Emotionless

Chapter 44, Mortal and Dova

I am so happy that I don't have to continue with Roman numeral counting! This is so much easier. Also, I would like to send out a shout-out to my reviewers, because most of them have caused me to smile, so I though why not give you guys the next chapter sooner than a week? I don't smile often, so it's nice that you guys can lift my spirit. Anyways, enough of that sappy stuff, here's the chapter.

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail

Lucy awakes on her feet to the sound of a growl from Winter, looking forward she is met with the largest dragon she has ever seen in her entire life. Before her stood a dragon that was triple the size of Winter and as wide as two dragons side by side. The dragon had black scales with red spikes, it's eyes an interesting blue color staring at Lucy.

The dragon let out a warning growl at Winter and the others that were defying him, and slowly but reluctantly the other dragons kneeled to him. Lucy widened her eyes realizing what the kneeling of the dragons meant, but also where she knew this dragon from.

This was the dragon that she had brought with her into the Eclipse Gate two years ago, the same on that had devoured Kira whole. She hadn't seen this dragon since, and figured it fell into a different time. Though now seeing it, and the others kneeling she knew immediately he had been here the entire time, but it was also the lord of all dragons.

He was the Dragon King.

"Ahnok joor, lingrah tiid ruzun we've grind," The Dragon King told her, and Lucy could only stare at it. She didn't understand a word of it, and wondered how in the world the dragonslayers could understand the creatures, maybe they just hadn't learned the human language because humans don't even exist yet. Whatever the case, Lucy was left wondering how to react if she can't even understand what the King is telling her.

"I don't understand you." Lucy deadpans but in a whisper, slightly conscious of how the very Dragon that devoured Kira could do the same to her if she angers it.

"Zu'u koraav, hi dreh ni mindoraan un vun, tul hi lost frahdin dii zeymah ahrk briinah." The King speaks again, but this time Lucy notices the dragons around her besides the King nod slightly as though answering a question the King has asked.

Lucy swallowed before casting a nervous glance at Winter who nodded slightly in her direction. Lucy's eyes hardened and slowly she knelt before the mighty Dragon King. The said King stared at Lucy for a long moment before rearing it's head back. Lucy noticed the dragons around her grow a look of worry in their eyes and many tensed at the movement they read from their King. Lucy though did not realize until it was too late, the Dragon King lurched it's head forward, opening it's mouth and letting out a crimson red roar at her.

By instinct Lucy brought her arms up in a hopeless defense against the roar, but in her surprise she found she was not harmed or thrown back in the slightest from the King's roar.

Lucy looked up, her onyx eyes meeting the King's blue ones which looked back in her in interest. Lucy stood slowly before asking without lowering her guard, "Fos drey hi dreh wah zey? / What did you do to me?"

The dragons around her relaxed around her, and Winter seemed to smile slightly in her direction causing Lucy's expression to grow of one confused.

"Our King granted you knowledge of out tongue, friend." A feminine voice spoke to Lucy's left, which was none other than Jade.

Lucy seemed to be surprised (though she cannot feel it her body can). She looked to Winter who nodded before speaking one word, "Yes." His voice was very deep and full of power while Jade's was gentle and full of majestic.

Lucy turned to the King who was watching her with now amusement in his eyes.

"It's been a while, mortal." The King spoke, grinning horn to horn. Lucy smiled sheepishly while rubbing her neck. "Geh, um. . do tol / Yes, um.. about that-" Lucy began but was interrupted by the King who shifted as he spoke, "It doesn't matter, I was merely surprised by the whole event."

Lucy looked at the dragon as he continued, "A gate had appeared in my homelands, and when I approached it I was suddenly thrown inside to see you and the other mortal at a brawl."

More of a war than brawl. Lucy thought silently to herself.

"Naturally I saw you both as a threat despite your size, and attacked. I find by your expression that did good, which I am glad." The King told her, and Lucy was amazed by the honesty in the King's tone. She would have thought all kings would be like Acnologia, than again Acnologia was man before dova.

"You then leap into the portal pulling me with you, and I find myself back in my time as though nothing had happened, and the gate was closed while you were gone. I have been searching for you ever since."

"Fahvos to, Jun? / Why though, King?" Lucy asked, thinking the title would be best in conversation with such a creature.

The King let out a breath before he continued to speak. "Call me by my name, Grahkrindrog. What would yours be?" The Dragon King now presumed Grahkrindrog asked her.

"Lucy Heartifilia." Lucy replied, aware of how different her name sounded compared to the King's.

"Lucy Heartifilia," Grahkrindrog tested her name on his tongue before continuing, "I have searched for you in order to destroy the abomination that has sought itself in my homeland. It is a danger to my kind and I wish it not be here. You who have passed through the portal would be the one who must return and destroy the portal that threatens my brothers and sisters - my kin."

Lucy looked at him in awe determination. "Hi lost rund miiraak ruz? / You have found the portal then?" Lucy asks in excitement but also disappointment. Excitement for discovering she may return to her world and that the gate does indeed exist, and disappointment knowing once she destroys Eclipse she will most likely never see the dragons of this time again.

Grahkrindrog nods to her, before looking over at the dragons that surround Lucy that have unknowingly allied themselves to Lucy.

"I shall give you until morning to leave with goodbyes. The longer the portal remains the more danger it brings. Goodbye Lucy Heartifilia, I will come by in the morning when we shall leave." Grahkrindrog told her before leaping into the sky, his black and red-streaked wings heaving him high into the sky before flying north, back to his home to prepare for tomorrow, most likely.

Lucy watched the skies for a moment longer before turning around to the crowd before her. Jade and Winter were closest to her, and both had sadness in their eyes as the rest did as well, they all knew Lucy would leave some day but it did nothing to prevent them from mourning the absence of the mortal.

"Mu knew daar fund koros gein sul, ahrk to Zu'u fen ni daal ko borii sul uv vortii, Zu'u hind hi dii fahdon unahzaal unazom ahrk kogaan. / We knew this would happen one day, and though I will not return in the next day or beyond, I wish you my friends eternal happiness and thanks." Lucy told them, and was immediately hugged by the neck of Jade, who had her eyes shut tight with gentle tears flowing from her eyes in sadness.

"Mu fen ni vodahmaan hi, Lucy. / We won't forget you, Lucy." Jade told her before pulling away and moving to allow Winter to approach Lucy. Instead of hugging her with his neck like Jade had, he instead looked right into her eyes and spoke, "Hi fen siiv lokaal ko hin lein ont einzuk, Zu'u kaat. Gein sul, hi fen kos stin do vulom tol lost gahrot hin noorend. / You will find love in your world once again, I promise. One day, you will be free of the darkness that has stolen your emotions." Winter told her, and he knew it was of great thanks for Lucy brought her forehead and rested it against Winter's own in a silent thanks before pulling away and asking something that's been on her mind for a while, after the meeting with Grahkrindrog.

"What are your names? You're real ones, I mean." Lucy asked them earnestly.

Winter answered first, "Dii faan los Brendonkrah, to Felniir los ni gut nol. / My name is Brendonkrah, though Winter is not far from." He smiled at her, knowing the irony in his nature to his birth of Earth and his love for the cold.

Jade replied next, though slightly hesitant. "Zu'u los faan Feynbriinah, to Zu'u egnah Osvanir avok. / I am called Feynbriinah, though I prefer Jade over."

Lucy smiled before speaking, " Pruzah ruz Osvanir, Brendonkrah, pah, vir do mu vervisk ol to daar los un laat vulon wah lahney / Well then Jade, Brendonkrah, everyone, how about we celebrate as though this is our last night to live?"

All the dragons roared in agreement before gathering around Lucy, for this was their final night with their mortal friend and they damn weren't gonna waste it this day.

And so, that night during the harvest moon the dragons were all gathered around a large orange and yellow burning flame, with all of races of dragons surrounding Lucy in a circle with her laying on the back of Jade as they all told stories of their ancestry and just random tells.

Lucy smiled and laughed with the other dragons, sharing stories of her own time before her current past and of her previous past of friendship and her family. Of what her world is like and how it is ruled, strength of her Nakanama and of her own encounter with the latest but evil Dragon King.

It was then during the story telling that she realized just how much her Nakanama means to her, despite the bad ends she has faced. Her eyes grew slightly downcast at the thought of their deaths, and she could only wonder what would her arrival and return would mean to her time, and if it would mean something.

No, she would make certain it meant something. If she has learned anything from her time with the dragons, it was to always carry yourself forward headstrong no matter what you will face and how hard or painful things would become. It was the dragon's way, and now it would be Lucy's as well.

That night Lucy fell asleep peacefully beneath the stars to the warmth of the burning flame, the voices of the dragons sharing their tales, and the smooth scales of Jade and her calm breathing. It was the first time in a long time she could sleep completely relaxed, because she purely trusted the dragons around her.

She decided she would learn to feel again, somehow she would learn to love and laugh around her own kin in her own time. That was a promise.

Though for now, she still has a destiny to complete.

To destroy the Eclipse Gate, once and for all.

Because it was truly for all's sake in the good, the bad, and even the ugly.

Alright so there is chapter 44! I still am in wonder in how far this story has gone.. but I love it none the less!

That last line was in quote of a Clint Eastwood movie, and he really has some awesome movies that you guys should check out if you haven't already. ( I disclaim owning that line!)

The language I used for the dragons I got from (thuum . org) which is a great site for dragon tongue translating and finding dragon names. It's from the Elder Scrolls - Skyrim. So, I disclaim owning their dragon language and names and such as well.

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Shadow