Into the Depths

"What if one of the Divine is a female?"

"Then that dragon loses the right to take place in the choosing of the King. There has never been a Dragon Queen in the history of the Dragons. Not once. The sister to the Dragon King is made a member of his Council of Advisors."

"That's a bit sexist, isn't it?"

"Most dragons tend to be male. There is a 75% chance of a dragon being a male than female thus leaving parents with only a 25% chance to obtain a female offspring."

"How many kings have there been?"

"There have been five dragon kings, the current Dragon King is the sixth. He is gifted with the use of Void Magic...the bastard" Acnologia muttered the last part under his breath.

"Now from these four dragons created the galaxies from their magic. They made the planets and the stars and through the combination of their four powers, they gave birth to the various forms of life on the various worlds. Their proudest creations were the humans, whom they gifted with the skill to use magic. The humans worshipped the dragons and gave them many gifts in the form of burnt offering as a way of thanking the dragons for their skills."

"Of course, being dragons who take pride in their magic and adore praises just as any other dragon would, they accepted their gifts without question. However, during the time of the Fourth Dragon King, a Dragon of Time...this Dragon King was a dragon who hated the humans because of their weakness. His hatred caused him to finally wage a war against the humans and talked with his Council of Advisors to aid in waging the war against humanity."

"The three siblings agreed, but while they aided their brother in preparing the assault on humanity they, along with the Genso, had secretly journeyed to the human realm before the Dragon King could attack. They had not wanted the chaos that would have resulted from the oncoming war and each member of the Genso and the Council of Advisors began to train a single child whom they deemed worthy to wield their element, in an effort to stop the Dragon King."

"The Yin-Yang twins were doing the best they could to aid in retaining balance, but the Dragon King had frozen them in time so that they could not do anything. Many years passed as the Divine did what they could to stall the King by telling him to prepare certain countermeasures and what not. Their lies worked and the children of the dragons were given enough time to learn from their draconian teachers...then...they attacked. Dragons flew down from the heavens and attacked the mages below."

"The pitiful humans could do nothing as they were completely at the mercy of the Dragon King and his army. Bodies were destroyed, blood was shed so many times that the earth was coated with it. However, the Genso and the other three Divine attacked and turned the tide of the war in the favour of the humans, but the Dragon King and his army began to beat them back with their power and sheer numbers. However, that was when the mages they trained showed up."

"They used the magic they learned from the dragons and aided the three Divine and the Genso in battle and with their combined might, they killed the members of his army before finally killing the Dragon of Time himself. The humans reigned victorious and in the end, the Dragons bestowed upon those mages many titles. Masters of Magic, Elementals, Gods among Men, Saviours... but one title stood out among them all and it eventually came to become the known name to all mages who use the magic taught by the hands of dragons."

"That was the day...that the Dragonslayer...was born. So in order to make sure the next Dragon King who aimed to plot the downfall of humans would never succeed ever again, should he attempt that task, the Genso and the Council of Advisors began to teach children the art of the Dragonslayer."

Naruto could only stare with wide eyes. The blonde teenager was in awe at the story, the light of the fire revealing said expression to the Black Dragon.

"So what happened after that?" Naruto asked. Acnologia growled lightly.

"Nothing. After the Fourth was defeated, that generation of Yin-Yang twins was released from their frozen positions in time and Balance was restored. The Fifth Dragon King was found, a Force Dragon, and all was well and peace reigned in the dragon homeland. The sixth generation was founded later on" he explained. Naruto then got into a thinking position, staring into the small fire in front of him.

"So why are you telling me this?" Naruto asked.

"Well on the day of July 7th in the year X777, the current Dragon King is having a feast. The Dragon King Feast which is used to celebrate the day of the defeat of the Fourth Dragon King. All the Genso and the Divine are invited and the dragons are forced to leave wherever they are should they face the Dragon King's wrath."

"The children that are being taught the art of the Dragonslayer are abandoned for it against the law of the Dragon King to notify their dragonslayers about the event as the Dragon King has the ability to watch over all dragons no matter where they are and his Void Magic ability only aids in that ability. Only the other Divine are able to escape the king's detection and the word of the Dragon King is Law." Acnologia said. Naruto's eyes widened.

"Wait, so you're leaving?" Acnologia didn't get time to reply as Naruto stood up, "But I've only mastered the basics and three of your Secret Dragonslayer Art attacks! How else am I going to learn to fight? How else is someone going to teach me what I need to know? HOW? TELL ME ACNOLOGIA! HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO BE THE DRAGONSLAYER YOU WANT TO BE IF YOU CAN'T BE THERE!" Naruto breathed deeply as he stared into the dragon's white eyes. The Black Dragon bent down and stared deep into Naruto's eyes.

"Your frustration is understandable, boy and it is evident that you wish to become strong. Your pride as a dragonslayer is a blessing indeed. However, if you had let me finish, you have known that I...am not bound by such laws." Acnologia said. Naruto's eyes raised in confusion.

"So you're not going to leave?" Naruto asked. Acnologia grinned.

"Make no mistake, I am going to leave, Naruto...but I will be training you into the ground so that you will learn the most of what I have to teach you. I have taught you the majority of the skills you are required to learn as my Dragonslayer, however...I will be placing you, Kurama and myself within a pocket dimension."

"Time will pass at a faster rate in this pocket dimension, but your body will not be affected as you will remain in your thirteen year old body. It is unknown as to how long it would have been by the time your training would have been completed or near completion, but the pocket dimension will last until the day of July 7th, in the year X777 because the Dragon King is searching for me. His Void Magic will be sure to take notice of it and he will find me should I continue to train you for any longer than that"

"Why is the king looking for you?" Naruto asked. Acnologia growled.

"I...will tell you on the day of my leaving." He replied. Naruto looked up at Acnologia with a hard stare, his eyes appearing to have become a darker shade of blue.

"Swear an Oath of the Dragon. You will tell everything. Why the Dragon King is looking for you? How you got on the Dragon King's hit list or whatever it is that he's now searching for you because I need to know why my father is being hunted like an animal." Naruto said. Acnologia raised a non-existent eyebrow.

"You really wish to know my tale, do you boy?" The Black Dragon asked. Naruto nodded.

"I do, Tou-san." Acnologia chuckled before standing up.

"I, Acnologia, Black Dragon of the Apocalypse, swear by my pride as a dragon to tell you what you wish to know on the day of July 7th, X777" The cave seemed to shake as the oath was made and the deal was sealed. After that, the Silencing-Barrier spell was dropped and Kurama rushed in after realizing it was down.

Naruto then told Kurama about the training session they would be having in Acnologia's pocket dimension until July 7th, year X777. However, when Kurama asked for the details, neither dragon nor Dragonslayer, replied. Acnologia then turned to face the two and then concentrated magic into his claws. The originally sky blue magic suddenly shifted to an ebony colour before the dragon released a roar and clapped his claws together.

A large pulse of magic energy rocketed out of the point of contact and expanded throughout the surrounding area before receding.

"What was that?" Both Dragonslayer and Exceed asked.

"The pocket dimension has been made. The reason you have not noticed is because I transported the area where we are now, along with much of the surrounding area, into the pocket dimension with us. That area is now sealed off from the rest of the world and no one will be aware of it" Acnologia said.

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