DarkFireCat5241999 – Meliodas was practically a shoe in for Arch Demon status especially after some of the crazy stuff he's been doing in the manga after his revival his power skyrocketed easily putting him up there though I'm probably not going to have anything directly related to the Seven Deadly Sins until the manga is finished I want to see what an EOS Meliodas is like but he and possibly others will appear in the story at some point be it in this one or the sequel.
Lucifer (If that is your name) – Death the kid is an interesting one simply due to power scaling, I'm not 100% up to date on Soul Eater but if I remember correctly he derives his powers from the Lines of Sanzu right which is how you can tell mature and complete a Death God is right so for him to be able to stand within the Arch Demon pantheon he has to wield most of if not all Death's powers.
The reason I say this is because most of the characters in the Arch Demon class are either at the height of their power or close to it with the exception of Natsu who is granted the status due to his ability to slay all three of the strongest beings Gods, Devils and Dragons in addition to possessing frightening levels of power due to Zeref's magic and his Demon status.
Another issue is the fact that in my story Death is a God who lives in Terminus and is the polar opposite to Life the two being pillars to creation itself which makes them some of the most powerful beings in the entire multiverse and to grant him that power would make him one of the most powerful beings in the verse having control over Death.
So here is what I'd do if I was to add Death the Kid, he would still be the child of Death however the way he derives his power and the scale would have to be nerfed massively. He'd still be OP since he'd still be a Shinigami and being the child of Death I'd say easily above Aizen but below others such as other embodiments of things such as the previously discussed Meliodas or Kurama since I'm having him be the embodiment of chakra since the Ten Tails does not exist.
Now that might seem like a ridiculous claim putting Kurama above the child of Death itself but hear me out Tailed Beasts don't die they just reform unless they are combined to create the Ten Tails in which then they technically would die I guess but you get the idea.
Now this situation leads me to my next point which is for everyone, when I asked for characters you wanted to see they weren't all supposed to be Arch Demon level remember there are other tiers as well which was done so that characters who might be the top of their verse but get demolished by scrub level opponents in others could get a chance to shine a little more. Not saying don't keep suggesting Arch Demon level ones these two were fine and Death the Kid actually got me thinking for quite awhile about how I'd be able to apply him I just want some other characters to have a go as well that may not be city busters or multi mountain + etc.
Anyway with that out of the way onto the story!
I do not own Fairy Tail Hiro Mashima does.
Truth In Scarlet
/Draconia - Natsu's POV/
Arriving at the makeshift camp Eliza set Natsu down on the ground as Brandish and Yasmin approached him.
"You look like shit, so go on tell us what can shake a person who has the strength of a God," Yasmin asked as she kicked him lightly in the side as he swatted away her foot.
"A being older than the Gods, a being that came from before their reign," Natsu replied as Yasmin's jaw dropped whilst Brandish just sighed and shook her head.
"It's always trouble with you isn't it?"
"Well I do try my best, so where's Seilah?"
"She used up most of her magic reserves fighting the Necro Lord so we put her and Irene in the tent for now since they're both out cold," Brandish said as Natsu nodded.
"So do we have any food?"
"Just the leftover vegetables so we made soup," Yasmin sighed. "I so wanted some steak this sucks."
"Yeah well I suppose we should just be grateful we all didn't get killed and beat the Vampires you know, speaking of that what are you three gonna do now go back to Alvarez?"
Both Brandish and Yasmin looked at each other before looking back at Natsu and nodded.
"We have to go back and technically we're supposed to bring you back by force if we see you but after all we've been through there's no way we can do that," Brandish said as Natsu nodded slowly.
"Well for now let's just savour this victory it was hard earned and showed me I still have lots to learn with my abilities, there were a few moments I thought I was going to die and only made it out through luck alone."
"Yeah well I'm just glad we can get a good night's sleep again I'm so damn tired," Yasmin said with a yawn as the group nodded in agreement as they sat around the fire waiting for the food to be prepared.
/Several Hours Later/
Everyone was asleep as Natsu sat atop a rock looking out across the barren wasteland that was Draconia wondering why the country had to suffer such a fate, as he gazed out upon the land he felt a breeze flow from behind him.
"Why are you here Aizen nothing better to do?"
Aizen moved forward to stand next to Natsu as the two gazed out on the wasteland.
"I must say the Triumvirate is impressed with your latest victory hell even I'm impressed, to defeat one of the warriors of old despite having only just received your own Devil abilities and had little to no real practice with them is nothing short of impressive."
"Is that right, well he needed to be stopped regardless," Natsu replied as Aizen smirked and returned to looking out over the wasteland.
"So what did you think of Alucard then, quite a funny guy isn't he?"
"A bit sadistic but overall a really cool guy, definitely learned a lot from him through all this."
"You've learned a lot of things in general Natsu but it's not enough, as an Arch Demon you have powers and abilities you haven't even begun to tap into yet especially with your Devil's Aura. You want to protect the people close to you right, in this world you can't protect everyone but you can gain the power to make sure nobody ever gains the thought in the first place."
"But that's using fear Aizen I don't want to scare everyone away," Natsu said as Aizen scoffed.
"You don't want to scare people away, how foolish. The whole reason you even came here was because your own guild feared you, sure those other friends and your fiancé care about you regardless of your Demon status but the majority of Fiore fear you now despite all the good you did."
"And I'll prove them wrong, running around flaunting my power to make people keep away from my friends will only make the people who run around saying I'm a monster justified and turn the world against me. No I'll do things the way I always have Aizen otherwise I'd become as bad as Zeref."
"Heh no one's getting worse than him but hey it's your world, your choices I'm just giving you advice. By the way I figured you ought to know that there's a meeting coming up and we all have to be there."
"Oh really when is it?"
"Two weeks from now and you out of everyone have to be there, supposedly the treaty between the Gods and Devils will be formed and a pact enacted with you being the bridge between both sides. Both of them decided to wait until this Vampire mess was sorted out before beginning this since you were directly involved."
"I see I'll be sure to be there," Natsu said as Aizen nodded and opened a portal and left leaving Natsu alone or so he thought before he sensed Irene's presence. "I take it you listened in Irene?"
Irene walked over and sat down opposite Natsu and nodded before looking out at the ruined continent.
"So what's next for you three you gonna return back to Alvarez?"
"With no forces to maintain this land and Vampire stragglers still running about there is little choice, the Vampires will die out soon enough but the land is too vast to conquer with only three of us."
"And what is there to conquer the weird wolf people?"
"I don't make the orders I merely follow them," Irene replied as Natsu scoffed.
"Never took you for a blind follower then again I suppose it is Zeref we're talking about."
"I don't follow him blindly I follow him because I must, I am the Sage Dragon Monarch as you probably guessed which means that I have the abilities of all elements save a select few. Granting me access to nearly every element might sound good but the side effect is I am stuck in Dragon form, even now my form begins to claw at me as my magic power slowly returns. The only time I ever get to be free of this form is when I use up all my magic power which I do so regularly by using over the top attacks or other high use spells."
"Is being a Dragon really so bad though?"
"Listen Natsu I'm not as young as my appearance makes me out to be, to be honest the two of us could actually be only separated in age by about thirteen to fourteen years that's how old I am."
"Wait so you're from-?"
"That's right I'm from the past like you though unlike you I didn't have the experience of living those years shielded from me, hundreds of years walking this earth as a Dragon born human made me regret my own existence at one point however it wasn't even close to being my lowest moment."
Natsu adjusted himself into a comfortable position as Irene looked directly into his eyes and began to speak.
"This Natsu as I promised is me coming clean about everything, about Erza and why I abandoned her."
/Age 0 – Climax Of The Dragon War/
Long ago on the continent which would come to be known Fiore there was a mighty kingdom known as Dragnof, the kingdom was a place both Dragons and humans cherished as it was proof that both races could coexist in perfect harmony.
Indeed the Kingdom of Dragnof was a society in which both human and Dragon lived and served for the same ideals and beliefs, the kingdom was a wonderful place as evidenced by the amount of joy and radiance that burst forth from it.
The Kingdom wasn't run by any sort of council it required only two rulers, the representative of all Dragon kind and the representative of human kind. The representative of the Dragons was an Ancient Dragon even by Dragon years by the name of Belserion a kind and loving grandfatherly type of Dragon beloved by both Dragons and humans alike especially the children of the two races who looked up to him greatly.
The representative for the humans was a woman who was responsible for the peace in the first place, Irene was a woman known throughout the kingdom as 'the human who stood as tall as the mightiest Dragon' in order to save Belserion when he was at his most vulnerable earning not only her but the entire human race as a whole a chance at a peaceful life with the Dragons.
The two stood as King and Queen over the kingdom guiding it with a fair hand as a golden age was ushered forth onto the continent, development of new technology that would help in everyday life and new magic types were a crucial part of the kingdom in order to ensure they stood above the barbaric kingdoms around them and across the seas.
However in the back of the minds of all the humans and Dragons of the kingdom they knew that war was on the horizon, across the ocean an abomination had risen the likes of which Ishgar had never seen before known to all as Achnologia.
Indeed the God of Dragons himself had appeared at the kingdom's gates informing Belserion and his kind of the war his race was facing in Draconia, the humans were fearful of the Dragons leaving to fight in the war as they did not want their precious friends to die for the sins of another country and were quite vocal about it.
The humans' fears were put to rest however when Belserion himself silenced the entire courtyard and looked down at them all from the ramparts and made a statement solidifying the bond between the two races.
"My friends human and Dragon alike I beg of you to listen to my words, is Dragnof not the mightiest kingdom in the Western Nations, does it not stand tall above the savage barbarians of the North and the feral spawn of the East! Do we not tower over the Demons of the South and stand as the pinnacle of civilization and example of peace and prosperity, all this and more was achieved by sticking together and helping each other in our time of need! Draconia cast us Dragons you humans see before you today out because of our belief in peaceful coexistence and now when they face the product of their own making they beg for our aid well I say nay to helping them! Instead it should be our primary focus to ensure that the young, the sick and the elderly both Dragon and human are sheltered and secured from the oncoming storm that is to rock our lands and with it we shall stand united against this threat and show them that we will not be defeated by the spawn of hatred rather we will rise above and conquer it!"
The crowd began to cheer and roar respectively as Xicor looked at Belserion with a disappointed look.
"I thought you would have put your own kind first Belserion after all we are the only ones capable of stopping Achnologia?"
"I am putting my own kind first Lord Xicor, Dragnof and all her citizens both human and Dragon alike are my people and I will ensure they survive at any cost!"
"Do you truly believe that you will defeat what the Monarchs of Draconia could not?"
"It is quite simple really Xicor, unlike Draconia we plan for the future all the time with things changing to meet the current situation with this merely being another bump in the road. You wish for us to just up and abandon the humans simply because one of them became Achnologia, the human race wasn't responsible for that it was us and the way we treated them. Humans are beings with limitless potential Lord Xicor and Achnologia merely capitalized on what he had and took full advantage. Should we Dragons die during this conflict then that is the way it shall be however we will defend the humans at all costs they have suffered enough at the hands of our race!"
"Why do you believe in these humans so much Belserion you yourself used to hate them?"
"I did and I was a blind fool to do so, letting humans into my life opened up a world I never knew existed before Lord Xicor I mean just look at this capital city built through the combined efforts of both Dragon and human. From the moment Irene saved me my eyes have been opened to the foolishness that occurred in Draconia and I won't allow a repeat here!"
Xicor said nothing as he opened a portal and walked through it with Belserion sighing and shaking his head as he felt a familiar presence land on his head and begin hugging him.
"Hello Irene how are you today," Belserion sighed as Irene looked down at him concerned.
"I'm fine Belserion but you don't seem too happy was it something Lord Xicor said?"
"He wants all the Dragons here to go off and fight that abomination Achnologia that arose in Draconia."
"And I'm guessing he didn't like being told no then?"
"Well he questioned why I care for you humans so much and I answered him honestly but instead of reacting he just … left."
"He could just be thinking about it you know I'm sure you gave a convincing reason right?"
"Convincing as it'll ever be, anyway how is that husband of yours?"
"Fine though he doesn't know I'm pregnant yet I probably should tell him at some point shouldn't I?"
Belserion sweat dropped as Irene began laughing like and idiot before lying down on his back.
"By the way Belserion I've been thinking a great deal about this war business with hostile Dragons and the like and I thought about an idea, you said in Draconia they tried to make a human use Dragon Arts right well what if we did that but in a better way than they did?"
"I'm not agreeing to this but let's say I did what is your idea?"
"Well I figured that the humans in Draconia hated the Dragons and wanted nothing to do with them so to have them backfire the way they did makes sense right so what if we did it since humans love Dragons here?"
"You realize it's more complicated than humans simply liking or disliking us right?"
"Well of course I know that silly I wasn't finished, I was also thinking that you are a Sage Dragon and you literally have access to all the elements so if anyone were to be best suited to grant the powers it'd be you right?"
"So you believe it is a combination of trust and skill?"
"It's just a theory but yeah that's exactly what I believe," Irene said as Belserion thought about it.
"And you would risk your unborn child Irene, this process could have untold effects on the child which could even kill it are you sure you could risk such a thing?"
"I actually considered the risks Belserion do you think I'd make the request lightly? Both human and Dragon coexist peacefully here Belserion but we both knew threats were going to emerge this Dragon across the sea being one of them, this Dragon and the barbarians around our lands are threats to all our subjects and to bring my child into this world I want to make sure I have the power to protect them."
"So in other words you believe that something dark is approaching then and the reward far outweighs the risk?"
"Indeed after all and I mean no offense Belserion but you aren't as young as you once were, Dragons might be immortal through age alone but they can be killed in combat and I don't want to one day wake up to find you've been killed knowing that even with all my current power there was nothing I could do."
Belserion looked at Irene who had a determined look on her face and sighed before pressing his nose up against her stomach and a small white light appeared for a brief moment before vanishing.
"It's a girl," he said as Irene looked at him in surprise.
"Is it really a girl, how long have you been able to do that!"
"Tell me Irene can you still accept the risks, inside your womb is a healthy and magic rich girl brimming with potential?"
Irene placed her hand on Belserion's snout and smiled as the wind blew out towards the direction of Draconia.
"It's not a matter of can I accept the risks Belserion I must in order to ensure the safety of all we have strived to build, the peaceful coexistence and the bountiful Dragnof Empire are worth the risk even if it is my baby girl."
"Your resolve is strong Irene, strong like that of a true Dragon. I will make preparations for the procedure however you must promise me one thing, should I vanish you must not lose this resolve or else the effects could be disastrous."
"Well I have nothing to fear because you aren't going anywhere right," Irene said with a cheerful smile as Belserion looked at her with one eye before facing the direction of Draconia with a grim look on his face.
'The world will be in your hands Irene I only hope you continue making the right choices.'
/Draconia/
The land was jet black as a combination of green, purple, blue, crimson and black flames burnt brightly illuminating the land, amongst the flames stood four figures all clad in armor with a fifth man who had a very wild looking appearance to him standing behind them.
"My lord the last of the Dragons have fallen," one of the armoured figures said as the four turned and knelt before him.
The man who's powerful gaze rested on the four grinned savagely before bursting into laughter, this laughter went uninterrupted for several minutes until he caught a whiff of something in the air and froze with his face contorting into one of anger.
"They live!"
The four kneeling before him looked shocked at the man's revelation as the man began to shake with rage as the earth around them began to crack under the pressure. The man's wild blue hair began to lift up as he became surrounded in a black and blue aura and his eyes became pure white as his entire body began to slowly morph.
The four armoured figures leapt away as the man dropped to all fours and began to grow in size until he was the size of an average city block with his height reaching at least four stories.
The four looked at each other and nodded before walking over to him and jumping on his back as the now massive black and blue Dragon took flight his destination clear, Dragnof.
/Two Weeks Later – Dragnof/
Belserion was sleeping peacefully atop a mountain overlooking the kingdom absorbing the sunlight when he suddenly sensed the presence he'd been waiting for, at that moment his eyes shot open with his head in the air alert.
"So you already have come, it seems fate has decreed this to be my end then."
Belserion stood and extended his wings before taking flight focusing all his senses on finding Irene, he quickly found her doing what she normally did around this time snoozing away in the forest to avoid doing actual work.
Landing next to Irene's sleeping body Belserion moved his head towards hers and placed his nose on her forehead.
"I'm sorry Irene but this is goodbye for now, let us both pray your child is is happy and healthy."
Belserion grit his teeth as he felt his very soul being sucked from his body along with his power, growling he sent ¾ of it into her before abrubtly cutting it off as he staggered back.
"Guess since I'm dying now this makes it easier to do this and that bastard won't claim my power for his own," Belserion said as he gently picked up Irene and placed her on his back and took off towards the palace.
Arriving at the palace Belserion landed in the courtyard where some guards arrived to greet him.
"Lord Belserion is something the matter," one of the human guards asked as Belserion sighed and handed the guard Irene.
"Take her to her chamber and don't allow her to leave, as of this moment Dragnof is under siege and she is pregnant and will only be a liability."
"Lord Belserion are you serious who is the enemy foolish enough to attack Dragnof," one of the Dragon guards asked.
"A being from across the oceans that slaughtered the old kingdom, I will go to meet this threat and stall it for as long as I can until you manage to evacuate the civilians."
"At once my lord!"
"Should we assemble the armies?"
"Indeed I know Irene would kill me if he died but find Commander Theon and have him assemble all the forces into the Grand Army it is the only way you'll have a hope of stopping what's coming."
"Lord Belserion are you saying that …"
"Make sure the civilians get away that is my final order as your King, the world is yours now so treat it well."
Belserion took to the skies and let out a mighty roar before darting off in the direction of Draconia.
/Dragnof Wilds – 500 Kilometres From The Capital/
Belserion was moving as fast as his ancient body could take him as he could slowly feel his life being ripped away from him, after flying for some time he saw a blur in the distance which was also heading for him at top speed.
Belserion and the blur didn't stop moving as the two passed each other, the two suddenly halted neither one facing each other and only a field's length of distance separating them.
After neither one of them moved one of the four armoured figures jumped off the black Dragon's back and was about to rush Belserion when the black Dragon let loose a mighty roar stopping him in his tracks.
"My lord do you not wish this one to be eliminated like the others?"
The black Dragon's gaze went from his subordinate to Belserion who was now facing him; he then shook the other three off as they landed on the ground next to their comrade.
"I take it that you are this Achnologia I was told about, so it seems you really did kill the Dragons of Draconia."
"I know you, Belserion the Sage Dragon Monarch and master of all the known elements. To think you still live after all this time despite the countless battles you have fought in, ah I see you aren't sure how I know of you well its quite simple really after all the memories of thousands of Dragons really do serve me well."
"And you plan on adding my knowledge, experience and skills to your own then, hate to break it to you but that isn't happening."
"Such confidence from anyone else would warrant laughter however I know you and I know you mean every word of that statement however there is one thing you fail to understand, I plan on adding everything you are to my own regardless of what you say Belserion so I'm sure you can understand that you have no choice in the matter."
Belserion growled as Achnologia grinned momentarily before it vanished and blue flames began to emerge from his closed mouth trying to escape.
"I see you as my enemy Belserion I will ensure you feel every last bit of this," the black Dragon said as he charged towards Belserion who flipped his whole body above the black Dragon bringing his tail down across his head and sending him plummeting to the ground.
"Sage Dragon Monarch's Magma Roar!"
A jet stream of magma emerged from Belserion's mouth and began to pour all over Achnologia with it quickly spreading all around the nearby countryside, Belserion cut off the roar and began to power up another one.
"Sage Dragon Monarch's Aquatic Roar!"
The water based roar made contact with the lava resulting in a massive amount of steam blanketing the area as the lava began to cool and harden with Achnologia being trapped under the now forming earth.
'I doubt that finished him but it doesn't hurt to hope I suppose …'
Sure enough the steam around the area began to clear as Achnologia burst out of the ground charging straight towards Belserion with his teeth barred, Belserion roared as the two headbutted each other.
Achnologia quickly swiped Belserion over the left side of his face cutting deep into his face as the Sage Dragon recoiled in pain and shock letting loose a powerful roar of light pushing Achnologia back slightly.
'Sure he's a Dragon but he cut through my scales with ease!'
Belserion wasn't spared a second as Achnologia charged towards him with Belserion attempting to dodge only to have Achnologia sink his teeth in his right wing tearing through the flesh with ease creating a large hole in it.
Belserion was then pulled towards Achnologia with the black Dragon grabbing him by the neck and powering up a roar and releasing it in his face sending him plummeting to the earth setting off a massive explosion destroying the entire plain and the mountains nearby as Belserion was sent flying for miles.
Belserion's vision was fading fast with the already fading life force being drawn to Irene even faster than before due to the state of his body, looking up he saw Achnologia landing in front of him and slowly walking towards him.
"This is the power of the revered Sage Dragon Monarch, one of the strongest Monarch Dragons of all with the knowledge of Dragons from the last age? Seeing your beaten and broken body before me disgusts me it took no effort even fledgling Dragons put up more of a fight before I gutted them and feasted on their lacrima!"
Belserion wheezed as blood poured from his maw as he shakily rose to his feet and looked at Achnologia, it was then he noticed his right wing nearby indicating that this was the end for him in the mortal plain.
'Sorry Irene I'm going to be a little selfish and rob you of some of this power that I wanted you to have but I barely bought a fraction of the time I thought I would've been able to. I guess you must be laughing at me right now Xicor up there in Terminus about how you warned me of his strength, Irene … I- I pray that you are capable of finding peace in the world to come with this monster roaming the land but I pray this at least does something to ease such a burden.'
Belserion suddenly began to release a monstrous amount of magic power that even made Achnologia pause with the black Dragon adopting a defensive stance.
"Your crimes will catch up with you one day Achnologia no Dragon is truly immortal not even you, I will admit you have done the world a service wiping out the Dragons who despised humans however you should off yourself along with them so that the world can move on! THE TIME OF THE DRAGONS IS OVER ACHNOLOGIA!"
Behind Belserion a countless magic circles began to form in a half circle around him, Fire, Ice, Lightning, Wind, Metal, Poison, Water, Light, Dark, Shadow, Gravity and countless others began to glow as Belserion opened his maw.
"If there is a hell Achnologia … I'll see you there, Sage Dragon Monarch's Secret Art: Mastery Of Elemental Commandment – Final Commandment!"
Achnologia was shocked as Belserion released one of the most powerful attacks Earthland had felt since the lost age enveloping him in seconds disintegrating all in its path, the noise alone from the attack caused earthquakes across the continents as Achnologia was pushed back across the sea with his roar drowned out by the attack.
The attack went for over a minute however Belserion's eyes suddenly widened as his heart stopped with the attack ceasing instantly and he dropped to the ground dead his last thoughts turning to Irene who was no doubt beginning to acclimatize to his power.
/Ten Minutes Later – Irene's POV/
Irene slowly began to stir as she sat up realizing she was in her bed, her peaceful thoughts were suddenly shattered as she heard the sound of combat outside. Darting to the window she was shocked to see the city in flames of varying colours.
"Those flames aren't of either human or Draconic origin- wait how do I know that?"
Irene looked around the room and quickly darted to her wardrobe and went to open it only to look at her arm in shock; her once human arm was now a Dragon like claw with scales. Opening the wardrobe she was shocked to find she was slowly growing scales with her teeth slowly becoming fangs.
"Wait I know this, what's happening to me is because of … because of … no."
Irene began to tear up as the memories began to flood into her mind of Belserion's final battle and exactly what he had done, dropping to her knees Irene just cried unable to come to terms with what happened to him.
Irene's crying was interrupted when a man burst into the room shouting Irene's name only to recoil in shock at her appearance.
"What on Earthland are you monster!"
"Theon it's me, how can you not recognize me," Irene cried with tears still in her eyes.
"You aren't my wife your one of those THINGS," Theon roared as he tried to stab her with his sword forcing Irene to jump out of the way.
"Theon what are you saying it's me, Irene!"
"I know what you are monster, guards help me capture this one at once!"
At Theon's word a group of guards charged into the room with Irene too shocked to register what was happening as the guards quickly knocked her out with her world going black.
"Take this thing to the dungeon we might be able to get information on where the other ones went," Theon commanded as Irene's unconscious body was dragged out of the room and towards the dungeon.
"And so began my imprisonment and torture, grieving over the loss of Belserion and coming to terms with the love of my life seeing me as sub human I was so out of it the torture of the first few years simply didn't register, the only thing that I could think of throughout that time was my unborn child Erza and how I needed to save her since Belserion always dreamt of doting on her so I wanted to do the same. Bringing her into the world at that time however I realized such a thing would not be possible so I defied nature itself and kept Erza within my womb for years using all my magic to keep her in stasis while I put small bits of magic away for my escape."
"One day the kingdom was attacked and overrun by an unknown force, I held little hope for myself since I didn't put enough magic away to fight off the threat that was coming so imagine my surprise when a boy no older than fifteen walked into the cell and asked for my help. Yes that boy was Lord Zeref and he wanted help with a project to kill Achnologia, I immediately accepted due to my growing hatred for the black Dragon that killed Belserion a sight that I played back in my mind every day whilst I was being tortured."
Irene was shivering as her naked, scaled body was left on full display for the approaching monster, deciding to meet her end with some dignity she prepared a harsh glare for the approaching figure but it wavered when a fifteen year old black haired boy seemingly walked through the cell door stopping in front of her.
"I've heard of you, a woman who bares the scales of a Dragon held within the dungeons of a dying kingdom. I'm going to assume that you aren't being held here for any crime other than what you look like am I correct?"
Irene just nodded feeling unnerved by the aura surrounding the teen and his almost saddened expression.
"I see, I will grant you freedom in exchange for your aide do you accept?"
Irene looked at the teen who had a look of complete seriousness on his face as Irene considered her situation.
"What is this aide you require," Irene asked as the man smiled slightly.
"I have a plan to kill a monster that has been destroying lives for almost a decade who I'm sure you are familiar with, a black Dragon might ring a bell?"
Irene grit her teeth and clenched her fists as Zeref snapped his fingers and the restraints around Irene simply disappeared.
"Will you be the first one to join me in fixing this broken world?"
"If it means you will have that bastard slain I'll serve you until my dying breath," Irene said between grit teeth as the teen snapped his fingers and Irene was given a basic set of civilian clothes.
"I'll help you with your condition when we are in a safer environment-."
"Wait there is one thing that needs to be done as soon as we escape!"
"The child that is long overdue within you, I can see it held within stasis in your womb and judging the density of the magic it's been there for quite some time. I will assist you with the child once we are safely away from this place. So do you have a name?"
"Irene paused for a moment before nodding and smiling slightly.
"Belserion, Irene Belserion."
"I'm Zeref Dragneel now let's go," Zeref said as he took her hand and as he summoned a black portal and the two walked through.
"As soon as we escaped I immediately went into labour and little Erza was born, I was overjoyed that I had her with me it felt like the light at the end of a dark tunnel and did for a few years until the acts I was committing began to weigh on my mind. Zeref and I experimented on humans trying to perfect his deity slaying being which ended up culminating in you Natsu I felt unworthy of having Erza and didn't want her growing up in such an environment. At that time working alongside us was Igneel and his other group of Dragons and a woman named Anna Heartfilia who looked after the children including Erza at that point, when the time came to send the children through I had Erza sent along with them with the same mind wipe put into place and new memories implanted into her mind. I'm sure you know the rest of Erza's story better than I do from that point on though Natsu however there is one other thing that happened which you might find interesting."
/Age 690 Irene And Zeref's POV/
"Was it really a good idea teaching those kids magic," Irene asked as Zeref sighed and shrugged.
"Something about them feels different, they will go on to become important figures in the history of this land," Zeref replied as they watched a group of mages practicing the use of magic.
Irene saw Zeref gazing at a girl with long flowing blonde hair with strange fairy wings on her head, Irene giggled as Zeref raised an eyebrow.
"Sorry I couldn't help but notice you gazing longingly at that girl there; she's pretty cute you know you should try your luck."
"You know I cannot Irene my magic kills those without infinite life, I'm a danger to others and you only live because of your Dragon side gives you eternal life."
"Have you ever thought that the magic is tied to your emotional state, the brooding emo loner style isn't something that's going to improve your magic state?"
Zeref just glared at her as Zeref sighed and walked over to her leaving Irene alone, her thoughts began to drift to Erza and it made her shed a single tear before she shrugged off the thought and walked away leaving Zeref and the blonde alone.
"After a few weeks those kids somehow managed to defeat a Dark Guild and freed the town of Magnolia from the reign of a man named Geoffrey, from there she went on to found Fairy Tail alongside the other kids Zeref taught magic. I figured you'd find it amusing that in some small way Zeref and I had a hand in your guilds very founding."
/Present Day – Draconia/
"Anyway that's a snippet into my life, so there is more however it's even more personal and I'd rather not share it though there is one thing I do want to say. I didn't send Erza away just because I didn't want her to grow up in the environment back then rather I did it to protect her from me."
"Protect her from you," Natsu asked confused as Irene looked away with a guilty look on her face.
"Performing unethical experiments on a daily basis removed that bit of humanity that stops you from doing the unthinkable, because of my body not being human there was one single instance I actually considered trying to … place myself in my daughter's body."
Natsu said nothing as he considered Irene's words with a hard expression on his face.
"Would you do it now?"
"Definitely not I regret that thought every day!"
Natsu sighed as he rubbed his temples digesting the history he'd just been told and stood, pacing back and forth Irene looked nervous when Natsu finally stopped in front of her.
"Considering what you've been through I'm surprised you aren't devoid of all your humanity, I'm no saint so I'm not going to judge you but I have to ask are you going to ever reveal yourself to Erza because I'm going to have to tell her about my knowledge of you?"
"I don't know would she even want to see me, as far as she's concerned I'm an enemy?"
"How about this and please let me ask the damn question alright, how about you come to our wedding you are her mother after all?"
"Y-yo-you would invite me to the wedding!"
"I once thought you were a piece of scum Irene I won't lie but you don't fight alongside someone in conditions like this and share personal stuff on this level without getting to know the person."
"I don't know what to say …"
"When the wedding is on I'll send Seilah to come get you, Brandish and Yasmin can come too if they want though you can let them know because I have some work to do after what you've told me."
"Well at least you're giving me time to consider it; I suppose this is when we part then."
"Indeed, for what it was worth I'm glad you told me these things instead of hiding them. Erza's origin is something that she really needs closure for and don't worry I'll make sure she understands everything."
Irene stood opposite Natsu for a moment before giving him a hug which froze him into place.
"Well the awkwardness will fade with time I suppose after all I will be your mother in law soon now won't I?"
Natsu just nodded slowly as he returned the hug as Seilah appeared next to them and to the surprise of both joined the hug.
"Uh Seilah what are you doing?"
"Oh I thought this was a normal human thing?"
"Er no but I guess it can't get much more awkward so I suppose you can join in this time," Natsu sighed.
After a minute of hugging Irene said her farewells and left along with Brandish and Yasmin leaving Natsu, Seilah and Eliza to ponder recent events.
"Seilah I'm going to give you access to my ability to create portals and I want you to go to a man named Jellal and tell him I sent you, tell him I want Crime Sorciere looking for someone. Her name … is Anna Heartfilia."
Yeah so I did just do a mostly flashback chapter I hope you all liked getting a snippet into Irene as well as the others like Zeref and Belserion. Now I know you are all probably wondering Azza only one chapter but you haven't uploaded in like two weeks what happened to four chapters a week or even two!
Ok I've been having issues with my health as well as the good old game of life and as I say like a broken record I'd rather not post absolute trash as a chapter and that's actually what the rough draft of this chapter was in my opinion absolute garbage so it was re written several times until I felt it was at a standard that I would accept seeing in the story.
In addition I also have to start reading the manga for Fairy Tail from the Avatar Arc onward again so that I don't start butchering things with characters who appear on the last stretch of the story, I'm not saying that the Avatar Arc is next it actually isn't the next Arc is another custom one which will be based around Natsu dealing with Dragon Cry no I didn't forget he came here for that trust me I remember.
And yes I'm using this chapter to drone on a lot so much so that this which I normally put before the chapter is at the end because I droned on up there too well sorry but it's just the one chapter so I'm cramming this stuff in now.
Anyway there is no Hiatus x Hiatus going on here I'm not dead the story is still active and always will be so don't smash my PM's asking where I am because YES PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY DOING THAT. Shout out to those people though it actually makes me feel a sense of accomplishment that you would freak out with me not uploading one week as if I was on the level of someone like Oda or Kishimoto it's a really nice feeling haha.
Ok my rambling is almost done just one final thing to that one person in my PM's who suggested I hand the story over to someone else since I clearly have no idea what I'm doing because I'm just tossing in the characters from other series because I've lost control of the story … did you not read the story in its entirety I mean the multiverse has been established since the moment the Gods were even introduced it was always in the plan!
The reason why I'm announcing this PM is because it seems some people simply don't want to accept the fact that in canon Fairy Tail the ending was absolute trash, flame me all you want it's an undeniable fact you can stamp your feet all you want Zeref, Achnologia, Irene, August, Lacarde, God Serena as well as a whole host of characters were absolutely shit on in that arc!
And please don't even get me started on the absolute atrocity that was E.N.D please he was removed for no justifiable reason!
So the next time anyone wants to say I have no vision please refer to the last arc of Fairy Tail in its entirety and tell me I have no vision at least the way I'm doing things will have Natsu give these enemies a real fight at the end!
Ok so that sort of became a rant but I feel it needed to be said, criticism is one thing but telling me to hand over the story due to a lack of vision is an absolute joke.
Anyway hope you all enjoyed the story and apologies for the rant and I'll see you in the next one!