She longed to learn who she was and only he had the answer. Problem? He was in Sabertooth and she was in Fairy Tail, two rival guilds. On the road to get answers, she finds herself falling for his partner. [StingxOC] [RoYu] [NaLu] Other pairings inside.
The Shadow's Light
Sting X Nina (OC)
Dragon Slayers!
Rosana kept ups with Natsu after they split from Gray and Elfman as she knew this was going to be fun. "Hey, Natsu, think we can deal with Jose?"
"Of course! We're Fairy Tail. And you and I are friggin Dragon Slayers!" Natsu said as they ran. "Two Dragon Slayers are better than one!"
She rolled her eyes. "You forgot my brother. We technically have three of 'em, but, I get that point. Besides, I wanna kick that IronBrain in for getting the jump on me!" She said as the two cats rolled their eyes at the antics.
"You two have become joined at the hip lately." Shina said.
"Aye, sir..." Happy agreed.
Rosie smiled. "Of course~ That's natural. Oh! I talked to Skiadrium while I was resting! He doesn't know where Igneel is, but he at least said he is very strong and probably waiting for something. And he said he's sorry for not knowing much."
"Eh. That's something! At least he knows Igneel! What else did he tell ya?"
"Well, he mentioned something about how those raised by dragons form a really close bond than those not raised by dragons... Like Laxus. Remember, he's a second generation... I'm a third while you are a first..." She explained right before a rush of air made them spin onto their heads. "OW!"
"How sad... I will make your wings of fire and shadow wither and all that will remain will be two dragon's corpses."
"The hell!? What's that mean?!" Natsu demanded.
"Watch out you two. He's one of the Element Four." Shina stated,
"My name is Aria." Aria tall and massive man with tanned skin. He doesn't seem to have visible hair, and possesses a rectangular, elongated face with prominent cheekbones, which has his rounded chin jut downwards, something that somehow negates the somewhat angular look his face would have otherwise. A thin, vertical dark line is present on the chin, crossing its whole length up to his lower lip, and his nose is flat. Aria possesses wide dark eyes topped by thin dark eyebrows, which are usually hidden away by a simple, light blindfold.
Rosana blinked at how his limbs are quite small and especially thin in comparison to the large mass of his body; nonetheless, his hands seem to be more well-proportioned. Aria's massive upper body is covered by a large, loose green coat sporting white edges, which is closed around his neck, sporting a wide and high collar, but left open on the front below it, revealing a pale red, similarly loose and ruffled pale red shirt, with its high collar, split in three horizontal straps circling Aria's neck, being held closed by an equal amount of buttons, one for each strap.
Appearing from below such shirt is a similar robe, seemingly yellow in color, which almost reaches down to Aria's feet, revealing an extremely loose pair of pants with prominent hems and a pair of simple, dark shoes. Aria's attire sports a pair of distinctive elements: circling his neck is a large, orange-colored necklace composed of several crosses linked together by small beads, which on the front, right below Aria's neck, bears a small skull, with its eyes obscured by a blindfold not unlike that usually covering Aria's own eyes; passing over his shoulders and hanging on the front is instead a wide stole, which is purple and white in color, being covered in intricate motifs. Aria's outfit is completed by a top hat sitting on his head, matching his coat in color.
She sighed. "Well, no clipping of any wings or whatever... And STOP CRYING, ya baby!"
"I am the strongest of the Element Four. I've come in the hopes of hunting dragons."
"Well, lemme guess: you're a wind wizard, right? I've dealt with your kind before." Natsu said.
"But, isn't he stronger than Erigor?" Rosana asked before they each tried to hit Aria, getting a beating in return. She groaned slightly, seeing her outfit ruined. "Great... But he's strong, alright... He's holding up against both of us, Natsu..."
"You've both endured my attacks and are still standing. Quite impressive."
"Oh, yeah?! Try this on!" She found what seemed to be her fifth wind and rushed with Natsu.
"Watch this!" He said right before they were both flung back. He then noticed Rosana had vanished before his nose picked up that she was in the shadows.
"You are much stronger than I thought, Salamander..." He then reached out. "And I expected nothing less from the Shadow Mistress herself." He knocked her into Natsu, who caught her and put her back on her feet.
"You ain't seen nothing yet." Rosie said, panting.
"Never underestimate the power of a Fairy Tail wizard, let alone two of them. I'm all fired up now! Lemme see what you've got!" Natsu said.
Rolling her eyes, she smiled. "A shadow hides in plain sight... Time to turn your vision black..."
"Air Space: Sever!" He commanded, the attack hitting and making the two skid back. "There is always someone stronger than you... Especially the runt..."
Rosie bristled at that before she tightened her fists and glared. It was true, but she was related to Laxus Dreyer, one of Fairy Tail's strongest wizard. She inspired to be like him and grew in the past few months, all trying to prove herself to him, when she should've been focusing on proving herself to herself. "Shut. Up... I am sick of people calling me a runt, shrimp or weak... I am the adoptive granddaughter of Makarov, sister to Laxus and a Dragon Slayer!" Shadows emanated from her being as she spoke. "I will not let others fight my battles for me anymore!" Inhaling, she whipped her head. "SHADOW DRAGON ROAR!"
The attack stunned Natsu and engulfed Aira, sending him flying before he landed. "Wow! Nice breath attack!" Natsu said, grinning before he saw that she was dead serious now, which was a one eighty from the Rosana he knew as he chuckled. "Bad luck, dude. I have never seen her this mad before."
"There will always be one above such young Dragon Slayers."
"Then try this! FIRE DRAGON..."
"SHADOW DRAGON..."
"ROAR!" Their attacks merged and missed Aria, who had vanished.
"I will let you two join your master. Air Space: Drain!"
Rosana and Natsu were caught up in the attack and were completely helpless before Rosana remembered she was shadows, grabbing Natsu right as the spell took effect, the two melting into the ground as a kick sent him flying. Reappearing, she sighed. "Erza... Are." Erza's look made her shut up and force the four to cling to each other.
Shina and Happy's tail stood straight up as she spoke. "Erza's mad!"
The battle raged, with Rosana clinging to Natsu and the cats hanging onto his scarf, him holding onto her with one arm while the other blocked the gusts that rose up. "I've gotcha, Rosie!"
"I hate being so darn small!" She whined as she saw Erza easily defeat Aria, shaking as the gusts died down. Even though she was to Natsu's shoulder, she was still light for her height. "Eeep. This is why she's so scary!"
"Aye, sir!" Natsu and Happy said in unison before he rushed to catch Erza, who was passing out.
"Erza! Wake up!" Rosana said as the building began to collapse. Her ears rang as Jose spoke again.
"Listen up, pathetic Fairy Tail worms, for I will only say this once."
"It's Jose!" Shina said right before a eerily familiar scream echoed everywhere.
"That scream..." Rosana paled.
"Lucy..." Happy said, shaking.
"We have captured your precious Lucy Heartfilia, which means our first order of business is out of the way. My favorite part is next: wiping all you brats off the face of the earth."
Natsu and Rosana both grew angry at the scream and only grew angrier with each word. He laid Erza down and looked to the two. "Happy."
"Shina."
"Look after Erza."
"But.."
Rosana petted both heads softly. "Me and Natsu got this now... And we need to take care of it..."
"Natsu... Rosie..." Erza's weak voice said.
"Erza!" They said.
"Both of you, use your strengths. It lies dormant deep down inside both of you. Believe in yourselves and each other... Find it. Find your strengths and awaken them. You two might be two different generations of dragon slayers, but you share one thing: being raised by dragons..." She smiled. "Find it for Lucy, for our master and for our guild's sake... Do it now, Natsu, Rosana. Show me you two can surpass me!"
Rosana knew, with Erza not calling her Rosie, that she was serious as she nodded. "Got it. Whaddya say, Natsu?" She saw the barest of nods before they both focused on channeling that strength, flames surrounding Natsu while shadows surrounded her before they both erupted into images of a dragon, both taking off towards their next target: Gajeel.
She made the two travel through shadows towards the sounds of Lucy's pained grunts. She then let Natsu send flames up, with her shadows spinning around it as they both hit Gajeel away, Natsu's fist landing on his jaw while hers hit his ribs. They roared again, the magic forming the dragons again.
"So. I was right. I thought I smelled those two here." Gajeel stated.
"It's Natsu. And Rosana?" Lucy said.
"GAJEEL!" They shouted as the magic formed a barrier around them.
Rosana's eyes were almost all white as she looked to Lucy. "Stay back. We've got this now."
"Gajeel-"
"These two are mine!" He said, rushing at them and the three countered each others' blows until Rosana kicked him and Natsu followed up with a punch.
"Fire Dragon Talon!"
"Shadow Dragon Wax Wing!" Rosana came from his left and Natsu from above, making him guard and the attacks sending them flying back.
"Lucy! Are you alright?" Shina asked.
"I've never seen these two this way."
Happy nodded. "They're both angry. Natsu's fired up and Rosie's just pissed. I wouldn't wanna be that guy right now."
Gajeel cracked his neck. "For you two being Fairy scum, you both pack a punch and are cocky."
Rosana chuckled lightly. "You're the scum..."
"As payback for what you did to Lucy, I'm going to use my fire power to melt your ugly mug."
"And I'll carve into your dull shadow with my claws." Rosana threatened, shadows surrounding her hands at that.
"Sounds like fun... So give it a shot, you two!"
The battle began again, each either landing a blow or countering and blocking a hit, even throwing taunts and threats like it was normal while Gajeel had his Iron Dragon Sword going, they each dodged and landed. Rosana melted into Natsu's shadow when he rushed towards Gajeel before he was sent flying into a wall from Gajeel turning his skin into iron scales.
Taking the opportunity, she wrapped her shadow around Gajeel before she was sent flying into the wall next to Natsu, both sporting a bruise from where Gajeel had hit them before they both became punching bags, soon trying to hit something. Soon, they skidded to a stop, nodding to each other.
"You walking trash bin, try this! Fire Dragon ROAR!"
"Shadow Dragon ROAR!"
"Iron Dragon ROAR!" The three attacks met and exploded, leaving the three standing, Gajeel chuckling. "Looks like there's a big difference between fire, shadow and iron dragons, eh, Salamander and Shadow Mistress? Salamander can keep showering me in hot air while you can try to dice the pieces, Shadow. But neither will crack my armor."
Rosana's leggings and over-shirt were gone, leaving her in her shorts and tanktop. She grinned. "You sure? There must be a draft."
"I don't breath regular fire. A fire dragon's roar can destroy anything it touches." Natsu said as he tossed his vest to the side.
"Are ya turning into Gray!?" Rosana said, shocked before smiling. "A shadow dragon's roar is strong enough to take out an entire forest with one go." Two circles appeared under her and Natsu. "Natsu, how about we stop toying around?"
"Sounds like a plan, Ros. We're gonna shatter you into a million pieces, IronHead!" He said as their magic power increased even more, all three now going all out. "Black Steel, we're ready when you are."
"Sky's not big enough for three dragons, kid. You and Shadow are going down, Salamander!"
The three began round three, soon skyrocketing into the sky, with them all going faster than some eyes could catch, Natsu making room as Rosana countered a hit meant for his head while he would aim low, but get guarded there and Gajeel'd try kicking only to get blocked by Natsu's own leg. She would try behind, but he'd guard, making Natsu land a hit on the gut before he was countered. They all matched hits that landed.
Rosana and Natsu were out of breath before they saw that Gajeel had free food. "Not fair!" She winced when her knee acted up.
Gajeel noticed and smirked. "My handiwork is finally kickin in, eh, Shadow?"
"Dragon slayers get energy from eating their element..." Happy said.
"And Natsu and Rosie can't eat their own magic, it has to come from another source. Flames are more abundant than shadows..."
"I call upon thee of the world of the celestial spirits! I beckon you to my side at once! Pass through the gate!" Lucy swung her only key around. "Open the Gate of the Archer! Sagittarius!"
A tall, black-haired and lanky man sporting a horse costume appeared, saluting Lucy. His attire consists of a green shirt with yellow trims followed by a red and yellow pair of striped pants and purple frills. His weapon of choice, a large bow- is fastened to his back by a red strap along with an equally large quiver.
"Better get outta the way!" Rosana shouted before shadows surrounded her and she and Natsu bent down to get leverage before shooting off. "Shadow Dragon's Exploding Edge!"
"Fire Dragon's Sword Horn!"
They managed to land against Gajeel, who merely swatted them away. "Why don't you two eat some iron!?" He sent them to rest near an edge. "I'm bored of you two..."
Rosana pushed herself up and somehow pinpointed Laxus, who somehow was looking at her with worry in his eyes, yet he also showed his trust in her by nodding slightly while she saw the entire guild fighting on, despite their hall being destroyed. Memories of her arriving with Gildarts ran through her mind as she teared up at the destruction. Looking at Natsu, he held the same look she did.
Other memories of how she had grown to love them like family and how she fit right in after she was found. While she knew next to nothing of what happened before Gildarts found her, besides the whole invasion thing, she had created new and lasting ones that were burned into her heart. Those of her, Levy and Cana talking; her and Laxus spending time at the beach, watching the sun set; her learning how to read and write from not only Makarov, but Erza; breaking up one of Gray and Natsu's fights; all were who she was now.
Hiding her eyes, she stood up shakily. Unknown to her, her skin began to show dark scales on her forehead, around her eyes and her arms, spotting around her exposed skin. Her flower was blow away and Shina rushed to catch it before rushing back to stare. Her magic made her ties get cut off, her hair standing on end. She then looked to Gajeel, feeling and smelling the shadows around them as she felt a similar shift in Natsu.
When they looked up, both had scales similar to Gajeel's, but Rosie's were black and Natsu's were barely visible. Each were going through memories as they made their way towards him.
"Natsu. Rosana. Don't do this. Let's just give them what they want." Lucy pleaded. "I mean if I just let them take me, they'll leave you all alone."
"Don't. Stop talking like that, Luce." Rosana said, her eyes showing her devotion. "You belong with us. You..."
"Are Lucy of Fairy Tail. I told ya that, dummy."
"There's no way these two will let that happen to you..." Shina said, handing the flower over. "Here. Hold onto that. It's Rosie's most cherished item. She had it for as long as she's been in Fairy Tail, if not longer." Lucy teared up and nodded as they watched the three.
"Your guild hall is destroyed... How does it feel to be a lo-" He was interrupted by seeing the full face of the two. "No fuckin way. Shadow went into Dragon Force?! The hell?"
"Dragon Force?" Lucy asked.
"According to some, Dragon Force is the strongest form for dragon slayers. Their magic is increased and their abilities maxed out. It is rumored to be the final, most powerful state a Dragon Slayer can attain; granting them power comparable to that which a real Dragon possesses: the power to utterly destroy everything." Shina explained. "How is it she entered it, yet... Natsu's not. Could it be because Natsu's a first generation while Rosana's a third?"
"Aye, sir. That's why! Oh, yeah! Rosie's gonna kick some butt!" Happy said. "Natsu, too!"
The two overpowered him for a few minutes before it became another round of countering. Soon, Rosana and Natsu managed to land one hard blow, which showed a few flames that died out, Natsu panting while Rosana kept Gajeel busy.
"Sagittarius, try hitting a pipe or something to create flames for Natsu!" Lucy said. "We'll work something out later!"
"Rightio, Miss Lucy!"
Happy looked to Shina. "What happens to a dragon slayer that enters this dragon force?"
"Dragon Force is said to greatly increases the damage done by standard Dragon Slayer spells, and grants the user access to more advanced, powerful attacks. It also drastically enhances their physical prowess, speed, and considerably boosts their Magic Power, which becomes visible, taking the appearance of a Dragon. At its fullest, said Magic Power takes on a violent corporeality, likely as a result of the immense amount of Magic Power employed." Shina explained. "We learned that from Makarov's books."
Rosana wound up rolling to a stop before them as Gajeel went after Natsu.
"Just a moment. It seems I didn't quite understand what you were asking me earlier. When I arrived, you inquired as to whether or not I could shoot fire and I answered I did not have the power to do so. However, now I see it's the fire itself that's important!" Sagittarius said, aiming at the two. "It doesn't matter that I cannot produce it myself, so long as it's produced!"
Rosana made it to her elbow as five arrows landed in the electronics, creating an explosion, and flames, plus a large shadow that she immediately ate. Gajeel complained while Sagittarius explained how it was possible, making Lucy smile in awe. She then smiled at Lucy. "Thanks, Luce..."
"Just what we needed, thanks~" Natsu agreed, both full now and ready for the next round.
Yup. Rosie enters Dragon Force~ And Natsu barely does, but not as visible. Now things'll get interesting, eh?
~~Kiwi~~