The Dragon Unleashed [Zenshin and Naziel only]

Naziel entered the Massive guild hall, ignoring greeting from all as his red eyes fixed upon the Guild master. He was still covered in bandages from the mission he had shared with Aaron and the mayhem that it had brought him. Due to the warning he was given by Hydrianna, Naziel had never shown his true magic to anyone. Never. "No more hiding... No more!" He snarled and gritted his teeth as he marched forward with a determined look upon his face, his body had bandages and plasters stuck to it and frankly he felt like a fool walking through the Guild hall in such a state.

Naziel reached Zenshin, his Guild master who sat by the large bar in he main hall watching the members of his guild jest and laugh, then before him stood the figure of a red eyed boy with anger and frustration in his eyes as he unclenched his teeth to talk; " Master... We need to talk... Now..." Naziel was shaking as the secret he had kept for so many years was about to explode into the home of Sabertooth.

"Master... We need to talk... Now" came a voice from behind him while he ate from a bowl. Zenshin's day was going quite swell. All of the paperwork was caught up with, there was no imminent threat to Sabertooth that he could see, and all his members seemed to be actively doing jobs and helping Fiore's citizens. Well, whoever was left anyways. What could Naziel want so urgently he thought while turning around to face the member, his feet hovering above the ground slightly. "Naziel, you should be resting right now. What is it? What do you need?" he asked while raising his right hand to Naziel's shoulder and casting mana cicatrize to help with the recovery process, even if only slightly. Zen stood up and began walking to the balcony, where the teleporters were situated. It was much more quiet out there and it was also a place where they could talk with a little more privacy.

Naziel followed the master with anger in his eyes, Peep was next to him looking worried as he followed the master out onto the balcony as the pair stood overlooking the world below them Naziel let a tear fall from his eyes; " Master... I've deceived you.. I'm not a lightning mage... I can use the magic but it's not what I can truly do..." The tears were steaming as he fell to his knees, he felt as though eh had betrayed Sabertooth by hiding his true magic and Peep ran over looking worried; " Nazzy! Are you alright?!" He looked scared as Naziel was down on his knees.

" Master, I have a secret I was told never to release for my own safety, I was told to never show it for it could be used as a weapon but I don't care... I DON'T CARE! I have hidden this for too long as I want to make Sabertooth proud, I alswas have and I refuse to be beaten again... BY ONE OF OUR FORMER MEMBERS!" HE let out a cry as he wept on the floor. Everything tha Naziel had wanted to say for so many years came flowing out as he clenched his fists with pure nager in his eyes; " I lost everything and I couldn't do anything! Sabertooth is all I have left and I won't lose it I wont!" He pushed himself up as he looked out over the balcony; " His tears still streaming : " Master... I'm... I'm the water dragon slayer..." His eyes and body shook with what he had spoken.

The water dragon slayer? Interesting. Now get up, knight. If there's time to cry then there's time to fight, to train, to use these powers for some greater." he said, helping Naziel up from the ground. "You won't lose to any of our former members if you learn to use this latent power. Control it. Shouldn't be too hard to do at least that, since you've apparently had it for so long. The hard part is going to be developing it into a weapon used for good, used to help those who cannot help themselves. As long as you can call yourself a knight of Sabertooth, we will always be here for you in return." he said, trying to encourage Naziel with this confession. "It doesn't matter that you hid it, what matters now is how you use it"

Naziel wiped his eyes and looked at Zenshin. His master. " I can control it no problem... I just... I've never used it in public before..." He looked out over the balcony and watched as the storm clouds began too loom in the distance; " There's gonna be a storm coming... If it's from former members or not... I can feel it and we need to be ready." His expression changed to that of a general admiring troops as he looked out over the balcony too the storm clouds as he heard the rumble. " Master... Can I train with you? I need to be ready for whatever will come next." His eyes met Zenshin's and the power they possessed was astonishing as his own showed a fire of passion.

Naziel saw as Peep walked around to jump up onto the bannister and look at the pair with a soft smile; " well you better get training him master! He looks awful ready!" He chided as he held his paw in the air like a referee about to start a wrestling match.

"Master... Can I train with you? I need to be ready for whatever will come next." he said hopefully. Zenshin, on the other hand, was less hopeful. "I'm afraid that won't be possible in your current condition. You need to get stronger before we can train together, I'm sorry. But in your current state, you'd end up dying if I were to train you. If you get stronger on your own or with another member of your strength, however, eventually you'll be able to handle what I have to throw at you. And if you can do that, you'll know you're ready for anything." he said, trying to give one of his newer recruits a little hope. Telling him the truth of the matter was really the only way to do that. It would hopefully encourage him to get strong enough to endure his training.

Ah, memories. Reminds me of when I asked Aegis for training. Crazy bastard. Nearly killed me so many times that I've probably angered the reaper himself. I was A-rank... but if I should be able to start with him at B rank, because that's when these recruits truly become knights of Sabertooth "Until then, Peep, keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn't die before he gets that strong" he told the small creature with a wink. "If you feel like taking up any jobs, I'm always happy to help. Don't hesitate to ask, I do jobs too believe it or not. Contrary to stereotypes, I'm quite an active guild master when it comes to that sort of thing" he said, finishing up his bowl of noodles and tossing it at the ground. Right before impact, it shattered into a million glowing pieces of energy before fading into the air. Never gets old...

Naziel looked at Zenshin and let out a sigh at his words that he wasn't strong enough yet then jumped back when he told Peep to take care of him; " Hey! It's me who stop Peep from getting killed! Damn flee ball." Naziel grabbed Peep as the little Exceed giggled; "don't you worry master, I'll be strong enough to help protect the guild... There's a reason Dragon's are feared after all!" Naziel gives a big beaming smile which reveals he more pronounced canines. He scratched his head as Peep sat in his arms looking up at the master. "Oh master!" Peep suddenly flew out of Naziel's arms and flew up to stand on Zenshin's shoulder as Naziel stood gobsmacked at the little cat's self believed authority; "You need to fix the transportation Lacrima... Nazzy nearly blew up the wall again when he got up here..." Peep was holding back a snigger as he jumped back off of Zenshin's shoulder and into Naziel's arms. Suddenly Naziel had Peep pinned with one arm and was giving him a noogie with the other as Peep yelled out in irritation; " Dammit Peep you don't do that too the master?!" Naziel had a vein popping in his head; " Apologies master." Peep's eyes were twirling now as he gave a shaky reply of 'Apologies... Master...'

"I'm glad to hear it Naziel. Now if you don't mind, I'm going to get back to relaxing in the short time I have before being bombarded by the Magic Council with seemingly endless paperwork." he said before walking back into the guild. Yeah... there is a reason dragons are feared. There's also a reason that they aren't really around anymore he thought, looking back over his shoulder for a moment to see Naziel and his friend, the exceed whose name escaped him right now. Also, mental note, repair the teleportation lacrima. Or at least check if it's broken. I don't particularly enjoy repairing the walls every time someone breaks it

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