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"If the lion and dragon fight, they will both die." - Tadashi Adachi

Chapter 44

The Lion and the Dragon
Original Fairy Tail Guild Hall: Year X781
Makarov inspected the newcomer closely. "So, you wanna join our guild, huh?"
"If that's not a problem, sir," the stranger said humbly.
"Well, it's certainly no problem. What's your magic, kid?"
He thought about it for a moment. "I...I can do this." His fist lit up, and he punched a nearby beer barrel, spilling its contents all over the floor.
"Hey!" a brunette teen yelled. "That was going to be mine!"
"Shut up, Cana," yelled a spunky white-haired girl. "You shouldn't be drinking alcohol at your age."
"You shut up, Mira! I've been drinking since I was thirteen. I can drink so long as I'm responsible."
"When are you ever that?"
"Have you ever seen me drunk?"
"I don't think I've seen you sober in two years!"
"Yeah? Well who'd want to be sober around your ugly mug, Mira?"
Makarov chuckled at their little fight. "That's an impressive punch, boy. Did that light come from your ring?"
"Ring?" The stranger looked down at the blue stone on his finger. "Ah, yes...yeah, it's...ring magic, I guess."
"A holder magic?" Makarov leaned in closer to inspect the piece of jewelry. "I've not seen a ring like that sold in stores."
"You could say it's an heirloom," the man said with a sad expression on his face.
"Well, it's certainly powerful. All right, kid, you're in. What's your name?"
"My...name?"
"Sure, we have to fill out this guild card, see." Makarov held up a stiff piece of paper. "Just the basics: name, age, magic, likes, dislikes."
"My...name, huh? Le-...-o-...Key..."
"Eh? Leo Key?"
"No!" he shouted in a panic. "Loke. Just...just Loke, I guess."
The old master chuckled and twirled his pen between his fingers. "Are you sure about that?"
"Yes...Loke."
"A last name?"
"Ah...no, not really. Just...Loke, that's enough."
"Keeping it low key, eh? Sorry for the bad pun. Okay...Loke," Makarov smirked, glancing up as the ginger-haired man wiped a little sweat off his brow. "Age?"
"Do I really have to say?"
"No, not really. You look legally old enough, at least."
"I don't know my age, to be honest."
"That's fine. It happens. We're still not sure on Natsu's age, to tell you the truth. Magic: that's ring magic, right? And likes?"
Just then, a young lady walked through the guild hall and up to the request board. Loke followed her sashaying hips.
"Women," he answered. "Definitely women."
"I hear you on that," Makarov chuckled, jotting it down. "Any dislikes?"
"Yes, Celestial Spirit mages." Loke's eyes, hidden behind blue shades so no one would recognize him, darkened at the memory of Karen and her abuse.
"Then you're lucky. Our guild doesn't have any."
"I know. That's why I want to join here."
"An odd reason to pick Fairy Tail," Makarov frowned. "We might get a Celestial Spirit mage in the future."
"If you do, I'll just keep away from her. Anything else?"
"Yes, the guild stamp. Mira!"
"What?" snapped the cranky fifteen-year-old girl.
"Please get the guild stamp."
"Why should I?" she demanded haughtily.
Makarov sighed at her attitude problem. "If our newly-made S-class mage can't do such a simple task, I guess I'll have to ask someone who has been S-class longer, like Erza."
That infuriated young Mirajane. "I'm perfectly capable of fetching something like that."
"Good, then stamp this new member."
She eyed Loke up and down. "Well, you're somewhat cute, I guess."
"Uh...thanks, although you're a bit young for me."
"Whatever. Come on, I'll stamp you." She led him back behind the bar to where the stamp was kept locked away so only S-class mages could get it, just so the more immature mages did not stamp the foreheads of sleeping members. "Where do you want it?"
Loke thought about it, then he yanked off his shirt.
"Whoa, dude!" Mirajane grimaced. "I thought you said I was too young."
Loke showed his back to her. "Right there in the back. As I'm walking away from my defeated opponent, I want them to see what guild took them down."
She had to chuckle at such a reason. "Sweet! Any color?"
"Whatever you think will look good on me."
She eyed him again, then set the color of the stamp and pressed it firmly against his back. "There you go. Green to match your eyes, and it'll make those enemies green with envy."
Loke tugged his shirt back on. "I like your thinking, kid."
The guild doors burst open and a small teen leaped in. "What's this I hear about a new member? Where is he?" The pink-haired punk looked around eagerly.
"Ah, that's Natsu," Mirajane explained as she put the guild stamp away. "He's a hot-headed dragon slayer."
"Lost Magic," Loke muttered. "That's rare these days."
Mirajane laughed to herself. "You sound like an old man, the way you say that."
Natsu stomped up in front of the new member and gazed up at Loke. "You're him, huh? I wanna fight you."
"What?" Loke asked in confusion. "Why? Did I do anything wrong?"
"Nah," the teen grinned, "I just wanna see how strong you are."
"It's a hazing of sorts," Mirajane explained. "He challenges every newcomer."
"I see." Loke saw the determination in the boy's squinty eyes and the firm build to his gangling muscles. "Built for battle, huh? So was I. Fine, kid, I'll give you a fight."
"Awesome!" Natsu cheered. "I'll warn you, I'm really strong. Don't you dare go easy on me, or you'll be sent flying."
"Natsu!" Lisanna called out, running up to him and tugging on his sleeve. "Don't fight today. We were going to eat Elf-nii-chan's hotpot tonight. If you get hit in the gut, your stomach will hurt too bad for food."
"Are you saying I'll lose?" Natsu shouted.
Loke decided to challenge the boy. "How about a little wager between men? If you win, the money from my first mission goes to buying you all the food you can eat. If I win, you have to take this little white-haired cutie out for ice cream."
Lisanna's blue eyes widened. "Lose, Natsu!" she cried out instantly.
"Lisannaaaaa!" Natsu whined.
Loke chuckled at how the boy blushed. "Just to help this little cutey out, I think I'll fight you seriously. I'd hate to see her disappointed if I make her lose out on ice cream."
"Fine! Let's go outside. By the way, what magic do you use?"
"Light magic, melee-style. And you?"
"Fire magic, also melee. Fire versus light, huh? Should be an interesting fight."

Modern Day, Back in Magnolia
"Fire versus light," Loke muttered, thinking back to that moment. "Dragon versus Lion. Do you remember the outcome of that day? I'm sure Lisanna does. Probably the best ice cream she ever had."
"I was young," Natsu glared. "I'm a lot stronger now."
"So am I."
"I heard you joined Fairy Tail only because we didn't have a Celestial Spirit mage. You didn't care about us as a guild, like you don't care now."
"You're wrong!" Loke yelled. "That might have been my only reason back then, but Fairy Tail became my family."
"Then why did you bring an army against us?" Natsu shouted in anger. "That family is off defending this town from demons you and your new master brought."
Loke could not argue with that, and he swallowed back bitterness. "It's all so I can save Lucy and make her into a Celestial Spirit so we can raise Luke together. That family is now more important to me than my Fairy Tail family."
"Have you even asked her if she wants that? If she becomes a Spirit like you, she won't be able to stay here in Fairy Tail. You'd be taking her away from our family. She'd need an owner to call her out. Even if she comes out every day, she can't stay around for long. And who's to say she won't end up with a bad owner! She could end up with a pervert like that Duke Everlue guy, or a villain like Angel, or someone abusive like that owner you had before. Do you want that eternal life of uncertainty and servitude for Lucy?"
Loke paused as he realized Natsu was right. The life of a Celestial Spirit was not always easy. If Lucy wanted to return to Fairy Tail, she would need a contract with a Celestial Spirit mage.
"If...if she doesn't want that," he said softly, although to him personally, this was the best choice, "Kefira can also get access to Zeref's notes on how to keep a half-Spirit child in the Human World indefinitely. That's only if she first defeats the Kohinurian army, retakes the throne, and gets into the vaults under Kohinur Keep. I don't trust those notes, or anything Zeref created, but it's an alternative. Still, it means helping Kefira, and for that I need the Regulus Key. That woman, for how much I utterly despise her, is the only person who can help us now, but only if I first fulfill the oath I gave her four hundred years ago. Understand, I'm not fighting for Kefira. I'm fighting for what is most important to me in my life."
"Funny," Natsu chuckled wryly, lighting his hands on fire. "So am I. And it's the same thing, isn't it? We're both fighting for Lucy."
"Wrong," Loke said with a serious glint to his eyes. "It's not just Lucy for me. I'm fighting to save this town and this guild, even if I have to fight all of you to do it. I'm fighting for the woman I love, for my son, my family...my pride! The burden I carry is far more than you can comprehend." Loke touched his ring, and golden light glowed all around him, bathing him in celestial brilliance. "O Regulus, grant me your strength."
Lucy reached out to both of them. "Loke, no!" She suddenly flinched and grabbed her side. "Ow! The Regulus Key felt hot just now."
Natsu laughed and lit the rest of his body into a mass of flames. "I'm all fired up!"
"Zenith of Regulus: Lion's Brilliance!"
The blinding flare forced Lucy to look away, and Wendy quickly covered Luke's eyes to keep them from being hurt. Aries stayed by Lucy's side and bit on her fingers at having to watch two friends battle one another.
Suddenly, the light disappeared, and Loke was sent flying from a punch to the gut. Lucy covered her mouth in shock, then looked back over to Natsu. His eyes were shut.
"That stripper told me about his fight with you, all the new moves you now have that you weren't able to do back when we fought, including how you used that move to blind him and get in the first hit. Lucky for me, I don't have to use my eyes in a fight. I can smell you just fine."
"Is that so?" Loke chuckled, forcing himself to stand back up. "Then how about a little nostalgia. Twister!"
His hand swung outward, and the force made the wind in front of him whirl violently. Natsu was caught in it, flung up into the air, and spun numerous times. The dragon slayer got sick, turned green, and vomited before his body even had a chance to hit the ground. Loke leaped in and delivered a glowing kick to the ill mage, sending Natsu flying into a brick wall. However, right after doing it the Lion looked disgusted at himself. He really did not want to fight. He looked back over to Lucy with sadness in his eyes.
"Please, don't make me do more," Loke begged, and he held his hand out. "Give me the Regulus Key."
Natsu came charging out. "She already told you no, bastard! Fire Dragon's Roar!"
The spouting flames came right at Loke. He barely had time to leap away, yet still caught his coat tail on fire. Suddenly, he looked back in dread. Lucy also laid on the path of those flames.
"Lucy!" he screamed.
"Wool Wall!" Aries shouted. Her wool caught the flames, setting it on fire instead of the Celestial Spirit mage.
"Asshole, you almost hit Lucy," Loke shouted furiously.
Natsu gave a nonchalant shrug. "I had confidence that Aries could protect her."
The Ram blushed at that. "Y-You did?"
Natsu smiled at the bashful lamb. "I trust that every single one of the Celestial Spirits contracted to Lucy will do everything in their power to protect her. But you, Loke...you're not contracted with her anymore. Which means I can't trust you." His body lit up again. "Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!"
"Regulus Punch!" Loke yelled, stopping the fire-enhanced punch with the magic of his light-reinforced fist.
Both of Natsu's hands lit up and smashed together to create a massive fireball. "Fire Dragon's Brilliant Flame!" He flung the sphere of flames at the Lion.
Loke aimed his ring right at the incoming fireball. "Regulus Beam!" The blast of gold light made the fireball shoot off course and set a roof on fire.
On the other side of the street, Wendy had backed up to take shelter behind a pushcart, yet she refused to leave. In her arms, Luke struggled to get loose, whimpering in frustration and a painful headache at every explosion.
"Why is Unkie Nazoo fighting Daddy?" he demanded. "I don't want Daddy and Unkie Nazoo hurt. No! Don't like it! Daddy!"
Loke heard his screaming voice and looked around. "Luke?" he cried out in dread. He thought Wendy had already left and did not realize his son was still there. He belatedly realized that not all of his attacks had been watchful. He feared one might have hurt Wendy and Luke.
While his eyes were averted, Natsu jumped in with a punch that sent Loke soaring into a brick wall. "Keep your eyes on your opponent, Loke. I figured you were old enough to know something that basic."
Lucy whimpered as she watched them fight blow for blow, nearly equal in power, a golden Lion gleaming in the Autumn sunlight, and a fiery Dragon blazing out of myth. Flashes of yellow and red clashed again and again, driving more tears out of her eyes.
"I...I don't know which one I want to lose," she sniffled. "I don't want Loke to win, but I don't want him to get beaten either."
"Leo won't lose that easily," Aries said proudly. "I'm sure he'll do the right thing in the end."
"Aries, I don't want you two to have to fight again. I'll send you back." Lucy picked up the Gold Key.
"No," Aries insisted. "I'm sorry, but what you need now is a defensive Spirit, and that's my specialty. As a proud member of the Sexy Fluffy Guard, I can handle this."
"Please don't call it that," Lucy sighed.
Another clash between the two men sent Natsu flying into a building. Crushed rocks flew toward Lucy, but Aries raised her hands. "Wool Wall!" The barrier made the stones bounce away harmlessly.
"Lucy!" Loke yelled again in fear.
Aries shouted back, "She's safe, Leo."
Natsu sprang out of the debris. "Don't lose focus yet, Loke! Fire Dragon's Roar!"
"Regulus, grant me your strength." Both of Loke's hands lit up, and he moved them in a circular motion. A golden magic circle formed in front of him. "Regulus Blast!"
A powerful burst of light crashed into the roaring fire. The two magic forces pressed against one another. Natsu kept the breath attack going and blew out harder. Loke dug his feet into the street to keep from getting pushed back. The center of the clash burned as fire and light created something like staring directly into the sun. That glowing suddenly exploded and forced both fighters backward. The burst fluttered Lucy's short skirt and nearly blew away the pushcart Wendy was hiding behind.
Luke laughed as his orange and blond hair was ruffled by the blast. "My daddy is strong!" he cheered. "Go, Daddy!"
Lucy watched them and suddenly realized something. "Loke's going easy on him!" she gasped. "He has one super strong attack, Regulus Supernova, but he's not using it."
"It's not that he's going easy," Aries explained. "I'm sorry for explaining, but Regulus Supernova utterly obliterates an enemy. If he used it on Natsu, there would be nothing left but bloodied body pieces, and Leo definitely doesn't want to do that. I'm sorry, but he has always hated that attack. He only uses it against the very worst enemies, ones he truly wants to die. He would never use it against an ally."
"But he's also punching at only half the strength I've seen him use before," Lucy realized, analyzing the fight more, seeing the speed of Loke's fists and the arc of his kicks.
"Because of love," Aries explained with a sigh.
"Eh? Love? For Natsu?" The thought made Lucy grimace.
"No, silly. For you! Love makes a Celestial Spirit stronger. Kefira's love for Leo obviously isn't as strong as Lucy's love for him, so Leo is weaker with her as his master than when he was contracted to you. Also, since Leo himself doesn't want to fight, his strength is much weaker. A Celestial Spirit's strength, after all, comes from three things: the magical power of our owner, the bonds of love and trust we form with that owner, and our own personal resolve. In all three matters, Leo is now weaker."
"Not in magical power," Lucy pouted petulantly. "In that department, Kefira's a frigging demon!"
"No," Aries smiled, "even in that area. I'm sorry, but both Leo and I were owned by Kefira at one time. I remember her power, and I can sense it in Leo now. She might be strong in many other forms of magic—and I'm sorry but her strength as a Celestial Spirit Mage is definitely very high—still, she's weaker than you because she can never form a true bond of love with us Spirits. So it's not that Leo is holding back on Natsu; it's that he only has a fraction of the power he has when he's fighting for you. I'm sorry to say it, but unless he really gets serious, Leo will lose this fight."
Lucy was shocked that even though he had severed his contract with her, the two of them were still connected so closely. It made her smile and want to cry. "Loke," she whispered wistfully.
Natsu and Loke both paused to catch their breaths. Loke had char marks all over his body, while Natsu was bleeding from a gash to his arm and a cut to the head. Both were weary, but neither lost any of their determination.
"You're not bad," Natsu complimented.
"Same to you," Loke nodded in return. "Definitely stronger than the last time we dueled."
"I told you, I was just a kid back then."
Loke laughed wearily. "You're still a kid."
"Then how must it feel, an immortal Spirit like you getting your ass kicked by a mere kid?"
"I'm not down yet," Loke warned.
"And I'm still getting warmed up. However, fighting you is making Lucy sad, so I need to end this for her sake. Dragon Slayer's Secret Art. Crimson Lotus: Exploding Flame Blade."
Spiraling wheels of flames swirled around Natsu, then charge outward and hit Loke with a devastating force. The Lion was thrown through the air, shouting in agony as he spun out of control. He smashed through the window of a bakery shop and slammed into a shelf full of flour sacks. The white powder exploded in a massive puff that blinded half the street, sending Lucy, Aries, Wendy, Luke, and Natsu coughing and sneezing. Suddenly, the whole inside of the shop brightened up like sunrise through white fog.
"Regulus Impact!"
A lion of light roared out of the broken window, shoving away the clouds of flour with a glowing snarl. It smashed into Natsu, sending him flying completely across the street, through a building, into the neighboring street, and into yet another building. Loke dragged himself out of the demolished shop. Flour covered him head to toe like a white specter. He yanked a massive sliver of glass out of his shoulder and rotated his arm a few times. Then he dusted himself off, wiped his face clean of the flour, and looked over at Lucy and Aries again.
"Please, Lucy," he pleaded. "I just want to leave this city in peace. I don't want to hurt anyone, and I don't want to make you cry anymore. I already promised Kefira that I would fulfill my ancient oath to her family. Celestial Spirits keep our promises, and I promise I'll return to you. You can trust that I'll keep that promise, too. So please..."
"I ain't done yet, Loke!"
The Lion sighed regretfully at hearing Natsu's voice. "You really don't know when to stay down," he muttered, although Loke could hardly help but admire that tenacity.
He sadly looked over to where the teen had come back through an alley, blooded and bruised, yet looking more determined than ever. Now, lightning had mixed with his flames, sparking jagged bolts of gold with the scarlet fire.
Lucy gasped at seeing Natsu standing there glaring in anger. "His lightning flame!" she exclaimed in awe at her friend and fear for Loke.
"Please, Natsu, I don't want to fight you," Loke insisted.
"Oh really? Don't you remember what you said to me the day we learned Lucy was pregnant? I asked you if you'd stay by her side. You said, 'Anyone who says I can't stay by her will have to fight me and kill me.' Where is that resolve now, Loke?"
His green eyes narrowed. "You...want me to fight you?"
"I don't agree with what you're doing," Natsu admitted, "but I don't want to see the man Lucy loves being half-assed about his feelings for her. She deserves better."
Loke looked down, stunned by the gall of this teenager. "You're really impressive, Natsu. This is why I'm glad you and Gray are by her side. Fine! I trust the nobility of the Yamataikoku family. I've been under them since their clan lived in caves. I saw them evolve from bloody chieftains of a barbaric tribe to refined monarchs of a vast and wealthy kingdom. If Kefira says she'll make it so I can stay with Lucy for all eternity, I trust her to keep her oath. I'll fight now to prove my love for Lucy and my determination to stay by her. If you want to stop me, come at me seriously. I will do my damnedest to get that key so I can save Magnolia from Kefira's horde and save Lucy from the sadness of losing her son to the Spirit World."
"That's right, fight me seriously, because how I see it, you're only hurting your friends so you can steal something from Lucy, betray her, and run off with some outdated old hag."
"Then we'll end this in the next blow," Loke nodded. He held his hand up, grabbed his arm, and closed his eyes. "Regulus, I need you to grant me all the power you can give me."
Lucy flinched again as the blue key at her side burned like an iron brand. "Why does the Lapis Lazuli Key get hotter the more he fights?"
Aries explained, "I'm sorry, it's because Leo's ring has the shard of Regulus in it. It taps into the Regulus Key to gather strength for Leo to use."
Lucy looked down at the large blue key. "The ring and the key are connected that strongly?" she whispered.
Loke was fully aglow now. His clothes ruffled around him as the magic circle at his feet grew. His hair looked golden instead of orange and stood up on end at the powerful surge. As he opened his eyes, they glowed like a predatory beast.
"When we fought Zeref's army four hundred years ago, we had dragons, but he had a dragon slayer. I was sent to defeat that dragon slayer. I never thought I'd use this against you, Natsu."
Natsu took in a massive breath. He sucked in all the flames from the nearby roof fire until the flames went out of the smoldering building. The bolts of lightning on his body flashed faster as his lungs filled.
To everyone's shock, Loke also began inhaling deeply. It seemed like the light out of the sky itself dimmed and flowed into him.
"A breath attack?" Lucy questioned. "Does Loke have those, too?"
"Only one," Aries whispered as she quivered in fear, "and he has only used it once...against a dragon slayer. This is really bad." She squinted her eyes tightly. "Wool Fort!" Instead of just a wall, she and Lucy were entirely surrounded by soft pink fluff. "I just hope this holds. I'm sorry you can't see them, but it's really not safe."
Wendy sensed the danger approaching, and she grabbed up the child left in her care. "Come on, Luke. We need to go."
"But Daddy..."
"We need to hide!" she insisted in dread. Wendy pulled the little boy into her arms and ran to a bridge spanning the river. She crawled down underneath it and held onto the child tightly. "I hope they'll be okay."
Finally, both opponents were ready.
"Lightning Flame Dragon's..."
"Regulus Solar Wind's..."
"ROAR!"
Blasts of electric flame and celestial light collided, surged outward, and coalesced into a massive ball like a dying sun going supernova.

To the north, Laxus and Mirajane were fighting demons. She took care of the ones in the sky, while he fought the ones on the ground. Both saw the blast and gawked.
"That's Natsu's lightning flame," Laxus realized instantly.
"That glow," Mira whispered. "That's Loke's light. Why are those two fighting?"
On another street, Erza saw the demon in front of her shield its eyes from the overpowering glow. She took the opportunity to slash off its head, making it vanish into smoke. Then she looked around and frowned in dismay at the gold and red burst.
Elsewhere, Gray and Juvia were fighting back to back, both weary but leaning on one another for support. They saw the explosion rise over the tops of Magnolia's buildings.
"What is that flame-brain doing now?" Gray grumbled. "Juvia, stay here. I'm gonna check it out."
"Juvia wants to fight with Gray-sama," she insisted.
He held her shoulders to push her back. "I'll be right back as soon as I smack that fire bastard over the head a few times. Please, stay here. We need strong fighters on the front lines."
Juvia blushed brightly. "Gray-sama thinks Juvia is strong?"
"Huh? Well, yeah, of course you are. That's why I like fighting with you."
She flushed even brighter. "Then Juvia will fight even harder until Gray-sama returns."
He smiled and patted her head. "I won't be long." He turned and raced to the southeast toward the ball of fiery light.
"Ooh, Gray-sama!" Juvia sighed romantically. Then she turned back to the invading demons. "All right! Until Gray-sama returns to Juvia, Juvia will have to fight twice as hard."
All the way on the northern hill, Kefira saw the massive explosion rising over Magnolia like a summer sunrise. It made a thin smile tug at her blood red lips.
"I see," she simpered. "My Lion has encountered the dragon slayer. I almost wish I could watch up close. Then again, with a blast like that, nobody could watch it and live."

Back by the river, Natsu stood in the midst of utter destruction. As the smoke settled, he panted laboriously, utterly drained after using both fire and lightning.
Down the street, the fluffy pink fort finally disintegrated. Lucy gawked at the demolished buildings around them. Then she heard something collapse and saw Aries fall to the ground, too weary to stand.
"I can't...can't keep...up with this. I'm sorry," she said in exhaustion.
"I don't think you need to do more," Lucy said sadly, looking at where Natsu stood. "It seems to be over."
Natsu took a heavy step forward, then another, slowly dragging his feet to his fallen opponent. Loke laid limply prompted up against a heap of stones. Slowly, he cracked an eye open to look up at the pink-haired teen.
Between breaths of exhaustion, Loke said, "I guess...we now know...what happens when...a lion and a dragon fight."
"Yup," Natsu muttered. Then suddenly he passed out and fell beside Loke.

End of Chapter 44

Rhov's Corner:
I was listening to the album "Archangel" by Two Steps From Hell while writing this. Most epic fight music ever!
"Sexy Fluffy Guard" comes from Chapter 291. When I read that scene with Aries and Virgo, I simply had to add that in. Go Sexy Fluffy Guard!
According to Cana's guild card in Chapter 38, she's been drinking since she was 13. Loke's guild card is in Chapter 73. Also, thus far in the manga, Loke does NOT have a breath attack. I'm just making stuff up again.
Wanna know a cool behind-the-scenes fact? If you can't tell, I love epigraphs, those quotes before the chapters. Early on in this story, before I knew what I wanted to do with "Lion's Pride," I searched for star and lion quotes to inspire me. This was waaaay back in Chapter Two. Yeah, that far back! I came across Tadashi Adachi's quote about a lion and dragon fighting, and it sent a shiver through me. I wanted to use it, but I needed a reason why Loke and Natsu might fight. This single quote inspired the entire idea that Loke might be turned by something that haunted his past. Kefira, Haftorang, the mythology of the Royal Stars, it was all brought together purely so I could fulfill my wish of using that quote and seeing the Lion and the Dragon fight.
In the manga, if these two faced off, who do you think would win?
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