Prologue

Age 778

"Get away from me!" Makarov heard a young boy yell while strolling through the woods at night.

'That was a child!' Makarov thought as he rushed towards the direction he heard the boy's voice. He started to hear screams which only worsened his fear for the child's safety. When he arrived at the area he couldn't believe his eyes. There were several grown men dressed in dark robes on the ground.

"My god what happened here?" Makarov asked as he scanned the area, "These men are covered in blood and look like they belong to a dark guild but where is that child at?"

As he continued to walk through the small clearing he finally noticed a young boy balled up crying at the edge and as he approached the child looked up in fear.

"Please no more! I don't want to go back!" He yelled as he started to back up further from Makarov.

"It is ok now my boy. I'm not here to hurt you." Makarov said softly and the boy started to calm down a little but never broke eye contact, "Can you tell me what happened here?"

"They were making me go through painful tests with my magic. I managed to escape but they came after me." The boy said while his eyes teared up, "I told them I didn't want to go back but they said I didn't have a choice."

"Go on child your safe now you can tell me." Makarov told him with a kind smile.

"My mom always told me to fight back if I'm ever cornered like that but I was never really that good at fighting." He said while wiping away his tears, "I don't know why but I snapped and blacked out. I didn't want to be hurt anymore."

"That's ok my boy. You were just defending yourself." Makarov told him while offering his hand, "By the way what is your name?"

"I'm Drake and I'm a Blood Dragon Slayer." Drake said while looking at Makarov with fear filled eyes.

"Ah that's quite the powerful magic you have there. That's fine because at my guild we have another dragon slayer like yourself." Makarov told the boy which seemed to not only make him no longer full of fear but also made him excited.

"Really?!" Drake asked in delight as he stood up. He always thought people hated Dragon Slayers but if this man took one in then maybe he could have a safe place to stay.

"His name is Natsu." Makarov said with a big smile. "Would like to join Fairy Tail?"

"YES!" Drake yelled happily and Makarov took his hand. Makarov continued to talk to the child as they walked out of the forest.