Chapter 24: Testing new powers and returning!

Chapter 24: Testing new powers and returning!

After his consciousness returned to his body, Natsu immediately left the inn to go to a secluded place to test his new strength. He went deeper into the nearby forest in a secluded spot.

After making sure that nobody was present, Natsu started to check his new abilities. After becoming Amaterasu's champion, he successfully became a Fire God Slayer as well as gaining a new divine seed inside him.

It was unexpected that his dragon seed and divine seed didn't repel each other but just existed as a separate entity. Nevertheless, it was suitable for Natsu. He sat down in cross-legged position and started meditating.

'What will happen if I fuse my dragon seed with divine seed? Well, better do it myself than wasting time thinking.' thought Natsu inwardly deciding his action.

Then, he started the fusion process. He expected it to be a lot difficult, but unexpectedly it wasn't as hard as he imagined. Sure, both dragon seed and divine seed repelled each other, but it wasn't anything Natsu couldn't handle.

He forcibly compressed both divine and dragon seeds together, fusing them. Soon, an explosion occurred in his mindscape, and afterwards, a glowing seed emerged out from the blast. The seed was giving both divine and draconic energy.

'This… I can't believe I successfully fused both my dragon and divine seed to form a dragon god seed. Now I am what? A dragon god slayer? Hehe…' thought Natsu inwardly with a chuckle.

'Let's check out my new strength.' thought Natsu raising his hands and willing his flames to engulf his palm.

Dark blue flames emerged from his palm, engulfing his palms. The blue flame was a lot hotter than his previous fire. Even the surrounding air started burning from it.

'Let's check this baby out.' Thought Natsu bringing his into a fist, willing his flames to engulf it and punched at a nearby tree.

"Fire Dragon God's Fist" shouted Natsu punching the tree. The tree exploded and pulverised instantly. The flame didn't stop at this but travelled at the direction of the punch incinerating anything that stood on its path. It finally stopped after Natsu willed it and returned inside Natsu.

'Damn these flames are powerful. If I didn't have instant mastery, I would have burned the whole forest down.' Thought Natsu smiling wryly.

'I've gotten stronger, but it's still not enough to fight against the true monsters of this world.' thought with a clenched fist.

"Time to return home. I wonder how Mira's doing. About Erza… Sigh… I don't know what to do with her anymore." Muttered Natsu with a sigh.

Then, he exited the forest and teleported to Magnolia, outside the guildhall. He entered the guild through the entrance with a smile on his face.

Once he entered the guildhall, everyone noticed him and greeted him happily. He noticed Mira working as a barmaid serving drinks to customers with a stiff smile. Gray was chatting with some dudes in his shorts. The others were chatting and doing their usual stuff.

He saw master Makarov in his usual place, drinking a jug of beer with a satisfied smile. Natsu approached Makarov and said in a severe tone.

"Gramps, the quest is complete. There was something unexpected on the way, I'll tell you about the details in private."

Makarov nodded and stood up and headed toward his office, gesturing Natsu to follow him. Natsu followed master Makarov to this office.

After making sure no one was listening to them, Natsu reported Makarov about his quest in Era and his dealing with Zancrow mixing some lies in to make it sound more truthful.

Makarov kept listening to his report seriously. After Natsu finished his report, Makarov said with a sad sigh. "I understand. But you could have done better dealing with Zancrow. Due to his action, many innocent people lost their home, and some even lost their lives. And, you killed Zancrow without letting him suffer the consequence of his actions. I'm not blaming you. But it's just that I expected something better from you."

Natsu was surprised hearing this and started recalling his actions. He realised he made many mistakes while dealing with Zancrow. Due to his, heightened negative emotions, he became arrogant and narrow-minded and lost empathy for the bystanders involving them in their battle.

After baptising in the golden flame of Amaterasu, Natsu lost all the constraints of his mortal body, giving him control of his emotion. He regained clarity in his mind, which was clouded by his negative emotions due to dark magic.

After recalling all his mistakes, he made a mental note never to repeat them again and internally apologised the victims.

'I'm sorry you had to suffer due to my inability. But I don't regret anything. Thanks to this, I learnt a valuable lesson which will greatly help me in my future.' thought Natsu internally.

He just faced Makarov with crystal clear eyes burning with determination. Makarov warmly smiled watching this. He was glad that Natsu understood his fault and wanted to avoid them in the future.

"Thank you, gramps! I will never repeat the same mistake." Said Natsu with a serious expression.

"It's nothing. I'm just glad you figured it out. Now, please leave. I guess you want to spend some time with someone special right~?" said Makarov in a teasing tone. Natsu was embarrassed, hearing his thoughts pointed out but nodded and left the guild master office.

He missed Mira and Erza very much in his journey. So, he wanted to spend some more time with them. Erza was out of guild doing a mission. And, he still hadn't made things right between them.

So, he wanted to meet Mira and spend some time with her. He still clearly remembers their passionate kiss making him embarrassed but a bit excited as well.

He approached the counter, where he saw the beautiful Mirajane in a barmaid outfit. He just smiled and greeted her in a friendly tone.

"Hey, Mira! How are you doing?"

Mira also noticed Natsu's arrival and answered him with a pout.

"Bad… These frilly clothes don't suit me. I'm a she-devil for goodness sake, not a model."

"Really? I think it suits you perfectly. And who said that you couldn't be a model? You're beautiful enough for it. All that you lack is a smile on your face, and you're ready to conquer the modelling world." Said Natsu with a playful smile teasing her.

Mira was embarrassed hearing him but inwardly feeling delighted. She internally decided to try modelling in her free times.

Natsu didn't know that by his words, a particular white-hair devil conquered the modelling world as its sole queen.

(A/N: University classes started, so I won't be able to update fast. I'm not gonna drop it; it's just that the update speed will be irregular. You can support me on my patreon if you want.)