<div class="floatleft">(http://i41.tinypic.com/1x1l3.jpg)<br/></div><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Lyuk Drachenfeuer</span></span><br/><strong>Location:</strong>Leolt city sky- ramen shop - top of a building<br/><strong>With:</strong>No one -> Alexi -> No one<br/><hr/><br/>Lyuk flew away from his friends, whistling a familiar tune that he did not know where he heard it. He flew over the city and stopped as he hovered on his flaming throne. He stood up and the flames retreated to his feet. He looked down at the city from up above, high enough that the people looked like ants. The young man liked to fly and that was his motivation for learning how to hover using his flames and even morph it into a couch- or throne-like object. He had done it enough times that he learned how to use it without wasting too much magic. This had become second nature to him since it was a fast way to get around. Soon he had found the restaurant he had passed when he was tracking down Alice. The young man slowly descended with his arms crossed.<br/><br/>Once on the ground, he stepped forward and pushed aside the curtains while many people looked at him wildly, some poor guy spilled his drink and a small child dropped his ice cream cone. Apparently this was not a common place thing for the people to see, or perhaps they recognized the young man. Lyuk had been to Leolt a few times before. It was not his favorite city, but it wasn't terrible since it reminded him of his city. The bustling crowds of people going from stall to stall, buying things to cook at their homes, the sounds of the vendors selling everything from food to jewelry to "cursed" ancient tablets, and the sound of children playing in the street was familiar as well. The restaurant he stepped into was not a traditional restaurant, it was actually a ramen shop so it consisted of several bar stools, a counter where all the bar stools were, and of course everything that the owner used to cook his ramen in the back. Lyuk knew the owner and was good friends with him so whenever he was around town, he'd go here. The older man, his name being Alexi, had a daughter with whom Lyuk flirted with many a time. Of course, he was never taken seriously and was constantly being turned down.<br/><br/>He sat down and rang the bell, yelling,<strong>"Old man! Give me a large bowl of whatever ramen you feel like making!"</strong>The old man came from the back and went to meet Lyuk, taking his hand as soon as he saw him and shaking it,<strong>"Lyuk! How long has it been since you were around these parts?"</strong>Alexi was a hefty man, his black hair and goatee graying, and recently he started to wear glasses for his declining eyesight. His nose was big so he always reminded Lyuk of a jolly gnome. Lyuk was about a head taller than Alexi and he had these calming green eyes.<br/><br/>The young man smiled and responded,<strong>"Uh... like six or seven months? Something like that."</strong>Alexi returned his smile and continued to talk in his soothing deep voice that only got smoother with age,<strong>"You must visit more often. Are you just visiting or are you on official business with your guild?"</strong>Alexi knew that Lyuk was part of the Fairy Tail guild since he was one of the mages that brought him to Fairy Tail. The old man was in the group that traveled with Lyuk and his tutor. The young man scratched his head and laughed nervously,<strong>"I don't know if I should be saying this, but I am on a mission tracking down some dumb gems or something that blah-blah-blah."</strong><br/><br/>He sighed,<strong>"I haven't had a good fight and I'm getting anxious."</strong>Alexi frowned and scratched his chin,<strong>"I don't think you should be so ready to always fight. Tell me, have you been experiencing black-outs recently?"</strong>Lyuk sat and thought for a while, then responded,<strong>"I haven't had one until today when I saw talking to some red-haired man in a bar around here and then I became conscious and he left."</strong>The old man had this worried face that made Lyuk wonder how the blackouts he had related to him. Alexi started talking again, muttering to himself,<strong>"So, judging from the fact that the city was not reduced to ashes, I assume that he was disinterested and retreated within you, not fighting."</strong>Lyuk massaged his shoulder,<strong>"What was that, old man?"</strong>Alexi responded quickly with a smile,<strong>"Oh nothing, just an old man's delusional muttering."</strong>In fact, Alexi was one of a few people who knew Lyuk's situation. Thanks to Alexi and Lyuk's tutor, Lyuk was under constant surveilance and was almost never let on solo missions. Lyuk laughed and scoffed,<strong>"Whatever, old man. How is Volcano? Have you talked to him recently?"</strong>Volcano was Lyuk's tutor who taught Lyuk how to harness his fire magic. They were extremely close, it was almost a father-son relationship. But after Lyuk underwent an extreme training method, whenever Lyuk met Volcano's eyes, his tutor always had this defeated look in his eyes and bowed his head toward Lyuk.<br/><br/>Alexi shook his head,<strong>"I still haven't seen him and my contacts haven't been able to pull up any information."</strong>Volcano showed himself once more before basically dropping off the face of the planet and it was only to Lyuk when he was admitted into Fairy Tail. He gave his sincere goodbye's and left him a trinket, a pocket watch which held a picture of the two of them a few years after they met. Their arms were around the others neck and they were bumping fists with the biggest smiles on their faces. Lyuk rubbed the back of his neck and sighed,<strong>"I couldn't find any information either. I wonder what the heck happened."</strong>Alexi knew what had happened, but was told told to keep everything to himself. Alexi shrugged and turned around to start making the ramen,<strong>"Let me start on your ramen, I bet you are hungry."</strong>Lyuk smiled wide and said loudly,<strong>"You always knew me so well, old man! On a different note, where's Sofia?"</strong>Alexi laughed and responded with a mocking tone,<strong>"She's out on errands and won't be back until few days from now. You're probably not going to stay so I'll be sure to tell her you were here."</strong>Sofia was Alexi's daughter and they were childhood friends. Lyuk hit the counter top with his fist and said,<strong>"Man, I can never be lucky with women."</strong>The both of them laughed and continued to talk.<br/><br/>Lyuk ate until he was content and insisted to pay but Alexi told him it was fine. The young man shrugged and got up from his seat, waved to the old man and was leaving. The old man clenched his teeth and squeezed the towel he was holding, debating within himself before he yelled,<strong>"Lyuk! You have another conscious inside your being!"</strong>Lyuk stopped and turned around, surprised,<strong>"Another... conscious? What do you mean?"</strong>Alexi sighed and lifted a part of the counter to let Lyuk come on the other side, he said,<strong>"Come with me, I think you should know the story."</strong>Lyuk was confused and surprised and something stirred within him.<br/><br/>In the backroom, they both sat on chairs, facing each other and there was a bottle of vodka that Alexi took with him and a glass. Alexi took a few seconds to ready himself and with a snap of his fingers, an image appeared that would depicted everything he talked about since he was projecting his memories,<strong>"Alright.. remember when we had you undergo that training for the huge battle and the illusion mage that was there?"</strong>Lyuk nodded. Alexi continued,<strong>"And remember how he could twist reality, space and time so perfectly that it seemed as if it were not an illusion."</strong>Lyuk took a second to remember before slowly nodding. The old man poured himself some vodka and drank it, then cleared his throat,<strong>"Well, we used him to make your training to go by faster and basically, you underwent four months of training, but thanks to the illusionist, while 4 months passed in reality, 16 years passed in your mind. Every week, a year passed."</strong>Lyuk did not speak and continued to listen,<strong>"Because of the extreme power you had obtained through the training, another entity was formed and broke the realm of what was real and fake, creating another consciousness within your body, causing you to forget all the training. Then, the battle..."</strong><br/><br/>Lyuk actually had a question about the battle. He knew that he had been trained for the battle, but he never remembered the battle or its' result. He just woke up in bed, bandaged.<strong>"How come I don't remember the battle?"</strong>Alexi took another shot and responded,<strong>"Because, this consciousness that was created comes and goes whenever it wants to. It usually comes out when it senses that there is a strong person. So, during the battle..."</strong>He took two more shots before he continued,<strong>"It came out and massacred the other side and the nearby town, scorching everything in its' path and commanding both the elements of fire and lightning."</strong>Lyuk gulped and listened intently,<strong>"Volcano stepped in to put a stop to its' rampage and the battle was tough, but eventually he won because of your immature body. It couldn't utilize its' entire magic potential because your body wasn't strong enough yet." </strong>Lyuk leaned back and sighed, thinking the worst when he heard Volcano's name, that he might've seriously hurt him and that's why he had to leave without saying anything. Alexi continued,<strong>"You were in critical condition and almost died, but, obviously, you pulled through. Still, Volcano blames himself for what happened and so decided to leave and go on a journey, trying to rediscover himself and repent for his wrongdoings until he finally comes back to face us all again."</strong><br/><br/>Lyuk clenched his fist and said softly,<strong>"So.. I'm a-a monster?"</strong>Confusion and hatred and anger and all sorts of emotions were passing through the young man. He ran outside and flew away from the shop with Alexi shouting,<strong>"Wait! Lyuk!"</strong><br/><br/>Lyuk wanted to go away, far away. He found a tall building and sat on top of it, looking at the city. He looked at his own hands,<strong>"I can't believe that I have the ability to destroy all of this with a blink of an eye. All because someone strong appears."</strong>He closed his hands,<strong>"Does this mean I can't fight anymore? Should I quit the guild and move into the countryside, away from all the strong people?"</strong>Lyuk was just a young man and his resolve was broken. A half-assed determined look appeared on his face,<strong>"I made a promise to take care of this mission, but when I do, that's it. I'm locking myself away. If I were let to roam free, who knows who I would hurt? Alexi, Sofia, Alice, Ralena, Luca, and everyone at Fairy Tail and all the citizens, the old man with the cart and his smart-ass son too."</strong>Lyuk laid down and closed his eyes, although he would be haunted by the images shown to him by Alexi in his dreams.