gray, Meredy, and Ultear can use Lost Magic and why was I not allowed to touch the books?" Natsu questioned. Igneel let out a sigh before explaining the properties of lost magic.
He explained that Lost Magic has in a sense a will of its own and selects those that can use it, so thus just by them being able to open the book Igneel could tell that they could use the Lost Magic. Zancrow then made a comment about how Hades was always grumbling to himself about find a good match, and that he probably meant a person to use the Lost Magic he had gathered.
Natsu then again asked about why he wasn't allowed to touch the books. Igneel then explained to Natsu the reason that he paid so close attention to his magic all the time was because it is such a rare form of magic that had almost no limits. When Natsu looked at Igneel funny he explained further.
Igneel told Natsu that he had only had him learn Dragon Slayer magic, but that with his magic he could learn things other than Dragon Slayer Magic. Thus the reason he was not allowed to touch the books was because they would all open if he touched them. Natsu and the others were awestruck by that and didn't know what to say.
"Now, Natsu if you wish you may read the book on crash but you are not allowed to use the magic; with your current abilities it would be too much. Now since I have no idea where this town of Magnolia is we will continue to look for it while Gray, Meredy, and Ultear learn their Lost Magic and I will also see if Kagura and Yukino can use Magic." Igneel said.
It took slightly over a month for the group to gain information on where Magnolia was and to head in that direction. Over that time Mystogan, Yukino, and Kagura were surprised to hear that Eric had been in the Tower of Heaven and that each of them had a sibling that was in the tower that they were looking for.
Eric had been bombarded by their questions, but had managed to answer all of them. Mystogan learned that his twin brother Jellal was safe and had been able to initially start the rebellion that led to everyone's escape. Kagura was overjoyed to hear her brother Simon was still alive, and Yukino cried tears of joy herself when she heard that her sister Sorano was alive.
Over the course of time Gray, Meredy, and Ultear had managed to gain some control over the Lost Magic that they had been gifted. Ultear was able to now reverse an objects time and restore it to its original state, but not much else. When she used the magic it took the form of a sphere that showed her how she could affect objects times.
Meredy had been able to use the first spell for her Magic called Sense Link, but she didn't have much control over it so her target was only partially linked to her for now. When she used the spell it took the form of a pink looking tattoo that appeared on her and her targets wrist.
Gray had the most success out of the three and had managed to put his ice into the Devil Slayer Magic and now used Ice Devil Slayer Magic. When he had finally managed to first learn the Magic it took the form of a permeant black tattoo on his right arm.
At the same time Natsu had read some of the book on Crash Magic and understood why Igneel didn't let him learn it. The magic if used properly could even Slay Dragons even though it wasn't a Dragon Slayer Magic, but at the same time it is supposedly almost impossible to truly master. From what Natsu had read if a person that used the magic didn't constantly contain and manage their magic, then it could go out of control and level a whole city into dust.
Finally though after a long journey the group had arrived in the outskirts of Magnolia and looked on at the sight of the massive city. Igneel landed and told Natsu that he should go first and look for the Guild seeing as this was his past that he was trying to learn about.
Natsu nodded in understanding and took off into the city telling the group that he would send them a signal when they should join him. As he walked through the town, he heard all sorts of people talking about the guild, but none would point him in the direction of the guild.
Natsu was starting to get annoyed and was about to go look for the guild on his own when suddenly an almost ear piercing siren started to go off throughout the entire city. Natsu then heard an announcement that followed the siren.
"Magnolia will now change to Gildarts Shift! Residents, please move to the designated areas!" The siren called out. 'Gildarts Shift, what the hell is that' Natsu managed to think before the ground under him began to violently shake.
After several seconds of the ground moving, it finally came to a stop and Natsu was surprised to see that the entire town had shifted and made a path to the outskirts of the village and a building in the distance that he couldn't quite see. Natsu was able to see a man walking down the path though headed towards the building in the distance.
Natsu seeing that this person had to be someone important jumped down from where he was to the path the man was walking on. When Natsu landed he was slightly away from the man, but he could make out some of his features and was surprised by what he saw.
Gildarts was enjoying the cool breeze he felt when all of a sudden a person jumped down from the town and landed on the path in front of him. He continued to walk until he was nearly upon the person and noticed it was a young boy with salmon pink colored hair.
"Hey you, do you know where Fairy Tail is?" Natsu asked. Gildarts looked at the boy in surprise for a moment before he more closely examined him. "I do, what do you want with Fairy Tail and its common practice to introduce yourself before asking someone for something; I'm Gildarts Clive by the way." He said.
Natsu scratched his head in embarrassment for a moment before apologizing a speaking. "My name is Natsu Dragneel, and I am looking for Fairy Tail in the hopes of joining the guild." Natsu said.
Gildarts looked at Natsu again for a bit before shrugging his shoulders. "Well I'm a mage from Fairy Tail and I'm headed there now, so you could accompany to the guild if you wanted. Considering you want to join a mages guild though I guess you use magic?" Gildarts asked as he and Natsu headed towards the guild.
"Yeah, I learned my magic from my dad Igneel after that he took me to meet some of his friends where I got to learn magic from them." Natsu said. Gildarts looked at Natsu for a moment while he talked. 'He looks really young, about little Cana's age and he talks about magic as if he's always known it; he seems like an interesting guy but at the same time he seemed guarded about what kind of magic he used.' Gildarts thought.
"Welcome back Gildarts who is this young boy with you?" A voice asked. Gildarts turned his attention away from the boy and to the short elderly man standing in front of him. "Ah Master, this is Natsu Dragneel I encountered him on my way to the guild. I figured I would allow you to talk to him and see if he was guild material, he was babbling about joining after all." Gildarts said. Makarov turned his attention to the now named Natsu and closely examined him.
"Do you know why this guild is called Fairy Tail?" Makarov asked Natsu. When Natsu shook his head no Makarov spoke again. "Let me ask you something else then 'Do Fairies really have tails? Do they even exist…like fairies this place holds the same eternal mystery…a never ending journey.' What do you think of that?" Makarov asked.
"That sounds amazing." Natsu said quickly. Makarov and Gildarts slightly chuckled before addressing Natsu again. "Why do you wish to join Fairy Tail Natsu?" Makarov asked. "Well I want to make more friends and go on adventures; I want to continue to hone my magic, and to gather information."
"What information are you looking for Natsu?" Gildarts asked. "Well some of my friends that are travelling with me were separated from their siblings and are looking for them. I also want to learn more about Fairy Tail, because when Igneel found me he told me that he saw the symbol of Fairy Tail." Natsu said.
"I see so you and your friends wish to join Fairy Tail to make friends and look for clues to your pasts. It's not required, but you keep talking about your magic; what kind of magic do you use also do your friends use magic as well."
"Well I do use magic and so do my friends, but what kind of magic do you use I'm curios about yours then I will tell you mine." Natsu said. "I use Titan Magic." Makarov said. "I use Crash and Disassembly Magic." Gildarts said.
Natsu had sparkles in his eyes. "Wow Titan and Crash Magic, both of those are lost magic's no wonder Fairy Tail is so powerful." Natsu said. Makarov and Gildarts both had a harder look on their faces now though. 'He talks about Lost Magic as though he is familiar with it.' Gildarts though with Makarov's thoughts mirroring his.
"So what magic do you use Natsu?" Gildarts asked. Natsu stopped talking in amazement and turned to the two powerful mages. "I use Dragon Slayer magic, Fire Dragon Slayer Magic mostly." Natsu said. 'D-Dragon Slayer Magic.' Gildarts thought. 'I see Lost Magic even greater than our own, no wonder he talked about Lost Magic casually.' Makarov thought.
"Well I don't see a reason for you to not join the guild, why don't you introduce us to your friends then we can initiate all of you into Fairy Tail." Makarov said. Natsu nodded excited before he shot a blast of fire into the air that then exploded like a firework.
Makarov looked on in surprise by how well Natsu used the magic at such a young age. 'Just like he said though, that is Dragon Slayer Magic Laxus got his from a lacrima; I wonder how he got his.' Makarov thought.
"Natsu Dragon Slayer Magic is very rare, where did you learn it?" Makarov asked. "From Igneel." Natsu replied casually. "Natsu who is this Igneel you keep talking about?" Gildarts asked. "He's my dad that found me as a baby." Natsu said he then looked to the sky. "Look here goes Igneel now." Natsu said.
Gildarts and Makarov were confused by what the boy was saying until right in front of them a giant Dragon descended from the sky and land in front of them cracking and shaking the ground as he landed. "D-D-DRAGON." Makarov and Gildarts shouted.