The Crystal Dragon from Four Hundred Years Ago

Crystal Dragon, a memory from four hundred years ago.

The Dragnof Kingdom, Kingdom where dragons and humans live in harmony.

In the spacious hall of a palace, sunlight streamed through stained glass windows, casting dappled Light Beam.

Some dragons meandered across the magnificent carpets, frolicking and playing with the Children. The Children's laughter and the dragons' roars mingled together, creating a scene full of joy and energy.

Its enormous wings fluttered gently, bringing a cool breeze to the Children. The Children surrounded the dragon, some climbing onto its back, others holding its tail, enjoying the pleasure of close contact with the dragon.

"Haha, this is so much fun! Go higher!" The child sat on the swing, his bell-like laughter echoing throughout the space.

A dragon used its wings as a swing for the Children, playing with Children with a smile in its eyes. When it heard the Children saying they wanted to go higher, it could only say indulgently, "Hold on tight to the swing ropes, let's swing high..."

Some people are holding up plates full of food for the dragon so that it can also enjoy its meal.

"Delicious, delicious, so delicious!" A dragon shoved its paws at the plate, its mouth greasy with food, and mumbled incoherently.

The people, however, hurriedly grabbed another plate of food and held it up as well, watching the dragon eat with doting eyes, as if afraid it wouldn't have enough to eat.

In this scene, the Children's eyes sparkled with curiosity and excitement, and the people were happily together with the dragons.

They developed a special friendship with the dragon.

When the Sage Dragon Belserion entered the hall, he saw this scene, but it only eased his emotions a little.

But just as he stepped forward, about to stand directly in front of Irene who was picking flowers,

"Bang! Ouch! That hurts!"

A cub chased and playfully bumped into its leg, and a soft, pained cry came from below.

"Janimus, you little rascal, watch out! Did you have fun today?"

Belserion extended his Dragon Claw, smiled slightly, and gently stroked Janimus's dragon head, saying affectionately.

"Happy!" Janimus's eyes sparkled, his lips curled up, and his body swayed slightly as he responded loudly.

"Uncle, why did your inspection take so long this time? Did something happen?"

However, it also noticed its uncle's gaze, and the smile on its face vanished instantly, replaced by a hint of doubt.

Its eyes narrowed slightly, as if trying to understand its uncle's expression and emotions; its little head tilted slightly, revealing its confusion and worry.

"What could possibly happen? It's nothing. Go have fun, your friends are waiting for you over there!"

After Belserion finished speaking with a smile, he gently flicked Janimus with his paw in front of several human cubs.

Looking at the several cubs embracing this dragon cub, the combined size of those human cubs was about the same as that of the dragon cub.

He didn't intend to tell it these things; he just wanted them to handle everything on their own.

However, Belserion was unaware that the dragon Janimus had been keeping a close eye on its movements with Irene.

Those keen ears heard every single conversation.

Irene was a little worried. "Belserion, you don't look well!"

Belserion gazed at the setting sun in the west. "The Dragon Group in the west will devour humanity, and sooner or later they will invade Ishgar, where we live."

"The war seems unstoppable!"

Irene said sadly, "Really? Dragons actually hunt humans."

"Don't worry, Irene, I'll protect all of this even if it costs me my life."

"War?"

When Janimus heard this word, he was very puzzled. It was the first time he had ever heard this word in his little mind, and he couldn't understand what war was.

But seeing the solemnity on its uncle's face, it knew that something bad must have happened.

Its premonition quickly came true; after that incident, the uncle was often absent from the Kingdom.

The newly grown crystals on its back were not shown to its uncle.

However, the people in the Kingdom and some of the dragons were often in low spirits, as they seemed quite optimistic about the war situation in the distance.

Her Majesty the Queen, Irene, invented a very powerful Magic called Enchantment.

You can add the hardness and sharpness of steel to a wooden stick, making it easy to cut a sharp sword in half.

"Great! This will make the Dragon Group even stronger!"

"We can win this war!"

The crowd cheered, and the animal watched, feeling happy too, thinking that its uncle would be back soon.

However, the situation remains far from optimistic.

There are many dragons on all four sides, and some of them have also been swayed and switched sides.

The dragons it knew all around it had gone out to fight, but it hadn't seen them return.

Until that time, after Uncle returned injured and spoke with Queen Irene, his mindset changed slightly, as if he didn't want to agree to the Queen's request.

"Uncle, what's wrong? I can join the battle too! I'm very strong! Look, my crystals have even grown!"

Crystal Dragon turned to look at his uncle, and asked a question out of concern.

Seeing that her uncle was gazing at the starry sky and ignoring it.

It flapped its wings and flew to Belserion, twisting its body to show its uncle its newly grown crystal.

It was very beautiful under the Starlight.

Berzelion was taken aback, as if he had made up his mind.

The Kingdom must not be allowed to fall, otherwise how can we repay the kindness of the previous king, and how can we betray the trust that the little one's parents entrusted to him?

"I don't need you! Go and get some rest!"

"Ouch~"

Belserion flicked the little guy's head with its Dragon Claw, sending it flying into the cave, ignoring the little guy's cries of pain and pain.

It flapped its wings and flew directly towards the Royal Palace.

The Crystal Dragon stared blankly at the departing figure.

Little did it know, this would be the last time it saw its uncle.

Some time later, humans emerged who were called Dragon Slayers, and their power was comparable to that of dragons.

However, this powerful force also began to erode the human body, gradually driving people into a state of berserk rage.

Worse still, this power can give birth to Dragon Seeds, causing people to transform directly into dragons.

Fragments of the Crystal Dragon's memories were directly displayed before everyone through the power of Magic.

Wendy, Natsu, Gajeel stared intently, trying to find the figures of their respective fathers and mothers (dragons).

Seeing the harmonious coexistence between humans and dragons, I couldn't help but smile knowingly.

Seeing the dragons waging war against each other, because one side was protecting humans while the other was trying to devour them, the dragons clenched their fists again.

He was puzzled when he saw people turn into dragons because of Dragon Slayer Magic, and wondered why he didn't have this problem himself.

So they were determined to keep watching and find out the specific reason, and it seemed there was something very important they didn't know yet.

As Erza gazed at the crimson-haired Queen from her memories, a different feeling stirred within her—a warmth that made her want to draw closer.

But she couldn't believe it and shook her head. That happened four hundred years ago; how could it possibly have anything to do with her?

So, he held Wendy's little hand tightly, offering silent comfort, and continued watching.

To be continued~