Meeting the Fire Dragon King

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A young boy with brown hair was walking through the woods outside Magnolia. A open black waistcoat left his chest exposed and he wore a pair of open-toed sandals. A white scaly scarf was wrapped around his neck. He held a long wooden staff that was tightly gripped in his hands.

A deep scar was imprinted on the young boy's chest. This was the direct and unpleasant result of running into a tree branch two years earlier.

'I'm sensing a ancient presence nearby. But I don't know what it is.' The boy thought out loud. He headed to the source of the strange sensation.

Continuing to walk through the forest, a cave entrance was coming into view. Just as he got closer to the entrance, a large creature with red scales, a row of jagged and sharp teeth protruding from his mouth, two long wings on his back and a pair of horns exited the cave.

The creature then glanced down at the boy, a confused expression on it's face.

"Who are you?" The creature asked him. It's eyes narrowed at the boy in suspicion.

"M-My name's Tyson." The boy reluctantly answered.

"I am Igneel, the mighty Fire Dragon King." Igneel introduced himself to the boy.

"Now, tell me. What are you doing in these woods all by yourself." He demanded.

"I-I don't know where my family is." Tyson sadly admitted to Igneel.

"I see." Igneel processed what he was hearing. To Tyson's surprise, he laid down on his stomach.

"Climb on." The Fire Dragon King stated out loud in a strong tone. "We're taking shelter in my cave."

Tyson reluctantly crawled up Igneel's back and they stepped inside the cave.

"Well, how would you like to become my son?" Igneel offered to adopt the young boy.

"W-What?!" Tyson repeated in shock at the offer presented to him. "I just met you today and you're already offering for me to be your son?"

Later that evening...

Tyson and Igneel sat in front of a fire with their dinner roasting over it. The latter was still mulling over the offer he had received.

"So...have you decided to accept my offer?" Igneel asked the young boy.

"Yeah, I did." Tyson nodded with a smile on his face.

"Now, this would be a good time for you to begin learning Fire Dragon Slayer magic." Igneel told him.

"Fire Dragon Slayer magic?" Tyson asked. "What's that?"

"A type of lost magic where you use the power of a dragon." Igneel explained with more detail about the lost magic.

The young boy had sparkles form in his eyes when he heard this. The possibility of learning this magic was exciting.

"That's awesome!" Tyson happily exclaimed jumping around in joy.

Igneel smiled at his enthusiasm.

Most of the week was spent teaching Tyson about math, reading and also how to behave. Needless to say, that went rather well.

The whole time training took place, Tyson pushed himself to his absolute limit.

Igneel then said, **["Alright, why are you training so hard? You've pushed yourself to the breaking point. So?"]**

Tyson paused for a few moments before speaking, "I'm just taking my training seriously. Is that a problem."

Igneel replied, **["No. But don't let training take control of your life. Otherwise, you would lose the reason for becoming stronger in the first place."**

He looked up to Igneel. "I won't dad. You have my word."

After several moments of awkward silence, Igneel stated, **["Now, since your desire is to get stronger. I can increase the training you do. Eventually, if you prove yourself I'll transfer a portion of my soul into your body. This will give you access to Fire Dragon King Mode. In this mode, your strength will rival mine."**

Tyson's eyes widened, he never imagined that he would someday wield his adoptive father's power.

A determined expression then formed on his face. "I want to earn the right to possess your power."

Igneel smiled and then stated, **["To start, lift that boulder off the ground and walk 1,500 steps then return and if you fall in the beginning, you're going to start all over."]**

"Very well." Tyson stated calmly.

He approached the boulder, which was much bigger than he was and with serious effort, picked it up to begin his new training program.

'I'm going to be the most powerful wizard Earthland has ever seen. **Tyson thought.**

Sometime later...

**["Show me the results of your training!"]** Igneel roared out.

**"Fire Dragon Iron Fist!"** Tyson engulfed his fist in flames and punched the trunk of a massive tree.

**"Fire Dragon Claw!"** He ignited his feet with flames and leaped 25 feet into the air before coming down and smashing a leg into a boulder, exploding into dozens of small pebbles.

**"Fire Dragon Wing Attack!"** Tyson rushed forward and produced a huge stream of fire from each of his arms, destroying two additional boulders.

**"Fire Dragon Flame Elbow!"** He created an intense, burning flame from his elbow. Tyson struck a boulder, destroying yet another one.

Tyson then ran straight towards another boulder. **"Fire Dragon Sword Horn!"**

He engulfed his entire body in flames and propelled himself towards a boulder at high speed, hitting it with a powerful headbutt.

"With the flames on my right and left hand, I merge them and you get...**Fire Dragon Brilliant Flame!**"

Tyson throws a large fireball which was thrown in the direction of the forest leaving a 75 foot crater.

"**Fire Dragon Crushing Fang!**" He ignites one of his hands and swung it in a arc, cleaving a boulder into even halves.

"**Fire Dragon Grip Strike!**" Tyson rushed forward and grabbed the boulder. After giving the attacking arm support, he reduced the boulder to pieces.

"**Fire Dragon Roasting Bath!**" He engulfed his entire body in flames to heat up the surrounding area.

"Now time to move onto the Secret Arts."

"**Dragon Slayer Secret Art: Crimson Lotus: Fire Dragon Fist!"** Tyson's fists were ignited, hitting a wall of rock with continuous punches.

After the final punch, a 7 foot long tunnel was created by the flames.

"Last but not least. **Crimson Lotus: Exploding Flame Blade**!"

Tyson's hands spun his hands in a circular motion, generating long torrents of flames which tore an additional 7 feet into the wall, melting the rocks embedded around the tunnel.

He then dropped down to his knees, drained from everything he just used. He had become more powerful after Igneel increased his training last year.

Tyson then got back to his feet and walked over to Igneel.

He had gained a lot of muscle due to the increased training that he received. He was also 3 feet 10 inches tall, something remarkable for a six-year old.

Igneel also increased his education. He was a lot smarter than last year and found himself able to read chapter books. Don't ask him how Igneel obtained them as he had no idea. Not that it mattered, he actually enjoyed reading. Especially books about dragons.

The pair had become a lot closer. Tyson had a lot more respect for Igneel and listened to anything he said. Igneel was extremely grateful this was happening.

He also received lessons in etiquette from Igneel, so when he joined society, he would have an idea of how to interact with other people. As a result, he was both polite and patient.

Igneel was extremely proud of the man Tyson was becoming. Igneel observed that he would be a kind, caring and selfless man that any woman would love to have as their husband.

Igneel then sweat-dropped after realizing a flaw in his personality: he was dense when it came to matters about love.

He wasn't sure what it would take for Tyson to recognize girls, but at the moment he was six and got some slack, there was plenty of time for him not to be so dense.

Then there was the matter of transportation.

It was discovered that Tyson suffered from a severe case of motion sickness, or rather he did.

Igneel grinned to himself after recalling the method that was used to cure him. Over a two week period, Tyson was stuck on a boat that Igneel had borrowed.

Suffice to say, he no longer worried about motion sickness but Tyson wasn't too fond of being on any boat for long periods of time.

Tyson then approached Igneel and said, "How did I do dad?"

Igneel smiled and said, ["You have grown immeasurably since your training with me first began and what you did was very impressive for a child of your age. If I measured this using human measurements, you would definitely be between high A-Class and low S-Class. But you are only six, and still have time to continue growing. I estimate you'll be ready for Fire Dragon King Mode in two years time."]

Tyson was excited, Igneel told him stories about how powerful Fire Dragon King Mode was and in the next couple years he would be able to wield this power.

Igneel then said, "[It's time for us to go to bed, Tyson. Come on."]

Tyson nodded and father and son flew back towards the cave, then fell asleep as darkness covered the land.

Three hours later...

The sound of thunder caused Tyson to wake up as lightning crackled nearby.

He came up with a really stupid and dangerous idea.

'There are lots of lightning wizards, so I should learn to use my magic to redirect or divert it away from me and this thunderstorm is just the opportunity I need.' Tyson thought to himself.

He proceeded to sneak out of the cave and climbed to the top.

Tyson began drawing a shape into the ground right in front of him. This is a Dragon Glyph, a unique subset of Dragon Slayer magic with a few uses, like drawing lightning towards a certain spot.

Dragon Glyphs are very hard to pull off, due to them being so complicated that most wizards never bother to learn them, not even Dragon Slayers, who can read Dragon, but using Dragon Glyphs is very rare.

Tyson then turned towards the direction of the storm as several lightning bolts began to form.

His senses were shifted to the max and watched as the lightning bolt began to descend from the sky in slow motion, to Tyson at least.

He then proceeded to ignite his fist and waited for the lightning bolt to strike.

Time moved extremely slowly for Tyson as he observed the green lightning bolt come straight at him.

He then swung his right fist in front of him, moving the lightning bolt away from himself.

Tyson smirked, then grimaced as several bolts of electricity arched their way up his arm, showing that his lightning redirection wasn't perfect.

He then flashed a smirk again, this would be fun.

Several hours later...

Three lightning bolts came charging at Tyson once again and he sent them away, striking the ground about ten feet away from him, causing small fires.

He dropped to his knees, panting hard. He had been redirecting lightning nonstop for the last four hours and his magic reserves were now depleted.

Tyson then noticed the fires and started to take a deep breath, drawing the flames into his mouth.

But then, a large emerald green lightning bolt came flying down and was sucked into his mouth as well.

Tyson's eyes shot open as unbelievable pain arched throughout his body, it felt like every single nerve was on fire.

But underneath that pain, he felt something, something incredible, he felt the lightning bolt being converted into magical energy just like his fire was.

Tyson bent his knees and arms.

"ARRRRRRRRRRRRRAGGGGHHHHHHH!" He shouted as his entire body was engulfed in not only flames, but now emerald lightning as well.

Tyson had never felt as powerful as he did in that moment, he felt as if he consumed a raging tornado of fire and then dosed that in lightning.

He then looked at his fists, they were covered in his regular flames, but now they had emerald lightning arching off of them as well.

Tyson grinned, he couldn't have planned for this training session to be this awesome.

He then spotted another lightning bolt coming at him and came up with a idea.

Tyson opened his mouth and sucked the lightning inside, just as if it was fire and just like when he eats fire, he felt his magic grow as he ate the lightning.

He was overjoyed, he was now a Fire-Lightning Dragon Slayer, he was the most badass kid to have ever lived.

Tyson then heard chuckling coming from behind him and when he turned around to see the source, he saw his father standing fifty feet away from him.

He then said. "Oh. Hey dad. How are you?"

Igneel laughed and said, ["I am fine. I was having a nice dream and then heard some explosions coming from the top of the cave and once I saw you weren't by my side, I knew you had something to do with it. But imagine my surprise when I saw my son using fire to redirect lightning and then proceeded to eat some lightning before merging the two elements."]

Tyson looked down as the fire and lightning disappeared before he said, "Did I make you mad?"

Igneel replied, ["No. I'm just surprised. You've managed to do something no Dragon Slayer has achieved before. You managed to merge another element with your Fire Dragon Slayer Magic. I believe a visit to a old friend of mine is necessary."]

Tyson's head came back up and he said, "Who is it?"

["The Lightning Dragon King, Thundreas. He's a old friend of mine. He will be able to teach you Lightning Dragon Slayer Magic and while he does so, I will teach you another aspect of your Fire Dragon Slayer Magic."]

He was super excited now, not only was he going to learn a new aspect of Fire Dragon Slayer magic, he would also be taught how to use Lightning Dragon Slayer magic.

Tyson walked up to Igneel, hugging him and said, "THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!"

Igneel chuckled and then said, ["You're welcome. Now let's get to bed. You have a big day tomorrow."]

The two returned to the cave and soon both fell asleep.

The next day...

After Igneel and Tyson had woken up and eaten breakfast, they flew off towards another section of Fiore.

This part of Fiore was next to Waas Forest, it was a series of mountains and they went to a specific one that was very close to Mount Hakobe's location.

They landed at the base of the mountain and saw a deep dark cave.

From within the cave came a loud roar, accompanied by a voice saying, ["Whoever comes here, prepare for death."]

Igneel then shouted out in response, ["What if it happens to be a very old friend."]

Silence rained until several loud steps were heard and from the cave emerged a massive dragon.

This dragon looked very different from Igneel. Where Igneel was crimson red, this dragon had light yellow scales, his wings were light yellow as well, while this dragon was a lot thinner in terms of muscle mass compared to Igneel and he had four horns on the back of his head, not two and his eyes were light blue.

The dragon looked at Igneel with shock in his eyes and said, ["Igneel? Is that you old friend?"]

Igneel nodded in confirmation and this new dragon began to laugh and then embraced Igneel in a hug.

["Igneel! It has been far too many years since I last saw you! How have you been?"] The new dragon asked.

["I am well Thundreas. I have come here to ask you for some assistance."] Igneel said to Thundreas.

Thundreas then said, ["Anything you need, I shall help."]

Igneel nodded and then showed Thundreas Tyson before saying, ["This is my adopted son Tyson. He is learning Fire Dragon Slayer magic, but a recent development requires your attention."]

Thundreas cocked his head to the side and said, ["What could possibly happen that requires my help?"]

Igneel then said to Tyson, "[Show him what you did last night."]

Tyson nodded and then concentrated on the feeling of fire and lightning he felt last night and sure enough, after five seconds, his entire body burst into flames and then green lightning began to crackle all over his body as well.

Thundreas was in complete disbelief, never in all his years had he ever seen a perfect mixture of both Fire and Lightning Dragon Slayer magic.

He turned to Igneel and said, ["Tell me everything."]

Igneel then informed him about everything that happened last night, Tyson going up to practice lightning redirection, him eating fire and lightning by accident and then his new Fire Lightning Dragon Slayer Mode.

Thundreas was silent for a few minutes before he said, ["Igneel, I owe you more than I can ever possibly repay. I would be honored to teach your son Lightning Dragon Slayer magic."]

Igneel nodded to Thundreas and then said, ["Thank you old friend."]

Thundreas nodded back, then turned to Tyson and said, ["Well Tyson, are you ready to learn Lightning Dragon Slayer magic."]

Tyson nodded, "Absolutely."

Igneel and Thundreas chuckled, this was going to be fun.

Time skip...Two years later.

["Tyson, show us what you can do!"] Thundreas roared out.

Tyson nodded and then said, "Fire Dragon Iron Fist."

He charged towards the set up training grounds set of boulders and slammed his fist into the larger boulder, turning the entire thing into dust.

For the last two years, Igneel and Thundreas had trained Tyson to the utmost extreme, nearly tripling his already incredible magical powers to absolutely bestial in terms of raw unstoppable strength.

His Fire Dragon Slayer magic was now stronger than ever before, he was now about 35% of Igneel's maximum strength, for a 8 year old, that was unprecedented.

He went through the moves, Fire Dragon Iron Fist, Wing Attack, Sword Horn, Flame Elbow, Brilliant Flame, Crushing Fang, Grip Strike, Roasting Bath, Fire Dragon Claws and of course the Roar.

The Secret Arts were next, with Crimson Lotus: Fire Dragon Fist and Crimson Lotus: Exploding Flame Blade.

He was given some flames by Igneel to restore his power and then he began to show off his Lightning Dragon Slayer magic.

"Lightning Dragon Breakdown Fist!" Tyson generated and focused a extreme amount of lightning into one of his arms. His fist and forearm were completely covered, then he quickly moved forward, throwing his whole body into it to get the maximum amount of force behind the punch. A fist of lightning was then launched out, heading towards the boulder.

"Lightning Dragon Thunder Kick!" He exclaimed as his right leg was engulfed in green lightning. Tyson then leaped into the air and smashed his leg into another boulder, destroying it.

"Lightning Dragon Heavenly Blade!" Tyson generated lightning in the palm of his hands and created a large sword made from electricity. He then focused the lightning generated as it swirls around itself. As it swirls, it becomes longer and larger by the second, an indication of it's incredible size. Then after transforming the shape, Tyson creates a incredibly large blade of pure lightning. Tyson then charged forward with the oversized blade in his hands and swung the blade at the boulders with immense speed. This cleaved the boulders in half.

"Lightning Dragon Spark!" Tyson created a wave of electricity which was powerful enough to rip through the side of the training area.

"Lightning Dragon Warhammer!" He yelled out, clenching both fists together, gathering massive amounts of energy.

He then jumped into the air and came crashing down, smashing his fists into the side of the training area, causing a 50 foot section of the wall to become electrified and then explode.

Once the dust cleared, another crater was formed, this one being 80 feet wide and 32 feet deep.

"Lightning Dragon Thunder Fang!" Tyson yelled out as his left hand was engulfed by electricity and then he cut a boulder in two as he swiped his hand through it.

"Lightning Dragon Electric Dynamo!" He yelled out as he raised both hands to the sky, and then two green lightning bolts came and struck the palm of his hands. Then Tyson swiped his hands down in arcs, creating two green lightning arcs that carved deep trenches in the ground and then struck the side of the training area once again, causing craters from the impact.

"Lightning Dragon Thunder Dome!" Tyson exclaimed as his body sent out a pulse of electricity that took the shape of a dome made of lightning.

"Lightning Dragon Thunder Drive!" He yelled as lightning engulfed his body, enhancing his strength, endurance and speed while also boosting his Lightning Dragon Slayer magic.

Tyson dropped the Thunder Drive and Thunder Dome, then fell to his knees, panting heavily from using so much magic, but he still had several spells to go through.

Thundreas then gave him some lightning and said, ["Now Tyson, show me the Secret Arts."]

He nodded and then said, "Dragon Slayer Secret Art: Storming Heavens: Heavenly Electrocution Fist!"

Tyson generated a large amount of lightning from both hands. As he did this, he began to focus the lightning to surround both arms in dense layers of electricity. After charging all the lightning, he rushes forward at extreme speeds. Once he reached the boulder, he released a powerful barrage of lightning-enhanced punches towards the boulder. This left a crater 9 meters wide, but was 20 meters deep.

He then said, "Dragon Slayer Secret Art: Storming Heavens: Electromagnetic Destruction Cannon!"

Tyson generated a massive amount of lightning from his entire body. After generating the lightning, he focused the lightning in the palm of his hands, forming a rather chaotic looking sphere of electricity. After the sphere grew large enough, he threw the sphere at the boulder at high speed. It completely consumed everything before it reached the boulder which then exploded in a bright blast of static electricity. The electricity vaporized everything in the surrounding area, leaving nothing behind.

He dropped to his knees once again, those were some of the strongest spells he used and took a lot out of him, but he saw how much they had grown since he had started training.

Igneel then said, ["Now, show me the Crimson Fire Dragon moves that I taught you!"]

Tyson nodded and then focused on his internal flame, which began to change from it's usual orange, to that of crimson red, much like the color of Igneel's scales.

He then shouted out, "Crimson Fire Dragon Cataclysm Fist!"

Tyson's right fist was engulfed in crimson flames and then he charged for the side of the training arena.

Once he punched the side, it sent out a massive shock wave as over 40 feet of the wall was obliterated from the initial impact of the move.

Tyson then yelled out, "Crimson Fire Dragon Roar!"

A jet of crimson flames that was 6 meters wide came roaring forth from Tyson's mouth, carving a trench into the ground from the sheer heat of the move.

The roar went for about 100 meters and then finally died down.

Tyson then yelled out, "Crimson Fire Dragon Eternal Flame!"

He then threw out both of his arms with his hands open and from the palms of his hands came two streams of fire that struck the side of the training area.

Crimson Fire Dragon Eternal Flame is an interesting spell, it produces two unique streams of fire that cannot be put out unless the caster wishes them to be.

Tyson then yelled out, "Crimson Fire Dragon Hammer Strike!"

Crimson flames engulfed all of his arm and then he ran towards the wall again before he smashed it into the side of the arena, causing yet another crater to be formed.

He then exclaimed, "Crimson Fire Dragon Cannon Blaster!"

Tyson pulled back his left arm, where a magic circle appeared and then he threw the arm forward and from the magic circle emerged a large crimson dragon that roared as it flew into the opposing wall, blowing up a massive chunk of the arena.

He yelled, "Crimson Fire Dragon Inferno Overload!"

Tyson's entire body was engulfed in crimson flames for three seconds and then the flames exploded, scorching everything in the next 50 feet in every direction.

Tyson then shouted, "Crimson Fire Dragon Fire Drive!"

He once again became engulfed in crimson flames, but unlike Inferno Overload, these flames were not erratic, but were calm and collected.

Tyson once again yelled out, "Crimson Fire Dragon Meteor Impact!"

He then flew up into the air due to two streams of fire that were coming out of his feet.

Tyson's flames were then formed into a sphere around his entire body and then the sphere that was Tyson went hurtling into the ground, causing another massive crater to be formed in the abused arena.

He emerged from the crater and exclaimed, "Crimson Fire Dragon Magma Core Implosion!"

Tyson formed a crimson/orange ball of pure fire above his head that was easily over 7 meters tall and then he threw it forwards.

When it struck the ground, it caused a 70 foot wide, 150 foot deep crater to be formed and a incredible shock wave to be sent out.

Tyson then yelled out, "Crimson Fire Dragon Solar Blitz Assault!"

He crossed his arms in front of him in a "X" form and then they glowed crimson red before he threw them out in an arc away from his body and hundreds of small red balls of fire came flying out, striking the side of the arena, causing yet another impressive crater to be formed.

Tyson's knees were starting to buckle from underneath him, using over thirty spells in rapid succession was extremely draining, but he knew that he was almost done and this was all to better himself.

He then said, "Dragon Slayer Secret Art: Crimson Lotus: Volcanic Purgatory Blast!"

Tyson's right leg glowed crimson and then he smashed it into the ground, causing three lines of crimson energy to go out from him and travel towards a single target.

Once they reached it, the target exploded in a massive geyser of molten magma that lasted for about 15 seconds and then finally stopped.

Tyson smirked, that one had given him a lot of trouble in the past, but he finally mastered that extremely powerful move.

He then yelled, "Dragon Slayer Secret Art: Crimson Lotus: Apocalyptic Firestorm!"

Tyson growled as his entire body glowed crimson and then five magic circles appeared before him, then he roared out as the five circles spun around in front of him.

They then sent out a 5 meter stream of fire each and then the streams of fire combined to form a 25 meter wide stream of hellish flames that scorched the earth to dust if it was closer than 50 feet from the jet of flames.

When the river of flames struck the side of the training arena, it destroyed the side and anything near it for the next 300 meters where it finally died out.

Tyson was panting heavily now, that was his strongest move that wasn't in the Lightning Fire Dragon Slayer Mode and it showed from the sheer devastation that came from the move.

He was then given some lightning and fire from Igneel and Thundreas as Igneel then said, ["Show us the final move."]

Tyson nodded and then concetrated on both the Lightning and Fire that flowed within him and his body was engulfed in both crimson flames and emerald green lightning.

He opened his eyes and yelled out, "CRIMSON LIGHTNING FIRE DRAGON SLAYER MODE!"

Tyson then yelled out, "Crimson Lightning Fire Dragon Roar!"

A enormous 30 meter wide stream of crimson flames and emerald green lightning came out of Tyson and obliterated 350 meters worth of earth in scant seconds.

He then shouted, "Crimson Lightning Fire Dragon Iron Fist!"

Tyson's right fist was engulfed in both crimson flames and emerald green lightning before he smashed the super charged fist into the ground, causing yet another crater to be formed in the ground.

His next words were, "Crimson Lightning Fire Dragon Brilliant Flame!"

Tyson's left hand formed a massive ball of crimson flames, while his right hand formed an equally large ball of emerald green lightning and once he put them together, they caused an absolutely enormous explosion to rock what little remained of the training arena.

His left arm was engulfed in both crimson flames and emerald green lightning as he yelled out, "Crimson Lightning Fire Dragon Firing Hammer!"

Tyson smashed the devastating move downwards, creating a shock wave and a large explosion that tore through the barely remaining training arena.

He then knew that this was the final move so he poured everything into it, "DRAGON SLAYER SECRET ART: CRIMSON LOTUS: EXPLODING LIGHTNING BLADE!"

Tyson's left arm was engulfed in emerald green lightning and the right arm was engulfed in crimson flames, then he swung both arms around to create an enormous vortex of lightning and fire that tore through the entire training arena, destroying what little was left.

The shock wave from using this move was so great that even Igneel and Thundreas were moved a few steps backwards.

Once the attack was over and the place settled down, all that was left of the training arena was a large crater.

Tyson was on his hands and knees, panting heavily, that was his strongest move to date and it took all of his remaining magic to pull it off, but he had given it his all, so he was happy.

After a few minutes of regaining his energy, Tyson shook back up on shaky legs.

Igneel then came over and picked the tired nine year old up, then took him back to the cave.

While flying Tyson reflected on how much his life has changed these past two years.

He had grown 4 feet 5 inches in height, weighed 69 pounds, due to all the muscle he had obtained from the strength increasing drills.

His hair had also increased in length and was unkempt.

Tyson now had a six pack, extremely defined biceps and triceps, while also now having much broader shoulders than before.

He and Igneel had grown even closer these last two years, sometimes spending entire days just goofing off or spending time learning more about each other.

Tyson would spend hours at a time listening to Igneel's past adventures and he grew to love the fire dragon king all the more, while Igneel found the even more mature Tyson a wonderful son, but even if Tyson had continued to be dense, Igneel would have loved him all the same.

He and Thundreas had also formed a close bond, a brotherly type of bond, Thundreas being the older brother who loves to annoy the younger brother to the point of insanity. But the two of them would lay their lives down for each other in an instant if the situation called for it.

The three went into the cave and Tyson stiffly got off Igneel and walked over to the cooking cow.

After they had eaten Igneel then said, ["Tyson, these past two years you have grown stronger than I could have ever predicted for a child your age. Tomorrow, you and I shall return to our old cave and once there, we shall finalize your training. I shall teach you how to achieve the ultimate form of a Dragon Slayer: Dragon Force and once you have mastered that, I shall finally teach you Fire Dragon King Mode."]

His eyes widened, could he have finally fulfilled his dream of being able to freely use Fire Dragon King Mode? And he would also be learning how to use Dragon Force. He read the legends about what Dragon Slayers could do while in Dragon Force. This was almost too good to be true, but Tyson was aware that Igneel wouldn't joke about something like this, so it must be true.

Tyson nodded and said, "I'm more than ready."

Igneel looked him in the eye and said, ["I know you are. Once you have completed this final stage of your training, you shall be known as the Fire Dragon Prince, second only to me in control of all Fire Dragons."]

Tyson nodded and then felt his eyes become heavy as he let out a yawn and then began to fall asleep.

He crawled next to Igneel's face and was soon out cold.

Igneel chuckled a little and said, ["Sweet dreams, my son."]

Thundreas then said, ["That boy is one of a kind. I know he shall not only beat Acnologia, but Zeref as well and he shall bring in a new age for the dragons."]

Igneel nodded and said, ["I know too, but my worry is that after the war, will there be anything left of this sweet boy, or will he become a damaged, broken soul like so many before him."]

Thundreas then said, ["I have faith that he shall continue to be the wonderful little boy we have been training these last two years. I have hope. There is no way he won't find a wonderful mate for himself, one who will be his anchor to keep him sane and firmly in the light."]

Igneel then chuckled and replied with, ["I guess you are right my old friend. It is ironic, a hundred years ago I was the one giving you hope in your darkest hour and now here you are helping calm my worries."]

Thundreas smiled and said, ["What are friends for?"]

Thundreas then settled down and soon drifted off to sleep and Igneel followed suit.

His final thoughts before he fell asleep were, ["What did I do to get blessed with such a great son and a wonderful friend? I am just glad that I did it. I don't think I could have stayed sane without the two of them by my side."]

The next morning, after the three had eaten breakfast, they said their goodbyes and then the Fire Dragon King and his son flew back to their old home, but not before Thundreas gave Tyson a gift.

It was a massive two foot long, 10 inch thick book that had a massive golden dragon on the front.

["This is a book that was written by a Dragon Scribe, a person who dedicates their entire life to the study and understanding of everything that relates to us Dragons. I was given this book a few years ago by the last of the Dragon Scribes. They all died out due to numerous raiders and bandits attacking their monasteries to steal their artifacts. I pass this book onto you, for I know you will keep it safe. For, within the pages of this book is the complete history of the dragons and everything you could possibly ever want to know about Dragons and Dragon Slayers. Keep it safe."] Thundreas said as he handed the book to Tyson.

Tyson was in marvel of the priceless artifact that was now in his hands and he said, "I'll make sure it's safe."

["I know you shall. Now, hold still. I am going to teach you how to place the book in a pocket dimension for safe keeping."] Thundreas said as he raised his middle and index claw to Tyson's head.

The magic Thundreas was teaching Tyson was a simple spell that only required a mental capacity, not a physical one like Dragon Slayer magic.

After a few seconds of glowing, the claws moved back and Tyson had the information on how to place the book in it's separate dimension.

The book glowed red and then disappeared into it's pocket dimension.

Tyson then gave Thundreas a hug and then Igneel and Tyson flew off back to their original home.

They reached their old home after about 6 hours of flying and once they got there, the first thing they did was get the place looking good once again.

Then they got lunch and soon began to train.

Little did Tyson know, these next two years would be the hardest years of training he had ever experienced.

Time skip...Two Years...

["Alright Tyson, show me the results of the last five years of training!"] Igneel roared out.

Tyson nodded and then showed off all of his spells, each one now being well over 25 times stronger than what they were before they began the new training.

Tyson himself was now ten years old and he changed somewhat since he was eight.

He now stood 4 feet 10 inches and now weighed 85 pounds.

His brown hair was now able to touch his shoulders if it ever went down, but it perpetually stood up in thick spikes.

Tyson now had an eight pack and his muscles were now even more defined, he looked like a mini body builder and had a body most men would kill for.

He still had his torn tan shorts on.

Tyson and Igneel had spent the last two years increasing his magic container even more so he could use all of his spells one right after the other and still be able to stand and move.

It was bitter work, but the results were worth it, he now had magic levels that would make him the fifth Wizard Saint and he was only ten! He has many more years to grow and become even stronger.

Tyson had just finished up with all his spells when he activated one of his two new forms.

Dragon Force.

He was engulfed in a massive amount of golden flames and then he shouted out, "DRAGON FORCE!"

Tyson then showed off his newest Secret Art.

He shouted out, "Hidden Fire Form: Crimson Lotus: Phoenix Blade!"

Tyson rocketed off towards a nearby peak and smashed right through it, causing the entire peak to shatter in a massive explosion.

He grinned, Phoenix Blade was by far one of his favorite moves, even though he was only able to access it in Dragon Force, meaning he wasn't able to use it whenever he wanted to, as it could kill a person.

Tyson then went back to Igneel who said, ["You have done well, my son. You have mastered Dragon Force and can access it whenever you want to. Now all that remains is for you to show me if you mastered Fire Dragon King Mode."]

He nodded and then the golden flames disappeared from his body.

Tyson then closed his eyes and began to focus on his inner flame as he began to feed it more and more energy.

The area around him began to heat up quickly until after about thirty seconds, Tyson's body was consumed in a massive amount of golden fire that caused the surrounding 100 feet to burst into flames.

On Tyson's right arm is a tattoo. It is a dragon shape, with four wings, two on either side of the body and another two below them. The dragon tattoo is known as the Fire Dragon King tattoo and can only be given to someone by Igneel, making that person a recipient of a lot of Igneel's power.

The tattoo is currently glowing bright red, showing that Tyson is presently in Fire Dragon King Mode.

Usually, Igneel's power would be used to power this mode, but Tyson wants to earn that much power, so he is using his own magic to power this mode, and eventually, this mode will be as powerful as it would be if Igneel was the one powering it.

Tyson then opened his eyes and showed that they had changed, they were now slitted and draconic in apperance, as now his sclera were yellow and his pupils black, making his eyes look almost exactly like Igneel's.

Tyson then shouted out in a loud voice that was much deeper, more animalistic, as if spoken by a dragon, "FIRE DRAGON KING MODE!"

He then yelled out, "FIRE DRAGON KING ROAR!"

Tyson reared his head back, took a deep breath and then threw his head forwards unleashing a 50 meter wide golden fire breath attack that instantly vaporized a nearby stream due to the insane heat being produced.

The attack continued for about half a mile and carved a 20 foot deep trench where the breath attack had gone.

Tyson then ignited his fist with the golden flames and charged up the power to his fist for about 15 seconds, then shouted out, "FIRE DRAGON KING DEMOLITON FIST!"

He punched the ground underneath him, causing the hill he was standing on to explode in a shower of dirt and rocks.

Once the dust cleared, the 100 foot tall hill Tyson was standing on was now a 45 foot deep crater.

He smiled, he finally mastered Fire Dragon King Demolition Fist, his second most powerful attack, aside from Fire Dragon King Roar of course.

Tyson then closed his eyes and after five seconds his Fire Dragon King tattoo stopped glowing and then the golden flames receded, leaving a slightly panting Tyson, Fire Dragon King Mode was his most powerful form and so it drained his magic extremely quickly.

He turned to Igneel, who had a massive smile on his face and then Igneel said, ["Tyson, five years ago you asked me to increase your training and I did. You have grown stronger than I could have ever imagined in such a short time. You now have power equal to 52% of my own and at the age of ten? That is nothing short of astonishing. You have grown up into a fine young man, I have no doubt that you will continue to grow up into an amazing man and I know your dream of becoming the world's strongest mage is going to be a reality, for I know your drive. When life knocks you down, you get right back up, all the stronger. They can break your body, but your spirit is all, but unbreakable and that is your greatest strength. I know you will go on to do amazing things. You are the son of Igneel after all."]

Tyson smiled at his father and said, "I couldn't have done it without your help, dad."

Igneel smiled down to his son and then said, ["Come, it is getting late, it's time for supper and then sleep."]

Tyson nodded, then climbed onto his dad and they flew back to their cave.

Once there, Igneel then went and got supper.

After they had eaten, the two settled in for sleep, but Igneel couldn't sleep.

["It's time. I will have to leave Tyson, as will all the other Dragons, they too will have to enter their apprentices bodies to prevent them from turning into dragons. My son, I never wanted to leave you, but this is for the best. We cannot allow them to turn into monsters like Acnologia did all those years ago."] Igneel thought.

The mighty crimson red Fire Dragon King then turned and looked down at his son's sleeping form and couldn't help but smile at him.

["This boy has gone through things that no child should have to and now he is going to lose his remaining family once again. I am so sorry Tyson. I would stop this if I could, but I can't. I can only hope that you will one day forgive this old lizard for his mistake. Goodbye, my son."] Igneel thought as his form began to glow and then he broke apart into red particles and then entered Tyson's soul, where he began to create antibodies to keep him from turning into a dragon.

Tyson slept through all of this, unaware he was alone for the second time in his life.

Time skip...

He eventually woke up and discovered Igneel was no longer in the cave with him.

'Did he go out to hunt.' Tyson thought.

However, after a four hour wait, Igneel did not come back and he began to worry.

"Something must have gone wrong. I'm going to look for him." Tyson thought concerned.

He emerged from the cave and called out, "IGNEEL! WHERE DID YOU GO!"

Tyson sniffed the air, but there was no recent scent of Igneel from earlier than the night before.

He then ran through the forest, shouting Igneel's name, trying to find his father.

However, after a eight hour search, Tyson came back to the cave dejected.

He sat down and pressed his legs against his chest, then wrapped his arms around his legs and began to cry.

Tyson was tired, hungry, scared, lonely and angry.

He then saw a glint of metal in the back of the cave.

'What is that?' Tyson thought.

Feeling curiosity, he walked to the back of the cave and once there, he found a large red and orange chest which had a lock on the front with the Fire Dragon King's symbol on it.

Tyson pressed his thumb up against the seal and then the seal opened up as did the chest, allowing him to see what was inside the chest.

There was an entire outfit worth of clothing, some boots and finally, there was a envelope on top.

Tyson took hold of the envelope and opened it, beginning to read the letter inside.

{"Dear Tyson,

If you are reading this letter, then I have left you.

I never wanted to do this, but I have no choice in the matter, I have to do this.

I know you must be feeling hurt, betrayed, lonely, even angry, but please allow me to explain myself, if you listen to this old lizard's words.

I am not with you, but I have never left you."}

Tyson stared at the letter confused, if Igneel didn't leave, where exactly was he? Tyson began reading once again.

{"You see, I have never left you because I am within you. More specifically, I am within your soul.

What I am doing here is of extreme importance. I am creating anti-bodies to prevent you from transforming into a dragon.

Yes, such a thing is possible. How do I know this you may ask? I have seen it happen.

During the Great Dragon Civil War, there were a number of Dragon Slayers in the conflict. The most ruthless of them all was Acnologia, he personally slew dozens of dragons and due to his massive usage of Dragon Slayer magic, he eventually became a dragon himself. He then stole the souls of many dragons, myself included. This lowered our powers many times, making it nigh impossible to stop Acnologia. Acnologia then took the title of Dragon King and that is a title he has earned, due to his immense strength, only I could possibly stand up to him, but as I am right now, I would most certainly die.

I know you Tyson and as your father, I order you to stay away from Acnologia. He is a lot stronger than you are currently, but I know that one day you shall be able to fight and slay him, but as of right now, you are not yet ready to face him.

I think that it is high time that you go rejoin society, you have spent far too long trapped in my dingy cave.

Meet new people, make friends, fall in love, make mistakes, have insane adventures, but most importantly, live like a DRAGON.

Show the world that special spark that I saw in your eyes all those years ago, show them who Tyson Dragneel, Son of Igneel, Prince of all Fire Dragons, can really do.

And one day, we shall meet and be a family again, but until then, LIVE.

Before I leave, I want you to know two things:

One: I love you more than anything else.

Two: There is nothing that you could ever do that would make me stop loving you.

Until we meet again, my son.

Your father

Igneel."}

Tyson reread the letter a few more times before he then fell to his knees with tears freely flowing down his face.

"Dad." He croaked out.

He then recalled what his father had said and then stood back up.

Tyson then reared his head back and yelled out, "IGNEEL AND I ARE GOING TO REUNITE SOMEDAY AND WHEN WE DO I'LL SHOW HIM JUST HOW POWERFUL I'VE BECOME! MARK MY WORDS!"

He then went back to the chest and put the clothes on, then went to the lake to see what he looks like.

Tyson now had on a black T-shirt with a red dragon's head on the chest, while a large black full body cloak with a red dragon on the back is also worn. He now has a pair of dark blue pants on that go all the way to his ankles and he is also wearing a brown belt which has a silver belt buckle on it with a dragon symbol etched into it. He now has black combat boots that have seven silver metal straps on them, he also has a pair of black finger-less combat gloves that had a blue flame symbol on the top of the glove and finally, he has a white scaly scarf that is wrapped around his neck.

Tyson saw his reflection and said, "Wow, I really look good."

He then lifted his head, feeling something ominous in the wind.

'What is this troubling sensation?' Tyson thought.

He headed towards the sea to figure out the source, unaware that he would find the most important person in his life.

Standing on the cliff was a young boy with green hair. He turned and locked eyes with Tyson.

"What's your name?" The young boy questioned.

"I'm Tyson Dragneel. And you are." Tyson asked back.

"Mizu Hydroplex. My title is the Water Dragon Slayer." Mizu informed him before facing the sea once again.

"What's up?" Tyson questioned.

"I'm feeling something ominous in the air as well. I'd said we find out what." He declared.

Elsewhere...

In a dark, depressing dungeon, there sat a little girl.

She was a petite girl, with scrawny limbs, but that was probably due to her being kept as a slave.

She was the same height as Tyson, but had very little muscle mass on her body.

Her most prominent feature was her shoulder length scarlet red hair that would have been breathtaking if not for the dirt in it.

She had a faded blue work outfit on that had a few tears in it due to all the wear and tear that was placed upon it.

Her name is Erza Scarlet, a child from Rosemary Village, a place that has been burned to the ground due to Zeref cultists raiding it and kidnapping all the children to be used as slave labor.

The year is X777, the day is July 7th and Erza and some of the other captives are thinking about starting a revolt to try and escape this hell-hole.

Erza is about to go to sleep when she felt something, something at the edge of her consciousness, telling her to hold off starting the revolt for a few more days and then help will arrive.

She doesn't know why, but she trusts this feeling and decides to wait a few more days for this help to arrive.

She then starts to fall asleep, but before she does, she whispers, "Please, whoever you are, please, help us escape. Please."

Erza then falls asleep, but she feels an emotion she has not felt since she arrived at the Tower of Heaven, she feels hope.

With Tyson...

Tyson was currently at his makeshift camp when he hears a soft whisper in his head saying, "Please, whoever you are, please, help us escape. Please."

"Who's voice is this?" He questioned out loud.

"I have no idea who this is, but I'm going to protect you. No matter the cost." Tyson said to himself.

He then sucked the campfire into his mouth and ran towards the sea, not caring if he has to run all through the night, all that matters is finding the source of the whispers.

Neither Tyson or Erza had any idea, but their long fated meeting would soon occur and the Dragon would meet his Knight. Anyone who dares to hurt the Knight will have to deal with a angry Dragon.

Those Zeref cultists have no idea who they're messing with.