245AND I AM BACK! Enjoy this new chapter cuz I decided to make this extra special for you guys. And for those asking why the dragon slayer's were surprised, you have to understand that they didn't know that the dragon's were inside them beforehand and thus hearing him saying a dragon's name is in all honesty a shock. Anyways, please enjoy.
Naruto cleared his throat, "Let me be frank, I honestly did not think this would be in here." he said.
"Yeah, you still got to answer that question dad." his daughter said.
"All in due time." Naruto responded.
Chapter 8 The Chat between the Sky and the Apocalypse
Naruto just continued to stare at the Sky Dragon Queen, Grandeeney. He had not seen the giant fluff of cloud for close to 500 years along with Igneel and the other dragons that had taken a dragon slayer. The last image he had of her was his claw as it ripped her magic, more specifically her soul, right out of her body just like he did to the other dragons. Like he did to his father. He murdered his family, and the sickening truth was that part of him enjoyed it as he continued to rip into them. Now as he stands in front of one of the dragons he was closest to; he doesn't know where to begin.
"At least he knows when he has messed up." Natsu said to his version of Wendy.
"And he's honest about it too." she responded to the pink haired flame spouter.
As if reading his mind, Grandeeney just smiled kindly towards him. "Now Naruto, please don't tell me you still blame yourself for what happened to me and the other dragons? You really should stop trying to carry the weight of the war, and the world itself on your shoulders. It's not healthy for you. Plus It just makes you seem like a stereotypical emo as you well put it." she remarked as if she was scolding a child.
"I am not a emo." Naruto growled at the book.
"Oh trust me, you were a brooder dad." RDK Wendy said giggling.
"Don't even think about starting that or I'll put you through a training regime so terrifying that it makes what you went through with me in Makai look like a Summer Camp child." the dragon king said.
Naruto just grew a very sour look from what he was called.
"I told you to never call me an emo! The word is taboo for me to ever be called or become that! I have seen enough of that shit in my lifetime from people around me, and I refuse to become like that Uchiha or Zeref for that matter!" Naruto growled out.
Grandeeney just narrowed her eyes in annoyance.
"And I thought I told you to never to swear, curse, or use profanities in my presence! I specifically remember Anna, Irene, and myself drilling into your head that you must show proper manners and etiquette's to your elders."
Naruto just smirked evilly "Oh, so you are old now? Then does that mean I can call you granny now?"
"I'm surprised you're still alive after calling her that." Zeref said.
SMASH
"Shut up Black Wizard, your commentary is unwanted." Naruto said smashing Zeref's head into the ground using a fist of blue energy.
"Can you stop that?" Zeref demanded.
"I told you, for each twitch you made I'd hit you, so shut up." Naruto said before glancing at the man, "Or do you want a repeat of my arrival?" he demanded and got no response from his enemy.
Grandeeney eyes widened before narrowing in rage, "I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU THAT YOU NEVER MENTION A WOMAN'S AGE. THAT IS A SENSITIVE TOPIC THAT MUST NEVER BE DISCUSSED!" she roared at him.
Naruto just looked amused, "But I never brought it up, you're the one that did. I was merely confirming it." Naruto remarked calmly.
Grandeeney growled again before calming down and sighing, "You haven't changed a bit you know? You the same disrespectful little brother that I remember watching over."
"I'm surprised she's even calling him that let alone talking to him." Ultear said calmly.
"I guess some friendships are unbreakable that way." Jellal said smiling at the sight his mind conjured up for him, the lovely red locks of her hair flowing in the wind.
"You better not be thinking about it pretty boy." Naruto growled causing the blue haired man to shiver.
"Huh, what are you talking bout tou-chan?" the Dragon Kings daughter asked.
"You'll understand when your older." her huffed out.
Naruto just smirked, "And you're the same uptight big sister that never seem to learn that proper respect and etiquette's were not something I just handed out to anyone, regardless of who they were."
The two just stared at one another before finally letting out a laugh together. It had been a very long since the two shared a good laugh with one another. It was something that they both missed. After laughing for a good while, the two managed to calm down to a hold a reasonable conversation.
"So I see my theory was correct. You and the other dragons did hide yourselves within your dragonslayers." Naruto finally said.
"Hold on, your theory?" Mavis asked.
"Of course. I devised that a dragon could house themselves inside of a compatible body to recover from a set amount of injuries, but it would take years to recover and unfortunately a human doesn't have that long a life so if the human died, then so too did the dragon that was residing inside the human. It was a very dangerous theory and it could have killed any number of them if they did it without proper planning." Naruto explained.
"But, the only body that is really compatible with a dragons would be..." Mavis said before her eyes widened in surprise.
"Yes, the dragonslayers." Naruto nodded his head.
Grandeeney nodded.
"Yes, it was the only to save ourselves after what happened, and it was also the only way to stop our dragonslayers from becoming like you. At least that's what we hoped." she explained.
Naruto nodded. "I agree and understand why you did it, but it still doesn't excuse how reckless it was! You all knew that my research on that secret art was still in the experimental stage. It was literally based on theories, and calculations! There was no practicality to it at all. We don't know what repercussions could come from this. For all we know, the minute you come out you may not be able to return and you will pass on into the afterlife! HOW CAN THE FIVE OF YOU DO SOMETHING SO STUPID LIKE THAT! ANSWER ME, NEE-SAN!"
"So touching, to think you could care about something other than yourself." Gajeel chuckled.
"I would be careful about how you word your sentences boy, because such words could get you killed." Naruto growled at him.
"Sorry, it's just, you know your you and so I thought-"Shut up." Naruto commanded angrily.
"Yes sir." Gajeel said silently.
Grandeeney looked sadly at her surrogate little brother. She understood why he was angry, but there was no other option to save their dragonslayers. Even if it meant that leaving their bodies would mean their death, but it would be worth the risk as long as they protected their 'children'. "Naruto your anger is justified, but you and I both know that the risk to learn dragonslayer magic was too high for the children. Something we did not learn until much later. We could not let those children suffer like you and Irene did. We swore we would do whatever it took to protect our children, regardless of risk we had to take. If you have a problem with it, well tough shit, its done and over with, so there's nothing you can be done about it."
Naruto just growls before sighing and pinching his nose in frustration. "...*SIGH*... Seriously, how is it that I was able to corrupt dragons to become so stubborn that they would throw away their lives to easily?" he asked himself.
"That is a good question." Natsu said to himself.
"Believe me, I think I asked myself that at least a thousand times." Naruto said before chuckling, "I guess it's just the way the cookie crumbles."
"Ain't that the truth." Laxus said in thought.
Grandeeney just smiled in response, "You inspired us Naruto. You showed us the true potential that lies dormant with humanity. You are the champion of our races. The first human to rise to become something even we could never a manage. We simply wanted to follow your example."
"It's not like I gave a very good example after I became a dragon."
"We all make mistakes, Naruto. What matters is that we learn from that mistake. And the fact that you are training Wendy now, proves you have learned from your mistakes and our beginning to move forward with your life again, Naruto. You are beginning to live again."
Naruto just rose an eyebrow at that remark, "I don't think we can really call it living. Especially with how screwed up my biology is. After everything I have eaten and absorbed, I don't think I will be dying for a VERY long time, if ever. But regardless, I will not let that stop me. I have to make amends for the sins I have committed against the word. Especially against the dragons, Wendy, and the others."
"Are you still trying, Naruto-san?" Erza asked him. However, Naruto didn't say anything and only took a deep shuddering breath and calmed his emotions before they could show themselves to these people.
"I don't think Tou-san is going to answer you Erza. I guess it's still a sensitive subject for him." the daughter of the apocalypse said silently.
Grandeeney just bent head and nuzzled it against Naruto, who didn't resist and let the giant pillow have her moment while scratching the back of her giant ear, "I'm glad to have you back to how you used to be, Naruto."
Naruto shook his head. "I haven't gone back nor have I stayed still. I just began walking forward again." Grandeeney retracted her head to look at Naruto.
"Naruto, now that you know that I am here and where the other dragons are, do you plan to tell Wendy and the other dragonslayers?"
Naruto just looked at her questionably, "You make it sound like you don't want Wendy to find out."
"Honestly, I don't think she and the other dragonslayers are ready to know. There is still time for them to grow, and mature. Maybe then they will be ready."
"Ok, what's that supposed to mean?" Ultear asked.
"I think he's talking about how the dragon's are sealed into their slayers." Meredy said.
"Maybe, but it's just so confusing." Ultear sighed out.
Naruto just frown. "I am sorry, but you and the other dragons are very mistaken."
Grandeeney just looked at him for answers.
"If you have been with them this entire time, then you know about everything they have gone through. Wendy has gone through a very long journey to get where she is now. I believe she is ready to learn the truth. She is ready for the responsibility."
Grandeeney just continued to look at the blonde dragon king, "What about the others?"
"Natsu and Gajeel MAYBE ready, but I REFUSE to give that same courtesy to those two bastards. They don't deserve to call themselves dragonslayers!" the blonde growled out.
"Ok, that hurts." Sting said clutching his chest.
"If you think about it, we were rather arrogant about being a dragon slayer when we were younger." Rogue said.
"Yeah, but to think he would be so blunt about it." Sting said.
"He simply speaks his mind, kinda like a certain fire user." Rogue said.
"That is true." Sting conceded.
"And what's that supposed to mean?" Natsu asked.
'You know exactly what it means charcoal brains." Gray commented.
"Naruto isn't that a little harsh?" Grandeeney asked.
Naruto growled even more. "No it is NOT! Those two from Sabertooth flaunt around that their dragonslayers like it's some toy to make children jealous. Not to mention they brag that they killed their dragons! THEY FEEL PROUD THAT THEY KILLED THE VERY DRAGONS THAT RAISED THEM AND TREATED THEM LIKE THEIR OWN FLESH AND BLOODS. I AM ASHAMED TO EVEN BE CATEGORIZED IN THE SAME GROUP AS THEM! THEY ARE NOT DRAGONSLAYERS! THEY ARE A DISGRACES TO EVERYTHING THAT MAKES SOMEONE A DRAGONSLAYER IN THE FIRST PLACE!"
"I know you do not approve with how Sting and Rogue ended up, but there was nothing you could do for them, Naruto. Weisslogia and Skiadrum thought if they made their dragonslayers believe they killed them, then they would be mentally prepared to kill the real thing."
"Well they were VERY mistaken! Those two have become arrogant assholes that enjoy picking on the weak and to spit on people's beliefs about companionship. Yet those two walk around with exceed! They are the definition of hypocritical assholes, Grandeeney. Hell those idiots think they can kill me! Seriously, what in the bloody hell is wrong with those two?!"
"In our defense, this was when we were very overconfident and stupid." Sting commented.
"And slightly biased as well." Rogue admitted.
"True, but the both of you have grown for the better, I'm sure that in time you can match him." Lector said happily.
"Yeah, I think so too." Frosch agreed. Then again he always did.
"Heh, good luck." RDK Wendy said in humor.
Grandeeney sighed, knowing that Naruto had a very good reason for being upset. The last time dragonslayers became arrogant like Sting and Rogue, they joined the opposing side of the war, and slaughtered several dragons and dragonslayers. Many of those killed being young hatchlings. Naruto did not take to this kindly. Not even close. In fact when Naruto found them, he mercilessly slaughtered every last one of the traitors along with the enemy dragons. By the end of it, the entire area they found Naruto in was a sea of blood. No one could believe the brutality of Naruto's actions.
It got worse when Naruto took the severed heads of the traitors and put them on spikes and warn the remaining dragonslayers that if they even think about betraying the dragons again, he would do far more terrible things to them than what he did to the ones before. Now to hear two of the kids he helped look after becoming like the traitors he killed was a major blow to him. It felt like they were spitting on everything Naruto sacrificed for them.
"Ok, even that makes me want to crawl into a hole and die." Natsu said shivering.
"Not gonna lie, it does paint a very simple picture." Rogue gulped in fear.
"Yeah, stay true to your words or die." Sting said shivering in terror.
"Hmph, no the lesson is simple. Get over yourselves or I will make you." Naruto said.
"That still doesn't make me feel any better." Sting said.
"Naruto I know you are enraged. You have every right to be, but you can do nothing to change how they were raised in this time period. All you can do is hopefully set on the right path like you're doing with Wendy."
Naruto growled again, but stopped before reluctantly nodding.
"Fine, but I am SO breaking them to the ground if Natsu, Gajeel, Laxus, or Wendy don't do it first."
"Speaking of Wendy, there is something you need to know about the power you gave her when she was still little."
Naruto frowned at this.
"What happened?"
"Naruto, when you gave her that power there were some unforeseen consequences. The power of Kurama's chakra that you gave her completely destroyed the dragon seed in her body. It then merged with her dragonslayer magic and became something else. Now this part of her power gives her access to her dragon form without having to go through the process of dragonfication. She is now in a sense just like you and Irene. A fourth generation dragonslayer."
"No way, that shouldn't be possible." Erza said.
"He did say it was this Kurama's chakra. Maybe it somehow overrode the magical energy and forced the dragon seed to bloom and then disperse through her body." Levy said in thought.
"Knowing this, it might be true. However, that may only be half of it." Mavis said humming to herself.
Naruto eyes widen at this. "WHAT?!"
"I know. I was just as shocked as you. Of course she won't have access to it right away. She still needs to learn about dragon force and Elemental Avatar Mode (Sky Dragon Queen Mode). However, she is now potentially the most powerful dragonslayer of her generation. That is if Igneel's boy doesn't fall to his own demons (Naruto nods at this). However there are still consequences with this."
"So he knew of my secret before anyone else did." Natsu whispered to himself.
"Of course I did, who do you think gave Zeref the knowledge on how to control life and death. It surely wasn't his own thoughts." Naruto told him telepathically.
"Yeah, but shouldn't the others know this?" he responded.
"No, because if they did, then it would mean trouble for all of you." Naruto said.
Naruto looks at her. "What consequences?"
"Naruto that power you gave to her is very vile and malevolent. It feeds on her negative emotions making itself stronger. And now it has merged with her draconian side, making it even more dangerous. You know better than anyone how difficult a slayer's draconian side can be to control. However, this will be even worse for Wendy. If she loses control to her draconian side, she could go into her full dragon form and she'll go on a rampage similar to how Jinchuuriki did in your world and how some of the dragonslayers did 400 years ago."
Naruto looked down. This was very good and very bad. The plus side is that Wendy will be much stronger than ever before and may be able to do what she intended to do in the first place. Become the strongest dragonslayer she can possibly be. However, like Grandeeney said, she could go on a rampage and hurt those around her without even intending it. It would be deja vu all over again for him. He sighs before looking at Grandeeney.
"Grandeeney. I understand your worry. Trust me I do. But you know I gave her that power so that she would be protected. I gave her that power, because I believe she can handle it and protect those around her. You say she'll lose control, but I know Wendy will be able to master her power. If she does lose control, I have contingencies to stop her from going on a rampage. And if it proves to be too much, I will personally move in and stop her."
"Ouch, really tou-chan?" she asked.
'Of course. If the power had overcome your will, I would have had no choice but to either calm you down by brute force and putting you in submission, or if things chose a path for the worse, I would have had no choice but to end your life, and that is not something I can try to bring myself to do seeing as you are my last connection with your mother, and it would break me to do so." Naruto told her honestly, not one word had been a lie.
Grandeeney looks at him before just sighing and then smiles at Naruto, "Alright Naruto, I will trust you to have this under control."
Naruto nodded in gratitude, "Tell me is there anyway to help you?" Grandeeney shook her head.
"None that I know of. Unless you found a way to complete your research?"
"I went back to the drawing board and I may have found a solution, but I am not using any of you five as lab rats so it can wait."
Grandeeney nodded, "Now about my location, tell Wendy-" she was about to continue, but Naruto held his hand up.
"Relax. I promise I won't tell her now. But make no mistake after July 7th I will the dragonslayers everything. And nothing you say will stop me. They deserve to the truth Grandeeney."
"So you planned on revealing this to us even before everything happened?" Natsu asked.
"Of course, I aim to make sure I keep my word as best I can, and only when I swear the oath do I keep my words absolute." Naruto responded.
"...*SIGH*... Very Naruto. It's not like I can stop. You have my blessings."
Naruto nodded.
"Thank you."
"Now I believe it's time for you to go."
Naruto soon began to fade from the mindscape
"I'll see you soon Naruto. Good luck with Wendy. She can be a handful."
"That is true, little girls are so hormonal and emotional." Evergreen said in embarrassment.
"Yeah, it's like we're an open book to everyone." Mira said in agreement.
"I know, and don't get me started on puberty." Erza sighed out.
"Oh joy, and soon you'll tell me that PMS'ing is just a phase." RDK wendy said huffing.
Naruto chuckled as he faded away. Grandeeney frowns before turning to the other side of the mindscape to see a dark puddle beginning to bubble out before something rose and took a female shape.
"Why did you not reveal yourself?"
"My time to show myself has not yet arrived. But soon Wendy will gained access to THAT power. So I will make my presence known to her soon. Wendy will lose control. It's inevitable."
"Maybe, but she will master her power. Even if you try to take her over, her father will stop you."
The voice of the bloop just chuckled evilly.
"We shall see." the voice said before it disappeared back into the pool.
Grandeeney just sighed before looking up in the mindscape.
"Please be safe, Wendy. Don't fall into the darkness"
When Naruto regains his bearings, he sees he's back at the campsite. He looks over to see Wendy is fast asleep without care in the world. Naruto just sighs before looking up into the night sky.
"What the fuck have I gotten myself into?"
"And that is the uestion of the century." Erza said.
"Not bad, I think that was a rather entertaining talk." Zeref said.
BANG
his head met the floor once more, "You just glutton for punishment don't you Black Wizard? Man, that makes it four times I've had tohit you in one chapter alone." Naruto said to himself.
"That's because you're a dick." Zeref responded.
"And I told you, for every twitch you make, I'll punish you. DO you call me a liar?" Naruto asked.
"No, but do you have to hit me every single time I say something?" Zeref demanded.
"No, but it is fun." Naruto said.
"C-Can we just get to the next chapter please." the normal wendy asked.
"Oh yeah, so who wants to read next?" Naruto asked curiously.
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