Hi everyone I am still here.
Sorry for not uploading consistently but life does tend to get in the way of things a fair bit. Hopefully I can get at least the next chapter soon I know everyone has been very patient with me.
I just want to clarify to everyone the story isn't on any hiatus or anything like that I just have had and probably still will have a lot going on.
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Nautilus Island
/Crocus Mountain Range/
Natsu and Wendy sat down on a log to catch their breath. It had been over a day since they had begun searching for the location of the Drake's lair and the two had little success.
"Scent's starting to disappear on us; we don't find the Drake's lair soon it'll be almost impossible to find. There's gotta be a way we can find em quicker than this."
"Well we know that the scent is concentrated around these two mountains Natsu so at least we won't need to check every mountain."
Natsu sighed as he looked up at the mountain before them.
"That's true but remember that they can still relocate and if the scent is starting to disappear they may have moved on."
"How do you know so much about Drakes Natsu you seem to know everything about how they act?"
"Heh now that's a good question, although to be honest if it wasn't for Gildarts I probably would've died against my first Drake years ago. Back when I was around your age I ran off from the guild with Gildarts to train to become strong like him and he ended up taking me to the Scarlione Empire which is a country that borders ours."
"You went that far at my age, were you scared at all?"
Natsu grinned before laying down on the grass.
"Scared, I ran off without telling Erza, scared was the least of my concerns. See Erza and I used to be rivals back then and we'd spend all our time training, doing jobs or hanging out at the guild. Back then life was good and honestly, I thought things were going great, then the S Class trials came around."
"S Class trial, what's that?"
"Oh I forgot you probably don't know what S Class even is. An S Class mage is someone who is able to demonstrate certain qualities that make them I suppose you could say better than a regular mage. Now you're probably thinking I ran off with Gildarts to gain power so I could be S Class, you would be wrong. See you need to have more than just raw power to be S Class which was something I didn't understand until selections for the S Class trials came around."
"I'm not sure I quite get it though Natsu why would you run away wouldn't that make you seem less desirable for S Class?"
"Well yes and no and I'll get to that in a minute Wendy. See every year gramps holds the S Class promotion trial and selects usually six to eight people to participate. Now see up until this point in my mind the main people who had a shot at S Class that year were me, Erza, Mira, Gray, Cana, any of the Thunder Legion and both Macao and Wakaba. Now guess what happened."
Wendy thought about what Natsu had said before realising what must have happened.
"You weren't picked were you Natsu."
Natsu nodded his head with a small smile as he continued.
"Now see up until this point I saw myself equal with Erza, Mira and Gray, I was definitely able to match them all in raw power but out of the four of us I wasn't chosen. At first I did typical me and got mad about it until Erza dragged me off to the woods, we spent hours fighting each other though she probably knew how much I wanted to be chosen for the trial."
"It's hard to picture you acting like such a kid Natsu you always look so serious even when you smile."
"Yeah well that's the result of all the stuff I went through once I ran off though I think Erza really likes it, besides I'm not serious all the time."
"Well I don't really know about that from the moment I've seen you your face has been serious."
"Well I promise you this much Wendy I'll be relaxed at least one day in the next six months, anyway back to the story. After fighting with Erza I decided to go see Gildarts but when I got to the guild I heard he was leaving on a Century Quest. I don't really know what went through my head really at the time when I was begging Gildarts to take me but later on he told me why he brought me along."
"Well for a job that dangerous his reason should've been good."
"Well he basically told me that his initial reaction was no but when he actually looked at me he'd noticed I'd been training. Then he said that there was a look in my eyes that told him I wanted to grow as a mage, he knew I'd want the physical training but he had a feeling that if anyone could drill in what it truly means to be a mage worthy of S Class that he could do it."
"So basically he wanted to teach you, that's not really what I was expecting Natsu."
"Well that is part of it, he also said that after hearing I didn't make S Class he felt bad for me and wanted to help me out anyway but that's pretty irrelevant in this case. But in the years I was off training with someone who could understand me and my abilities I became what you see now."
Natsu stood up and put one foot up on the log next to him.
"The Wizard Saint Natsu Dragneel, Knight of the Scarlione Empire and Dragon Hunting Extraordinaire," he said in a funny voice which caused Wendy to burst out laughing.
"I can't believe you actually did that," Wendy said as she continued to laugh.
"Told you I can lighten up, now let's get back to finding the Drake.
"Let me save you the trouble and find you first, Dragon Hunter," a voice said which caused Natsu to immediately grab Wendy in his arms and jet away from where they were as a large explosion went off.
"What was that Natsu," Wendy said with a worried expression.
"Show yourself Drake," Natsu said in a demanding tone as he put Wendy down.
"Hmm you reacted rather quickly to my mist human, you must be quite the hunter to react to my mist."
"Well first off I ain't a hunter I'm a Dragon Slayer, second you're not fooling anybody with that camouflage crap."
"Well now isn't that a shame I was hoping for a quick snack before the others arrived but it seems you might be more trouble than your worth. Although the small one doesn't seem so bad, hand her to me and I'll let you live now doesn't that sound like a good deal."
Wendy looked up at Natsu whose expression had not changed.
"You know in Fairy Tail we have a policy of not killing, but you know what the unfortunate part about that is? You are considered a threat to the peace and like all other monsters and beasts you don't apply to that rule. For asking me to just hand over Wendy to you so you can eat her I only have one thing to say to you now."
"Oh and what would that be," the Drake asked with an amused expression before it gave way to a look of fear.
Natsu was surrounded by flames and Crash magic as he raised his fist.
"You have five seconds to start running before I tear you apart!"
The Drake looked at Natsu for a brief moment before muttering something under its breath.
"Your goddamn right I will," Natsu snarled as the Drake took to the skies and flew off.
Taking a moment to calm himself Natsu let out a deep sigh as he powered down before turning to face Wendy.
"Hope I didn't scare you there."
Wendy slowly shook her head before replying.
"I was just surprised at how you threatened to kill it is all."
"Well in my experience Drakes are a lot more vicious than Dragons, probably trying to compensate for their size I guess."
"So you've never met a kind Drake then?"
"No not even once in fact some won't even speak to a human because they see them as inferior, come on we need to track the Drake back to his friends."
"Friends, there's more of them?"
"Yeah under his breath he said that I might be able to stop all of them myself."
"Oh, I was wondering why you said that."
"Come on let's go and be on your guard."
Wendy nodded as the two ran after the Drake.
/Drakes Lair/
Natsu and Wendy had tracked the Drake back to its lair and waited until it was inside.
"Not exactly smart is it, the Drake lead us back to its lair."
"If it was any old creature yes that would be a stupid move but Drakes aren't your garden variety creature. Think about it like this, that Drake can use a mist and we've seen that mist explode and burn down a village. If we chase the Drake in there then I would say there's a 90% chance that it's a trap and the Drake thought it lost us."
"So what do we do then Natsu it might not come out for a while?"
"Hmm well considering what we have between us ability wise we have several options. First option is I could blow up the mountain with my Crash magic forcing them into the open, second option is we can wait for them to leave themselves or we can go into the lair and hope it's not a trap."
"All of those plans are really bad Natsu," Wendy sighed.
"Well it's all we've got though we could turn this into a bit of training for you, I'll let you decide which option we pick and we'll do that and we can deal with whatever comes our way."
"You've never actually taught someone properly before have you Natsu?"
"Well I took the others to this place called the Kryden Mountains, it didn't go so well."
Wendy sighed as she pondered the three options.
"Destroying the mountain while it is the craziest option it is probably the quickest one with safety in mind since rushing into the lair could be a trap like you said. Going into the lair would take longer because we'd have to be cautious of being caught in a trap and waiting for them to leave is probably the worst option since Drakes probably don't have to leave for a long time."
Natsu looked at Wendy with a grin.
"I'm glad you're looking at the situation with safety and time in mind, you're already beating most of the guild in that department. But did you consider any other possibilities like there being other Drakes outside the lair or if I destroy the mountain and there are ten or more Drakes in there and we're forced to fight all of them?"
Wendy looked at Natsu with a sad expression before Natsu gave her a pat on the head.
"You did good though I would've just charged in there full force at your age. So, knowing all that what do you pick?"
"Well I think we should go into the lair, blowing up the mountain would be easier and safer in the sense that we would have a larger area and not risk being caught in a trap but like you said we don't know anything about how many Drakes there are."
"Well I said it's your call so let's go in," Natsu said as he began to enter the cave.
"Is this how Gildarts trained you, throwing you into situations and making it so you have to solve them to survive?"
Natsu looked back at Wendy with a small smile.
"Yeah something like that."
The two entered the cave and they immediately picked up the scent of multiple Drakes.
"I'm not picking up any of that mist yet, hopefully they don't know we're here yet."
"What do we do if it's a trap Natsu?"
"Hey it's your plan Wendy I'm just here as support."
But you said that-."
"I said you decide what approach we should make and we go from there to see where it takes you, there is a lot you can learn from hands on experience you know."
Wendy sighed in defeat as Natsu chuckled slightly before a low rumbling echoed throughout the cave.
"Was that the-."
Natsu put a finger to his lips and motioned for Wendy to follow him. The two silently made their way to the location of the rumbling to discover a Drake that appeared to be asleep.
"You humans must be incredibly brave or incredibly foolish to walk headfirst in here."
Another Drake emerged from the darkness as the first Drake rose to its feet with its teeth barred.
"Brave or foolish you tell me, you haven't attacked us yet so you tell us Drake."
The Drake closest to the pair let out a low growl as steam left its maw.
"You know of our kind human and you don't appear afraid of us like the small one, is this confidence warranted or are you merely bluffing?"
"You know as well as I do we wouldn't be here if we didn't think we stood a chance, the fact we know what you are and still came should tell you all you need."
The Drake looked at Natsu before stepping forward into the light, it's green scales illuminated by the fire.
"We smell an unusual scent on the two of you, a scent that hasn't been around for centuries. Before we gut you human tell us the location of the Dragons."
"Beats me pal and even if we did know we'd never tell your kind, Igneel always said your kind was stupid but this is just sad."
"Your words do not aggravate me human they only serve as a reminder of the superiority of our race to yours."
"Yeah that's pretty much what the last Drake I fought said and it didn't do too well for him, besides you're the one doing all the talking here pal why don't you tear me to shreds like you keep saying, unless you're afraid?"
"Afraid that is utter nonsense human if a quick death is what you seek then we shall grant it to you!"
The two Drakes rushed forward as Natsu grabbed Wendy and propelled them back out of the cave.
"We can't fight em in there it's too enclosed plus we don't know what the other one can do yet!"
"Natsu look out," Wendy yelled as a Drake darted out of the cave entrance, its mouth wide open.
"Alright Wendy give this everything you've got, these two are coming for our lives!"
"Right," Wendy said with a determined expression.
"Good now go!"
Natsu threw Wendy into the air as he prepared to counter the Drake that was rushing the pair. Surrounding himself in flames Natsu jumped into the air and raised his leg above his head.
"Fire Dragon King's Quaking Talon!" Natsu struck the Drake on the head and sent it several meters down as he followed up the attack.
"Fire Dragon King's Quaking Iron Fist!" Striking the Drake as he began to fall Natsu propelled himself out of the way as the Drake let out an ear-piercing roar.
"Now it's my turn, Sky Dragon's Roar!" Wendy unleashed her breath attack on the already staggered Drake sending it crashing into the mountainside."
"Foolish humans those attacks are child's play," the other Drake said emerging from the cave.
"Is that so well your buddy there isn't looking too good," Natsu said with a smug grin as the first Drake emerged from the crater it had made.
Where Natsu had landed his blows, large cracks had appeared in the Drakes scales.
"Impossible!"
"Still think I was bluffing when I said I fought one before?"
The two Drakes simply roared and charged the duo as Natsu caught Wendy and the two began to rapidly scale the mountain.
"Not a bad breath attack back there Wendy nice job."
"Thanks, Natsu though did you really have to just throw me in the air like that?"
"Hey it worked didn't it," Natsu said as a large blast of steam shot past the pair.
"What was that," Wendy asked as Natsu grinned slightly.
"I knew it the second one uses the element of steam, we really caught a break today Wendy I'll tell you that."
"Steam, how is steam good?"
"You control the element of air and I control the element of fire think about it Wendy what do those two elements have in common with steam?"
Wendy thought for a moment as Natsu dodged several more shots of steam as the two reached the mountain's peak.
"Our elements have the advantage, mine can dispel the steam and your element generates it therefore putting it in a higher category!"
"Correct now all we need to know is what can the other one do?"
The two Drakes arrived at the peak landing quickly as Natsu and Wendy prepared to fight once again.
"Nowhere left to run humans," one of the Drakes said with a growl.
"Run, who said we were running?"
The two Drakes looked at each other before looking back at the two.
"Even in the face of death your confidence is admirable for a human, you are the first humans to last more than thirty seconds against us."
"Considering that the only humans you've been fighting have been farmers and children I'd say any records you set aren't valid. Also, if you didn't already notice I've brought us to the peak of the highest mountain in the area something which makes things a lot worse for you."
"Is that so human have you already forgotten that we can fly, that we are creatures of the open skies. You've only brought us to our domain!"
Natsu could only laugh as his body began to be covered by flames.
"Your domain the skies of Earthland aren't your domain Drakes, they're the Dragon's!"
The Drakes took several steps back as Natsu began to power up, scales appearing all over his body.
Wendy watched Natsu in awe as he continued to power up knowing full well what was coming next.
The flames subsiding and the smoke and dust settling revealed Natsu with a serious expression on his face.
"What's wrong Drakes you look like you've seen a ghost, the Domain of the oh so mighty Drakes not enough of a handicap? Oh and by the way this isn't even why I brought us here, I brought us here because now I can go all out without worrying about civilians."
Natsu pointed at the pair of Drakes as he took off from the peak and into the sky, wings made of fire keeping him airborne.
"And there goes that advantage, tell me how many so-called advantages did you have again because it looks to me like you're out of them. This is for all the villagers you've killed!"
"So you have the Dragon Force so what, we are the mightiest race we won't be beaten by the likes of yo-."
Before the Drake managed to finish its sentence Natsu had uppercut it sending it high into the air.
The second Drake roared letting out a large blast of steam, Natsu however just stood there and took the hit directly.
"Rule number one Wendy is always knowing the strengths and weaknesses of your magic, what they work against and what they don't."
"Don't get cocky yet human scum!"
The Drake Natsu had uppercut let loose a cloud of purple mist which was aimed directly at Natsu.
"Fire Dragon King's Quaking Roar!"
The roar incinerated the Drakes attack and blasted the Drake causing it to cry out in pain.
"When I'd realised there were Drakes around I'd hoped for a better fight than this," Natsu sighed as a low chuckle emanated from below him.
"Underestimate us and suffer!"
The Drake that had previously been silent had gotten behind Wendy and was about to eat her as Natsu's eyes widened in horror.
"No I got to overconfident dammit!"
As Natsu began to rush towards Wendy to attempt to save her an immense pressure suddenly pinned both sides to the ground.
"What sort of trick is this human," the steam Drake roared as its face was been crushed into the ground.
"Hey this isn't me but it works in my favour for now," Natsu said as he was brought to his knees.
A large roar could be heard that shook the entire peak as a large purple creature flew above the group.
"No way," Natsu said under his breath.
"Natsu is this real," Wendy asked shocked as the Drakes began to thrash about where they had been pinned.
"It's real Wendy that's a genuine Dragon if I ever saw one."
The Dragon landed on the peak and looked down at the group.
"Rule number one Natsu Dragneel is always be aware of one's surroundings as they dictate the fight before it begins, it seems there is much I have to teach you."
"Yes maam," Natsu said with a grin as the two Drakes attempted to fire breath attacks at the Dragoness only to be pushed further into the peaks surface.
"Apologies for not arriving sooner but I was using these two as a test to see what the two of you are capable of, I must say you have done quite well mastering your Dragon Slaying abilities thus far.
"Uh thanks but could we have this conversation when you're not pinning us to the ground?"
"Ah of course just one moment."
The Dragoness turned her attention to the two Drakes as they were lifted into the air.
"It seems your services are no longer required, away with you."
The two Drakes roared as they were suddenly sent flying off into the distance.
"That was awesome," Natsu said as he quickly went over to Wendy and helped her up.
"I'm sorry I worried you Natsu I didn't even sense it," Wendy said with a sad look.
"You must be Wendy Marvell the child of Grandina, as it stands now you shouldn't have expected to beat a Drake at your current level so you performed quite admirably."
"Th- thank you maam," Wendy said as she bowed her head.
"Please don't bow to me I'm not anything special, also I suppose introductions are in order my name is Lykyria."
"Hi," Natsu said cheerfully."
"Please to meet you Lykyria," Wendy said as the Dragoness laughed in amusement.
"Never did I think I'd be training humans let alone ones such as yourselves this might actually be enjoyable."
"Well I'm surprised that you aren't mad at me for bringing Wendy in the first place Xizor said that you were a grumpy Dragon but you seem really nice."
"Oh he said I'm a grumpy Dragon did he well I'll be having words with him soon. As for Wendy I'm perfectly fine with her being here, she is a Dragon Slayer after all so she is more than welcome."
"Um excuse me Lykyria but I was wondering what type of Dragon are you?"
"Well now that's a fair question Wendy though I have a fun idea why don't I show you?"
"Awesome live demonstration I'm all fired up!"
"Sounds great," Wendy said with a smile.
"Hop onto my back you two and we'll go somewhere more appropriate."
"Wow I haven't got to ride on a Dragon's back in years this is great," Natsu said as he jumped onto Lykyria's back.
"Thank you for taking us Lykyria," Wendy said as she climbed up onto her back.
"That Wendy is absolutely adorable Grandina really lucked out getting her," Lykyria thought as she took to the sky.
"So where are we going Lykyria," Natsu asked as they began to fly off."
"An abandoned human city I found a while back it's the perfect place to train the two of you I think."
"Sounds great," Natsu said as Lykyria picked up speed.
/Nautilus Island Ruined City/
"Hold on tight you two we're heading down," Lykyria said as Wendy held on to one of the spines protruding from her back, Natsu on the other hand was standing on the top of her head with an almost childlike look in his eyes.
"Wow this is amazing we're flying so fast!"
"As expected of a child raised by you Igneel not a care in the world," Lykyria thought as she landed outside of the ruined town.
Natsu and Wendy jumped off Lykyria and began to look around.
"So what's the story behind this place," Natsu asked as he began to compose himself.
"I'm not sure Natsu the city just appears completely abandoned and as you can see it has been for quite some time."
This is an island isn't it maybe the name could tell us something," Wendy asked as she looked at a building on the outskirts of the town.
"Well I've heard humans refer to this place as Nautilus Island before but they've never mentioned the reason for its abandonment. Either way it should be a good location to train away from prying eyes."
Natsu looked at some of the buildings as he began to sniff the air.
"Can you two smell that it smells like ….. cooked food?"
Wendy began to sniff the air as well as she looked toward the city.
"Its coming from that direction maybe there's someone still living here?"
"Hold on you two something's not right I can't smell anything and as you both know a Dragon always trusts her nose."
"Hmm well if you can't smell it then it must be specifically targeting humans which means it's probably a trap."
"It would do us well to investigate the island before we settle in here anyway, the two of you find the source of the scent but if there is food anywhere don't eat it."
"Of course we won't eat it," Natsu said with an amused look as he began to walk into the city with Wendy close behind.
"It's like a ghost town."
"Ghost town minus any actual ghosts, judging by all the fresh food in the houses people were here recently. I wonder though is any of this real or is there something more to this town than we can see."
"So what should we do, what if there's danger here?"
"Wendy if there is one thing you'll learn with me over the next six months is that when your with me we'll always be in danger," Natsu said with a grin as he walked into one of the houses.
"Natsu are you sure we should just let ourselves in like this what if the person who owns this place comes back?"
"Wendy I'm sure you can sense the unusual magic energy coming from this town something is wrong here so I don't think anyone would mind."
"Well there is something strange with the air, there is a lot of ethernono gathered in the air around us."
"Lots of ethernano, a large gathering of ethernano means that there's a powerful spell being used here. Come have a look at this table of food Wendy," Natsu said as he motioned for her to come over.
"You aren't going to try and convince me to eat it are you Natsu?"
"What is with you and thinking I'm gonna eat it, I wanted to show you something that you probably didn't notice when you first looked at it."
"Oh, ok well what's wrong it looks like an ordinary dinner table to me?"
"Yeah well that's from your current perspective but let me ask you something about this bowl of soup. Tell me have you ever seen a bowl do that," Natsu said as he pointed at a specific spot on the bowl.
Wendy moved in for a closer look and examined the area. "I don't get it I don't see anything wrong about it other tha-."
Wendy fell silent when the pattern of the bowl shifted slightly.
"Natsu what did that bowl just do," Wendy asked with concern as Natsu's face became serious.
"It's not just the bowl Wendy look at everything in this room."
Wendy began to scan the room and to her horror everything was moving.
"I don't understand it wasn't moving before what is this!"
"It was always moving Wendy you were just under the spell, because you are unfamiliar with illusion spells it was able to fool you into thinking that everything was normal. To be fair though this is a highly advanced form of illusion magic but my question is who cast it and why?"
"Uh Natsu I think we might have a problem," Wendy said as she began to back away towards the door slowly.
Natsu turned to look at what Wendy was facing and was surprised to see the other half of the room shifting and changing.
"Well this is interesting it must be somewhat sentient, maybe it knows we know it's an illusion. Now I probably don't have to tell you this but we should really get out of this town as quick as we can."
Wendy simply nodded in agreement as Natsu picked her up and quickly exited the building as a large mass of tentacles attempted to strike the pair.
"What is that," Wendy squealed as she saw the mass of tentacles continue to expand.
"I don't know what it is but we'll be finding out soon enough just try and hold on!"
After several minutes, the two reached the outskirts of the town as Natsu sat down.
"Havent run that fast in a while," he said between breaths.
"Thanks for carrying me Natsu, what do you think happened to the town?"
"That Wendy is a good question, I told you two not to do anything and I come back to this," Lykyria said as she landed behind the pair.
"Don't blame me I've got no idea one minute it was a town the next giant tentacle monster."
"I wasn't placing blame Natsu but the question still stands, what happened to this town."
"Do you think it was always like this," Wendy asked.
"Perhaps though I would have picked up on it sooner, perhaps another one of you mages came and caused this mess."
"That seems like the best bet Dark Guilds love doing this kind of thing," Natsu sighed.
"Well in any event this is the perfect opportunity to demonstrate my element to the both of you."
"Hey yeah, I didn't even think of that," Natsu said with a grin.
"Alright you two pay close attention my element is one that appears slightly different than a regular element such as fire, wind or ice."
"Aww man are you gonna show us the roar this is gonna be awesome!"
"Settle down Natsu, but yes I am going to show you the breath attack. This as you know will be the first attack you will need to learn so pay attention."
Lykyria turned to face the mass of tentacles and took a deep breath.
"Gravity Dragon Queen's Roar!"
A dark purple beam of light erupted from Lykyria's maw, the size of the breath attack easily the size of a mountaintop.
"Whoa what's going on inside the attack there's cracks appearing all through it!"
The attack landed and condensed into a small purple sphere before re expanding into a large purple sphere.
"Now pay attention to what happens next Natsu," Lykyria said as she motioned towards the tentacle monster.
"What ….. no way," Natsu said under his breath.
Everything within the sphere began to be crushed from all sides, the tentacle monster was being thrust in all directions. Sections of its body being crushed before the pressure shifting and crushing other parts until finally the force compacted the monster into a tiny ball as the purple sphere exploded sending bits of the monster flying in all directions.
"So, what do you think," Lykyria said as she turned he head towards Natsu who still had his eyes on the spot where the sphere had been.
"Is it possible to control the force of the attack so everyone you hit with it doesn't get crushed like that?"
"Of course, I just let the gravitational forces act on their own which as you saw can do things like that. I deliberately did that so you would recognize the amount of power you are using. Gravity is something that, like the Crash magic that you use, must be constantly kept in check."
Gravity, I can see tonnes of uses for that. Lykyria please teach me," Natsu said as he bowed to her.
"Cut the formal stuff Natsu I can't stand it, I would've taught you anyway. As for you Wendy my goal for you is to help you master your current Dragon Slayer abilities, unfortunately you wouldn't be able to handle two elements at your current strength."
"That's fine I think mastering the gift Grandina gave me should come first anyway and thank you for training me too even though you didn't have to."
"These two I swear," Lykyria thought to herself amused at the pair."
"So when do we start training?"
"Tomorrow Natsu, we should probably make sure that there aren't any more surprises on the island like that one."
"Yeah that's probably for the best, I wonder if Erza's started her training?"
"Erza, is that the female whose scent is all over you?"
Natsu's jaw dropped at the statement as he blushed slightly. "Is it really that obvious?"
Natsu looked over at Wendy who had gone bright red once she realised what the two were talking about.
"Uh yeah that is Erza's … scent. Erza is my mate I guess you'd say in Dragon terms."
"Is that so, have you given her the bond mark?"
"Well as you can probably smell …. yes just before we left to come here."
"Interesting and yet you came here straight after, do you feel different at all?"
"Well I feel a sense of emptiness which I assume is because I'm far away from Erza but that's about it."
"I must say being willing to be apart from her in order to grow stronger is rather admirable some Dragons are driven mad from being apart for mere days."
"Well we promised we'd meet each other in six months' time and I intend to keep that promise."
"Well as long as you keep that drive you should be fine learning all I can teach you."
"All right let's get this started, I'm all fired up now!"
"This will be an interesting time I'm sure of it," Lykyria thought to herself with amusement.
Just figured I'd re state that the way things are for me right now I have no idea when I can get chapters out but I am not throwing the fic on hiatus or anything.
Hopefully I can get at least another chapter out soon. I do appreciate everyone who's been sticking around. See you all in the next chapter.