Solid Script Equestria
Chapter 34: Side Chapter 3: Dragon Slayer Magic
Previous Chapter Next ChapterI sighed to myself as I slowly woke from my peaceful slumber, but only because a certain someone was poking me in the face. With a mental groan I slowly opened my eye and saw Yoru with a smile on her face poking my cheek, babbling in her own language for me to wake up.
“Hold on a minute honey, mommy will be up in a bit.” I muttered tiredly as my youngest remained on my chest. After a minute or so, she began poking me again, causing me to glare playfully at her and smile, before twisting us around so she was held onto my right side while I tickled her tummy, earning a joyful squeal and giggles. I laughed along with her before stretching again and getting out of bed.
“Alright Yoru, stay there. Mommy needs to get dressed.” I told my youngest, who just smiled and watched as I went through my closet and drawers for my clothes. It was Laki Olietta’s outfit after the seven year time skip. A simple dark blue strapless dress that reached just above my knees with lighter blue squares adorning the bottom. I also had a pair of light grey knee socks and my red shoes. Finally, I had a red mantle held closed with a gold ring over my shoulders that hid my collarbones and below.
A little more revealing then what I was used to, but when I have a baby that needs feeding as often as my hybrid does, I need fast ‘access’. Once I was changed, I grabbed my girl, who squealed in excitement and we made out of my room and into the guild proper.
I glanced down the guild and already saw several members in the guildhall, either looking at the request board, eating some breakfast, or just hanging out with one another. It had only been a couple days since Trixie, Dawn and I had returned to the guild from Kairi’s world, and besides setting up the Figure 17 android things curtsy of Melissa and using my magic to create a tunnel to the Tree of Harmony from the bottom of the guild while everyone was asleep, nothing has happen.
I smiled to myself as I made my way to my office. No matter how many times I see it, a strong sense of pride and fulfillment fills me whenever I see the guild members acting like family to one another. I am beginning to understand why Makarov was feeling when he was the third/sixth master of his guild.
Just as long as no one starts calling me granny, I’ll be fine.
Once I made it to my office, I mentally sighed as I saw the pile of paperwork ahead of me. I knew this would take a while, so I decided to get this over with while I have the chance. Last thing I need is to be caught off guard and overflowing with paperwork.
I started going through the pile, splitting myself into only Ali and Xan, the latter is playing with my daughter while the former begins going through the paperwork.
Time passed as we did our own thing, when Ali saw a small photo on the wall, one taken a couple days ago of all the dragons coming together for a group photo.
‘Weird, I remember Spike saying he wanted to meet up with the other dragons for something. I wonder what it was about?’
Spike POV
“Emerald Dragon Wing Slash!”
With a quick burst of speed, I flew straight past the trees in front of me, and after a second they fell as my emerald hard wings had sliced through them like warm butter. I grinned as they fell to the ground, before taking a breather and walking over to my friends.
“Wow Spike, that was awesome!” Amber cheered. I just chuckled and took a swig of my water as she cheered.
“Agreed. That was pretty cool Spike.” Fizzle added, patting me on the back.
“Eh, it was nothing special. Just a little magic practice.” I waved it off, before my attention was grabbed my Laruma.
“Speaking of, why did you call us here Spike?” She questioned, the other three nodding with her. I just sighed and took a seat on a nearby stump and motioned for the others to take a seat.
“Alright, I called you four here so we can practice and maybe find out what type of Dragon Slayer Magic you guys use.” That got their attention instantly.
“What do you mean? Didn’t you get your magic from Lex like everyone else?” Reni questioned with a head tilt.
“No, I didn’t. Slayer magic is one of the only forms of magic Lex cannot just give info and then the person just learns it. You can only learn Slayer magic through either a Lacrima, eating the flesh or blood of the entity in question, allowing yourself to become a vessel for the demon, god, dragon, spirit etcetera or, what she did for me, learning the basics of Fiore Magic and figuring it our from there.” I explained before sighing.
“Quite bluntly I got lucky when I unlocked my magic. I had already been exposed to a surplus amount of Fiore magic and Ethernano from helping Lex create the training hall, which caused my growth spurt, so I just needed to unlock it. I always carried around gems for a quick snack even before the guild was being constructed, so I got lucky enough to find the ones that corresponded with my magic.”
The others were paying complete attention, Reni even taking out a notepad and recording everything I said, causing me to sweat drop a bit. I took a breath as I continued to explain.
“Now, I have no doubts Lex will try and train you guys so you can unlock your own Dragon Slayer Magic, but I think it would be better for me to do that so she can spend as much time with her kids as possible.”
“Wait, you’re going to be teaching us Dragon Slayer Magic?” Amber said in excitement, a large smile on her face. I made a ’sorta’ gesture with my hand.
“Kinda. I am just going to be training you four on some of the exercises and meditation techniques I went through during the starting weeks of the guild. Aside from the that and the occasional sparring, unlocking your magic will be almost completely up to you.” I said, putting a slight damper on her mood.
“But, how would we even know how to start when it comes to unlocking our magic? I mean, you just said you got lucky you were carrying around some emeralds to munch on.” Laruma pointed out.
“Well, it’s not concrete, but I have a small theory about us as Dragon Slayers, in particular our elements.” I said, earning their attention again. “Again, its not definitive since I am just going off of myself right now, but I believe the colours of our flames may hint at our elemental alignment.”
“Really?” The four said at once.
“Yeah, I mean, I’ve breathed emerald flames since as long as I could remember, and my element is Emerald so, maybe. But again, it could just be a coincidence since I am the only Dragon Slayer in the guild right now.”
“Well, its better than nothing.” Reni muttered to herself before putting her notepad down and taking a breath. Pointing her head upwards, she let loose a small blaze of golden fire from her mouth, honestly her flames make the royal guards armor look like crap compared to how gold her flames are.
“Alright. So my flames are bright gold or yellow. That could at least narrow it down somewhat.” Reni muttered to herself again, recording the flames colour in her notepad before looking to the others. Fizzle and Amber just shrug to one another and get ready, while Laruma just scoffs but follows their example.
The trio released their own fire breaths, each one being a different colour.
Fizzle’s fire was a dark red and orange like stereotypical fire, but I couldn’t help but feel like it was hotter than regular fire like from Spark or even Lex when they were using their Fire Magic.
Amber’s fire was smaller, but it was a bright white with flecks of yellow and blue here and there, but it was mostly white. Not sure why, but I felt my spines stand on end when she released her fire breath.
Laruma’s flames were odd. Her fire breath came out as a cyclone as opposed to the rest of ours being simple bursts of flame. It was a dark, almost stormy grey that seemed more at home in the middle of a storm cloud as opposed to coming out of a dragons mouth.
Once they were done, Reni nodded to me as she recorded everything and I motioned for them to get close. For the next three hours I went over some of the exercises I went through the handle my magic, as I find my Dragon Slayer magic all but requires a strong physique to work properly since most of it is physical based. We had all made our way to the training hall for this, so the others can use the weights and other items for strength training.
One by one the four of them cycled out between meditating to increase the amount of ethernano they have, to strength training, to sparing with me. The last one was Laruma’s idea, and I know she is now regretting it as I didn’t go easy on them and nearly knocked them all out during their turns.
“Laruma...you suck.” Amber managed to mutter, an ice pack held against her cheek to stop it from swelling from one of my attacks.
“Hey don’t blame me! Spike is the one going all out!” She replied, growling to herself as she lifted a barbell again.
“Correction, I am just not holding back. I mean, if I went all out I would be doing what my magic is called.” I responded, taking a sip of some water from the fountain. The others nodded while Laruma grumbled to herself. I turned to Reni, who was calmly meditating and it seemed to be working well for her, if the slight gold glow was any indication.
‘Reni and Amber seemed to be having the most success with mediation, while Laruma is very good at combat. Fizzle is middle-of-the-road so he should be fine.’ I think to myself, stretching my arms and wings.
“Alright, we have been at it for a couple hours now, I think you guys are good to go and do your own things for the rest of today.” I called out, the four dragons sighing to themselves as they all picked themselves up.
“Well, I’m going to the archives to do some more research. I’ll see you guys tomorrow!” Reni called out, using the teleporter back to the guild.
“Amber and I are going for a flight. Later losers.” Laruma called out before taking to the air. Amber just stood there awkwardly for a second before shrugging to us and joining her friend.
“What about you Fizzle? Got any plans?” I questioned the pale pink dragon.
“Not really, just planning on hanging out for a bit, maybe head back to the guild for a bite to eat.” He responded, scratching at his spines.
“Same, wanna see what the Fairy Heirs are up to?” I questioned, earning a nod and a grin from my friend.
Amber POV
Laru and I were flying above the forest, steadily making our way away from the town and towards some of the more open and wild areas nearby. I am still a little sore from my ‘match’ against Spike, but its not like I can blame him since the four of us, as dragons, are weak to his magic. Which I thought was odd since dragon scales are naturally magic resistant.
I kept my thoughts to myself though as Laru and I were flying through the air, but I noticed my friend was going a little higher than normal. I looked above her and saw that she was heading to an area of the sky with some strong thermal winds, and remember how she loved to just relax in the wind.
What was odd to me was how relaxed she was in the air and especially when its windy or raining. I even saw her staying in the air, in one spot, when a tornado was literally ten feet away. Yet she didn’t seem to notice. She just kept flying with a relaxed smile on her face.
I chose to ignore her for now and made my way around the area, before spotting something that made me smile. A small cluster of wild thunder clouds. With a smirk, I flew over to them and just hovered in the air, the sparks of lightning flashing around me actually relaxing me.
I always loved the sensation of lightning traveling along my spines and between my claws. I also loved the feeling of fire surrounding me like a blanket. It’s why I lived so close to a fire geyser field back in the Dragon Lands.
‘Hmm, fire and lightning. Could they have something to do with my magic?’ I think to myself, hovering between the clouds and just letting myself relax. After a second, I flew over to one of the clouds and laid down on it, looking up at the sky and to Laru who was flying around above me. Slowly, my eyes began to feel heavy, and I let myself rest for a bit, the comfy thundercloud acting like a fluffy hammock.
Even with my eyes closed, I could feel the surges of electricity around me, the energy bouncing between the molecules energizing my body and causing my spines to stand on end. I smiled as I felt another bolt heading near me and....
....why am I not getting hurt?
Opening my eyes, I looked next to me as saw a bolt of electricity traveling along my arm and between my claws, but it doesn’t hurt, like at all. I tilted my head and raised myself up before looking around at the storm that had congregated around me. With a furrowed brow, I flew into the storm clouds where I saw some lightning flashing around. I glanced around, watching all the bolts of electricity dancing through the clouds, before I sighed and found a lower cloud.
Sitting down, I crossed my legs and began to go through the meditation steps Spike taught me earlier, actively focusing not just on the magic in the air, but also the feeling of the lightning around me.
I am not sure how long I was sitting there, meditating as the storm around me grew more restless, but after a while, my eyes snapped open on their own as a bolt headed straight for me. I sat firm though, and once the bolt hit my highest spike...I blinked as the electricity suddenly traveled down my head and to my mouth, almost like it was rain.
My eyes widened as I was actually tasting lightning, and it was delicious. Without really registering it, I began to inhale and my mind was shocked as the lightning bolts within the clouds were being sucked into my mouth. I could feel energized and that my magic was beginning to grow.
‘Lightning...no, its something else...’ I think to myself.
I looked down as a stray bolt flew down towards a large tree, causing it to burst into flames. After a second, I flew down, watching the flaming tree as an odd thought entered my head. Deciding to just roll with it, I took a breath out and began to inhale again, and my eyes widened as the fire began to enter my mouth as well. It tasted different than the lightning, almost like mild peppers while the the lightning was actually a little like a mix between limes, strawberry and pure caffeine. It was as I was inhaling the fire that my mind finally made the connection between the two elements.
Lightning and fire weren’t solids, liquids or gases, they were made of plasma...my element....my element is Plasma!
With a grin, I finished inhaling all the lightning and fire around and flew to the ground before spotting a perfect target, a large boulder. With a small thought, I focused my magic into my right claw which suddenly burst into misty white plasma. I grinned. I ignored everything around me as I took a breath and focused my magic, the feeling traveling all around my body before focusing on my mouth as a spell matrix appeared before me.
“Plasma Dragon Roar!”
My mind did flips in awe as the bolt of pure super-heated plasma left the spell and utterly destroyed the boulder until there was nothing left but tiny pebbles. As well as incinerate a couple trees behind it. I then nearly face planted as I felt my magic drain for the first time. Luckily I caught myself, but I could immediately sense a 3% decrease in my magic pool. Not a lot, but from what I have seen with my guild mates tossing spells around like nothing, I know that wasn’t the best.
I grinned again, before a small giggle managed to leave my throat, which only grew louder and louder as the storm above me circled and rain fell onto me. I allowed myself to fall onto my back, looking to the raining clouds with a smile.
“Amber, the Plasma Dragon Slayer. I like the sound of that. I wonder if I can drink the plasma from blood?”
As I was talking to myself, I nearly missed the sight of the clouds beginning to circle and rise into the sky. I looked up with confusion as the clouds, rain and lightning continued to circle like a cyclone, before I remembered I didn’t come out here alone.
“Laru?”
Laruma POV
A few minutes earlier
I allowed myself to release a sigh of relaxation as I flew through the dark clouds, the ice cold rain that pelted my scales relaxing me further as I flew around.
I never really figured out why I like being in the middle of storms, being so close to lightning bolts and pelted with freezing winds, I just do. It soothed me, the sounds of thunders rumbling, the feeling of static electricity between my scales.
I admit I was a little frustrated before and may have underestimated Spike a little when I asked him to not hold back. I mean, his magic is called DRAGON SLAYER for Celestia’s sake. Not the smartest thing I have done. When I heard from some of the weather ponies in town about a large storm heading towards town, I knew this was my chance to finally relax in the sky.
I actually smiled as I flew around the area, the storm clouds being easily cleaved through as I flew through them. I smirked as I found a perfect storm cloud, isolated in the middle of the large storm around us. I knew the ponies would do all they could to disperse the storm once it got close to town, so I had to make the best of this while I can.
I laid down on the singular cloud and let my eyes roam around the storm, watching the flashing of lightning and swirls of wind and rain surround me. I sighed to myself with a smile as I let myself relax in the storm, the sounds becoming perfect white noise that I need to fall asleep to.
I am not sure how long I was laying there, letting the storm grow and rage around me, before I sensed...something.
I am not sure what is was, but I could feel more energized sitting here, which was definitely odd. I know I felt more relaxed in storms, but this was clearly different. Confused, I looked around and saw nothing but the storm, yet I could feel that something....something was different.
I thought for a while, before thinking about what had been different about me recently. My addition to the members of Fairy Tail, clearly, was at the forefront, and right behind that was practicing my magic....
Magic....am I sensing the magic in the storm?
Maybe...it definitely feels similar to Rainbow Dash and her Storm magic, but more natural. I looked around again, watching as the storm raged on around me, before sighing and taking flight again. I decided to head above the clouds, to get some sun and see if I can figure out what is going on.
Once I breached the final cloud layer, I had to readjust myself as some really strong winds hit me, and that’s when I felt it. Or rather, tasted it.
My eyes shot open as I felt the wind going into my mouth, and once it hit my tongue it was almost like I was eating one of those weird candy strips that melt in your mouth. Normally I don’t like those because it is too sweet, but this had a distinctly different flavour, almost like rubies. I blinked a couple times as the wind kept going down my throat, before I finally closed my mouth, a small burp escaping me as I just hovered there.
‘Did...did I just EAT wind?’
I blinked a couple times, unconsciously lowering myself into the clouds, before snapping out of it as I was neck deep in the clouds.
‘Ok...ok so I ate wind. Is that my element? Or, is it something more than just wind? I seriously doubt I am a Sky Dragon Slayer, I like fighting too much to play a support roll.’ I thought to myself. I adjust myself so I am laying back in the cloud like it was water. I just laid there, being kept afloat by the masses of water vapours, before something popped into my head.
‘I ate wind, but I know it isn’t my sole element. Maybe my element just has wind as an aspect of it?’
I placed a claw on my chin in thought, before I let myself sink deeper into the cloud. I felt like the answer was all around me, but I just couldn’t think of what it could be.
As I was thinking, I was about to sigh, but when I inhaled, my eyes shot open as I tasted the fluffy dark cloud going down my throat like the wind. I closed my mouth shut as I tasted the ozone and fluffy texture of the clouds. After a second, I relaxed and bit into the cloud in front of me, it almost tasted like one of those fluffy angel cakes Pinkie Pie made.
‘Ok, I can also eat clouds...clouds and wind...anything else?’ I thought to myself as I kept lowering myself until I felt the rain beginning to hit me as I fell through the clouds completely. Looking around, I shivered as a bolt of lightning went by, before something popped into my head.
‘Damnit, this will either work perfectly or make me sick.’ I thought to myself before flying into the storm, making sure I was surrounded on all sides, including below and above me.
After a second, I focused my magic like I had been trying to while on the ground, but now I could feel it working way better. I could see a small aura of magic surrounding me before I exhaled.
‘Here goes.’
With a moments hesitation, I begin to suck in, the rain, clouds and even wind itself flowing around then into my mouth. I mentally cheered, as the storm around me twisted to my desires, more and more of it flowing down my gullet and I could feel my magic reaching new heights the like of which I was honestly thinking I would never reach.
I am not sure how long I was gorging myself on the storm, but eventually I could feel it dying out and I chomped down on the last of it. I looked around, seeing I was surrounded by clear skies again, a large smile on my face. I looked to the ground, and saw Amber looking to me with wide eyes and I noticed a decimated boulder and trees near her. I flew down, kicking up dirt as I landed.
“L-Laruma?”
With a smirk, I turned away from her and towards a bunch of dead trees nearby, torn out from the storm. With a deep breath, my cheeks bulged and a grey spell matrix appeared before me.
“Storm Dragon Roar!”
The black and grey storm cyclone of wind, clouds and rain water burst out from my mouth, kicking up and even uprooting several of the trees I was aiming at. I smirked to myself as the spell ended and I saw the trench my attack caused, before turning to my friend, who was looking at me with a dropped jaw.
“So, I guess I am the Storm Dragon Slayer.” I said with a grin, one Amber managed to return after a second before nodding her head to the destroyed boulder.
“And I’m the Plasma Dragon Slayer.” She responded, to which my smirk grew and we shared a fist bump.
‘Dragon’s beware, the Slayers are here.’
Reni POV
“Hey Reni, can you pass me up those encyclopedias please?” I looked up from my book to Raine who was stocking the shelves here in the library/archives.
“Sure thing.” I said, bookmarking where I am in my book and grabbing a couple of the books from the ground before flying up to the D-Dog. She nodded in thanks as she put the books away.
“Thanks. I have been meaning to put these away after the girls lessons.” She said, putting the large dictionary into its spot before I had her the next one. “You know you should really come by for one of their lessons some time. You’re pretty smart and I know Mei likes you and the other dragons.”
“U-um, I’m still not a hundred percent comfortable around kids.” I responded nervously.
“Yeah, I overheard how as a dragon you were less than well received by the kids back in your old village.” Raine said, glancing at me over her shoulder. “But you have to remember, we’re family here in Fairy Tail. You don’t need to be so nervous. Hell, you get along great with Dawn.”
“That’s only because he is so quiet. And working one-on-one with a colt is different than working with Lex’s daughters.” I explained. I know she would never hurt me, but I worry about what Lex might do if I end up hurting the ‘Fairy Heirs’ as I have heard some of the members call them.
“Eh, I won’t push. It was just a suggestion.” The canine said as I handed her the second to last book. I took a glance at the last one in my claws, and saw it said it was an element encyclopedia.
‘Hmm, maybe this can help me.’ I thought to myself as I flew down to the table I was at and opened up. The first page immediately tipped me off as this was a book on the scientific elements like copper and lithium. With a shrug of my shoulders, I decided to keep reading. Who knows, maybe my element is something super common like Carbon.
I just kept reading for a few minutes, the info in this book proving really interesting to me. Not sure why, but I always liked science, rather than magic. Ironic since I am a training as a mage now, but whatever.
Glancing around the book, I was especially interested in the page that was talking about metals, more accurately which metals are impure and have traces of one another, like how bronze is just copper and tin together. Not sure why, but I found the metal compositions to be really interesting.
I didn’t look up from my book as I felt around the table for the small gems I brought to snack on. Feeling around while reading about how common certain metals were here in Equestria compared to the Badlands and the Dragon Lands, I didn’t really pay attention as I brought up a round gem to munch on.
‘Wow, whatever this is is great! I wonder, what gem is it?’ I thought to myself, enjoying the metallic yet sweet taste in my mouth.
“Uh, Reni?” I glanced up to Raine as she looked to me weirdly. I titled my head and finished my food.
“What’s up?” I questioned, tossing the rest of my small snack in my mouth.
“Uh...you do know you’re eating a Bit right?”
I stopped chewing in an instant, looking over the table slowly, seeing a couple of Bits I brought with me earlier for food. I stayed silent for a minute, slowly chewing the golden coin in my mouth before I finally swallowed again.
“Umm....that is new.” I muttered, looking over the Bits before me. The silence in the archives seemed to stretch on as Raine looked at me and I looked at the table. Not sure how long we were just staying there, before the canine shook her head and placed a paw on her chin.
“Okay? You ate a bit. A piece of gold. Could you munch on other forms of metal?” She questioned. I just shrugged. “Well, good thing I’m here then!” She said with a grin before casting a spell. “Solid Script Iron.”
A head sized chunk of iron that spelled out the word appeared on the table before me. I rose a brow at her, but Raine just crossed her arms with a grin, motioning to the metal word. With some reluctance, I grabbed the slightly heavy word and brought it to my mouth. My teeth easily cleaved through it, but I immediately spit it out after it hit my tongue.
“Ewww! That’s disgusting!” I shouted, making sure I got all the iron out of my mouth, while Raine just looked interested.
“Uh, ok. So you can’t eat iron. Maybe just gold then?” Raine said, sweeping up the chunks of iron off the floor. “I mean, Lex said there was an Iron Dragon Slayer back in Fiore. Maybe you eat gold?”
“Yeah, maybe.” I muttered, swishing the taste of iron out of my mouth with some water.
“Hmmm, oh! Hold on a sec.” Raine said, placing the broom away before going over to a nearby shelf and climbing near the top. I rose a brow as she looked through the books before cheering to herself and she seemed to find the one she was looking for before jumping down. “Earth Land Dragons and Dragon Slayer’s Archived Encyclopedia!” She announced, all but slamming the relatively large book on the table.
“Wait, we have an encyclopedia about Dragon Slayers?”
“I know right? Lex and I are pretty much the only ones who know about this since I help her with stacking and organizing the books on my off time when I’m not on a mission.” She said, opening the book before flipping through a couple chapters. “Lex said this is a book she made with her Archive magic not long after the guild opened incase we get any other Dragon Slayers aside from Spike, so it’s always going to be updated as we get new Dragon Slayers. There are even ones on Demon and God Slayers around here too. I can’t believe we forgot about it. Ah, here we are.”
I looked at the page she was pointing at, which showed a large metallic grey dragon with long black markings on the side of his eyes. I was interested as this dragon looked very large and therefore, rather old. I glanced at the page beside him and tilted my head.
“‘Metalicana, the Iron Dragon’?” I muttered, reading through the info. After a quick read, I flipped the page and saw a savage looking human with long spiky black hair and multiple piercings on his face. “‘Gajeel Redfox, the Iron Dragon Slayer.’ Huh, so that’s what he looks like.”
Reading through, the book had info on not just Gajeel and his personality, but how he uses his magic to make his limbs and body into weapons. The images provided really helped, and I couldn’t suppress a shiver at the image of his Iron Dragon Sword. Gajeel’s expression didn’t help.
“Hey, can you do that?” I glanced at Raine who was reading along over my shoulder. “I mean, you eat gold just like how this guy eats iron, so can you form your arms into golden weapons?”
That got me to pause. Can I do that? Can I turn my arm into a club or a sword? Placing the book down, I glanced around at the empty room and figured, why not? With a shrug to Raine, I grabbed a couple Bits and tossed them into my mouth, munching happily at the taste.
“Wow, if you have a serious appetite after this you’ll literally be eating you’re money away.” Raine joked. I just rolled my eyes at the canines joke before finishing up my snack and sitting on the ground, attempting to meditate. Amber and I were the best at this according to Spike, and it showed as I could already feel my magic, it was stronger than before, and I opened my eyes before looking to my right arm.
With furrowed brows, I began to focus my magic onto my arm, a tingling feeling climbing up to my elbow as I felt the spell slowly coming together. With a wave of my hand, I felt solid metal cover my arm and over my claws before it straightened up. With a small grin, the light around my arm died down to show a large, curved blade of gold starting from just past my elbow and going well past my claw tips.
“Whoa! What is that; the Gold Dragon Saber or something?!” Raine said, looking over my appendage with awe.
“Hmm, I like the sounds of that.” I muttered, twisting my arm around to get a good look at my new weapon. With a small laugh I gently swung my arm around, when I noticed Raine holding the slab of Iron she made a while ago. With a nod, I realized her idea and prepped myself. A small toss and a swing later, the word was slashed in half and falling on either sides of me.
I’ll admit, I may have squealed like a school filly, but I couldn’t help it! I had my magic! I unlocked my magic!
I am the Gold Dragon Slayer!
Fizzle POV
“So, wanna stop by SugarCube Corner? I’m in the mood for one of Pinkie’s emerald and sapphire cupcakes.” Spike said. The two of us were just walking down the street, not really a location in mind.
“Hmm, maybe.” I replied dismissively, a little bored. After going through that training this morning, my mind kept going over what my magic could be. Let me tell you it is not fun since it could be anything. Even Spike’s theory about the colour didn’t help much. I can already think of five different ‘elements’ that could correspond with dark red. Hope it isn’t blood.
Spike just shrugged and we continued on, walking down the main road. I noticed a bunch of the townsponies smiling and waving to us, as well as a couple stands that were selling Fairy Tail merch. I wonder when they got Lex’s permission to do that. And considering all the colts and fillies around it, I think business is really good.
I just kept my mind wandering, hands behind my head, as the two of us just walked around. I noticed lately that Spike had been very different than when I first met him during the Dragon Migration all those months ago. He was way more mature, even if he was still the same squirt as before, just a hell of a lot stronger.
The bruise on my back was a good indication of how strong.
As we were wandering about, my mind on what the others are doing, Spike and I noticed our guild master walking down the road, a small form in hand. A quick glance around showed her kids weren’t with her.
“Heh, looks like Lex finally took a job.” Spike stated.
“That’s interesting, she hasn’t taken any jobs for a while now.” I added, the two of us subconsciously beginning to follow the human.
“Must be a simple and short one.” Spike said.
“Are you two going to keep whispering behind my back all day?” The two of us jumped as Lex turned to us with a raised brow, her mismatched eyes gleaming with amusement. “Oh! Spike and Fizzle, this is actually perfect. You two can help me with this job.”
Spike and I rose a brow but shrugged and walked up, Lex showing off the job flyer for us. It was actually from the Spa Twins here in town. They were asking for assistance in renovating and constructing a new wing of their spa to specialize on other creatures besides ponies. That was new. I had noticed when I was flying around that the twins have been buying some supplies, but I thought they were just doing some repairs.
“Huh, why didn’t anyone else take this one?” I questioned, the three of us heading out again.
“Well it just came in half and hour ago, and its in town, so I figured I could take it. Emerald is going over basic science application with the girls and its Sonbāsuta’s turn to take care of Yoru.” Lex explained, stretching her arms out.
“Ah, that explains it. But why did you say you could use our help?” Spike questioned.
“Well I am going to be try to do a lot of this without my magic if I can. I mean, yeah I could probably get it done in like, ten minutes with my magic, but that’s not fun, so I could use the extra muscle.” Lex explained, smirking as we neared the spa. “Funny, considering I was actually pretty lazy back on earth. Eh, I guess that’s what being both a guild master and a mother can do to a girl.”
“Hey, at least you don’t need to actively work off any baby weight. I hear it is hell for some mammals to do that.” I joked, earning a laugh from the human.
The three of us arrived and walked into the spa, ignoring the closed sign on the door. I could hear muffled hooofsteps approaching before one of the twins, Aloe walked in from the back with a small notepad in her hand.
“Terribly sorry darlings, we are currently closed for reno-” she finally looked up from her notepad and jumped as she saw who it was. “Oh! Apologies dears, I didn’t realize we would be getting wizards here so quickly.” The earth pony apologized.
“No prob Aloe. So, what do you need help with first?” Lex questioned, a grin on her face as Spike and I followed her lead. We followed her into the back, a bit behind the tubs, and noticed a doorway that I know wasn’t there the last time I visited. Though that was a great visit, and I know Amber and Laruma liked it just as much as I did.
Walking through, we were greeted by a new room, about as large as the main room, but it was rather....bland. The walls were unpainted, the area for the tubs was empty and the roof wasn’t even attached!
“Huh, this might take a bit.” Lex muttered, as we looked around and saw Hard Hat, Bulk Biceps and Lotus all near the back with a large blueprint in hand. The trio barely noticed us as we walked in, looking over the prints, but I saw that Lotus and Hard Hat were scratching their hats at something. We managed to hear the end as we walked up.
“....and do you have any idea how dangerous it is to get lava for a bath Bulk?” Lotus questioned the giant pegasus.
“YEAH, but I think it would be great for the dragons that come to visit!” The stallion defended loudly.
“Wait, what’s this about lava?” Lex questioned as we walked up. Lotus looked to us for half a second before turning to her employee.
“Bulk here is saying we should use the tubs here as a lava pool for dragons to relax in since hot water only does so much for them.” the earth pony mare explained, to which I nodded as Lex looked to me and Spike.
“It’s true, our scales catch more dirt than you would think, so back in the Dragon Lands we use Lava pools to melt and incinerate the grime off of us. Hot water can only do so much since our scales are naturally heat resistant.” I explained.
“Hmm, I can see your points.” Lex muttered before looking at the plans and beginning to pace. She had been doing that a lot lately, mostly when Yoru was restless and needed a nap.
I glanced to the others, who left our master to her own devices for now as Spike and Lotus went through what colours to paint the place while Hard Hat, Bulk and Aloe began going through what else to build in here.
Ten minutes later though...
“Eureka!” All of us jumped as Lex suddenly shouted that.
“Eh? What’s up Lex?” Spike questioned, two colour strips in claw.
“I figured out how to make you’re guys lava tubs!” She announced, surprising the twins and Hard Hat. Bulk just grinned.
“Really? How are you going to manage that dear?” Lotus questioned. In response, Lex summoned a Light Pen and began writing an enchantment around the tub.
“First, I am going to put a couple protection seals around the tub so no lava can go flying and hurt any non-dragons or burn anything.” She said, slowly going around the tub. Hard Hat was watching in interest while Lotus gave Bulk a small list and a bag of bits for paint. He was out the door a second later. Spike, the twins and I began to bring in items like message beds, brush’s and a few other things while Hard Hat went back to finishing the roof. We all continued on like that for about half an hour before Lex clapped her hands with a grin.
“Alright, step one and two, make a tub and write enchantments, down. Now for step three.” She said, earning our attentions as she waved her hands before her.
“Terrain Effect Magic, Hot Lava Zone!”
That caught our attention, I have never heard of this magic before. All of us watched, then had to catch ourselves as the ground began to shake, before the ground beneath the tub split open and our jaws dropped as red hot, broiling lava spewed from the tiny crevice.
The ponies all jumped back and were about to panic as the lava was swishing around, before the molten rock hit an invisible wall, sliding down back into the pit. We all blinked as the streams of lava slowed down before finally stopping as it reached near the top. I noticed a couple cracks in the wall where the lava flowed back down into the earth beneath to stop it from overflowing.
With a grin, Lex turned to us with a V-sign, earning a calm applause from the ponies while Spike and I rolled our eyes at our masters showing off her obscure magic. I wonder though, what other ‘terrains’ could she make?
With that, we spent the next hour or two helping out with painting, finishing construction, and bringing in the last of the needed items like towels, ointments and a few other items.
“Alright, that should be the last of it.” Hard Hat said, wiping down his head as we put in the last nail.
“Sweet, that wasn’t so hard.” Spike said, screwing in the last lightbulb.
“Well I told you guys this was a simple request. Honestly I could have done this in like ten minutes if I wanted.” Lex said, double checking her enchantment around the lava tubs.
“Yeah but where’s the fun in that?” I questioned with a grin, flying out of the back room. I caught the others attention in that I changed into a pair of fireproof swim trunks.
“Uh, Fiz? Why are you wearing those?” Spike questioned.
“Isn’t it obvious?” I retorted with a smirk, before flying over them. “Cannonball!” with a splash, I mentally sighed in relaxation as I felt the hot lava all around me. I smiled as I allowed myself to stay under the lava for a bit, feeling the molten rock and crystals all around me. Though after a bit, I needed air and sprung back up to the surface.
“Oh yeah, that’s the stuff.” I muttered, going over to one of the under lava seats and relaxing.
“Huh, looks like the lava tub is a winner.” Lex muttered, holding in a grin. The others all nodded while I let myself relax in the tub.
“Hey Fizzle? We’re going to go and get our payment, but you can stay here and relax if you want.” Spike said, turning to the door. I just waved him off, letting myself sink back into the rock melt. I smiled to myself as I felt the raw heat and power of the lava around me. This is one of the things I missed most from the Dragon Lands.
‘Man I needed this. Who knew a lava bath could be so relaxing after not taking one for so long?’ I thought to myself. I allowed myself to fully let my guard down as I soaked in the molten rock, feeling some of the dirt that had been in between my scales incinerate from the heat.
I wonder how the girls are doing? I am sure Amber is still practicing her meditating back at the guild, and Reni is probably reading again. She is such a bookworm. Laruma....well, she’s quite the wild card. She rather aggressive yet playful, strong, yet at times soft. I....really don’t know what to make of that dragoness.
As I was soaking in the lava, I let myself slowly go deeper and deeper, before I felt the lava a half inch from my nostrils. I love this feeling. The heat, it relaxes my muscles unlike anything else. Not even fires or hot water can compare to this. I felt my eyes getting heavy, and I felt way too relaxed
Before I could stop it, a yawn managed to pry my mouth open. I internally panicked since dragons aren’t fireproof on the inside, but when I felt the lava entering my mouth, I didn’t feel a burning, indescribable pain. Instead I felt...energized. And I tasted something spicy and kinda dry.
My eyes opened as I felt the lava going down my throat, but while it was spicy, it didn’t hurt. But I didn’t stay shocked for long before I jumped up and out of the pit, breathing heavily while swallowing the last of the lava that was in my mouth.
“W-what the hell?” I muttered, trying to get my breathing under control. After a minute, or so, I managed to calm down and tried to access what just happened. But it didn’t make any sense.
I swallowed LAVA! My insides should be broiling and I should be in excruciating pain right now! Yet I feel fine, hell I feel better than before.
Something popped into my head, something random, but it could explain what just happened. After a second, I stepped back into the pool, but I didn’t stop until I was near the middle and deepest part. The lava was up to my shoulders, and I knew this would either work perfectly, or make no Luna damned sense.
With a deep breath, I plunged my head under the lava and sat crossed legged on the bottom. Quickly remembering Spike’s instructions, I focused on my magic just like before, when I was resting after our spar. I felt my magic like before, and noticed it was just a little bit stronger than before. It supported my theory, but there was something I needed to test first.
After a moments hesitation, I opened my eyes, expecting the organs to be burned and for me to go blind from the heat of the lava. When that didn’t happened, I blinked a couple times, looking around.
Ok, so I can see in Lava like its murky water. With that out of the way, test two could commence. With another moments hesitation, I released my breath that I was holding in, and began to let the lava flow into my mouth. Once it hit my stomach, I could instantly feel myself become stronger.
After a half minute of just drinking in the lava, I stopped, and to my own shock, began to breath.
I was breathing.
While underneath a layer of lava.
I was inhaling and exhaling air into bubbles underneath molten rock.
.....
......
Wat?
I can breath in Lava!? Does that mean any Dragon Slayers with a liquid element breath in their element? Like, could a Water Dragon Slayer breath underwater? Could, say, a Blood Dragon Slayer breath when submerged in blood?
I was so lost in thought, I practically forgot I was in Lava until I felt a pair of claws on my shoulder. Looking to it, I could make out Spike and Lex’s forms through the liquid. Blinking a couple times, I shook my head and breached the surface, taking a proper breath of air. The duo were looking to me with worry and confusion.
“Fizzle are you ok?!” Lex questioned, dragging me out of the tub and onto the floor, the lava coming off of me and back into the tub from the enchantment barrier.
“Uh, yeah? Why wouldn’t I be?”
“Dude, you were under the lava for over half an hour!” Spike yelled, causing me to jump at both the volume, and the amount of time I was just sitting down there thinking.
“Really?” I said, looking back to the tub and then to my friend.
“Yeah, how were you even doing that? I know dragons have better lungs than humans, but you shouldn’t have been able to hold your breath for that long.” Lex said, looking over me like a worried mom. Which I guess she technically is.
“Uh, actually I wasn’t holding my breath.” They duo looked to me with raised brows. I decided actions speak louder than words, and walked back over to the tub, using my hand, I scooped up a slab of lava, and to their shock, quickly drank it. With a small sigh, I turned to them with a grin and held up my right hand, which slowly began to produce the same amount of lava until I held a small lava ball.
“Y-y-you’re a Lava Dragon Slayer?!” Lex stuttered, eyes wide in shock.
“Yup! Also turns out, Dragon Slayers with a liquid element can still breath when submerged. At least that’s how I understand it since I was breathing just fine under the lava.” I explained. Lex blinked a couple times, slowly nodding, before snapping her fingers and beginning to type into the Archive Screen before her as the three of us made our way out of the building.
As Lex was typing, Spike and I were talking about new training ideas we can do now that I know what my element is. Spike suggested that Lex make me a thermos or flask full of lava I could carry with me and use to refill my magic with like how he carries emeralds with him.
I noticed Lex sighing to herself as she finished typing and then dismissing the Archive Screen before stretching her arms above her head. We were only a minute out from the guild, and could see the entrance, when I noticed two dragonesses flying in from the forest. From here, I could make out two large smirks on their faces, concerning me and Spike. Our confusion and concern spiked with Reni slammed the doors to the guild open before spotting us.
The three other dragons made their way to us, and a quick glance to Lex showed she was in the same mind as Spike and I were. As one, we had the same thought.
‘This is going to take a while.’