Chapter 8 - Chapter 9

A few years has gone by and Dragon was finally done terraforming his new island into the literal definition of paradise. It had high mountains with deep rivers. Steep ravines and beautiful and big waterfalls. incredible fields of all kinds of flowers. It looked like a reincarnation of paradise.

"A masterpiece if i have to say so myself." Dragon was hovering in mid air and looking upon his newly created masterpiece. Suddenly a huge shadow appeared behind him up here in the air.

"My Lord. This island has truly become the paradise that everyone should hope to visit in the after life. You have created heaven here." The one speaking was the huge dragon that he first defeated when he came here.

"Thank you, Alora. Now that the land is ready, the empire can eventually settle down here." He flew over and sat down at Alora's head.

"Now what is an empire exactly?" Alora asked while watching the beauty that her lord had created.

"I guess you'll see when we get to that point. But essentially it is a mass of people getting together to create a great military force. My empire will be the biggest this world has ever seen." Dragon said an tapped Alora on the head signifying her to fly down and land on the ground.

Let the others know that i will be going back to the other continent. Make sure you all protect this paradise island of mine." Dragon said to Alora as he jumped off her head.

"Don't worry, My Lord. You have dominance here and this island alone is enough for us to give our lives to protect. No one will step a foot on this island as long as we are here. I promise you that." Alora said and bowed her head in respect and awe for her Lord.

"Good! I trust you Alora. Now, await my return and make sure to train as well. Strength is what decides where you stand in the world." Dragon said and walked to the end of the cliff leading to the ocean. He suddenly turned around and threw something at Alora and she caught it with her massive claw.

"Anyone carrying that symbol has free passage onto this island. If their carrying this symbol then it means that i personally gifted it and they have almost as high status as i have. You will treat them accordingly to those standards. Is that understood?" He looked seriously at Alora and that badge she now had laying in her hand.

"Of course, My Lord. I will treat them as if you are standing before me personally." She bowed again and Dragon smiled for the first time in who knows how long. He walked up to the edge of the cliff and jumped off.

"Time to head back. I need a good drink." Dragon was falling towards the ocean below and when his body hit the water he dove right in and disappeared below the surface. A few seconds later he resurfaced and he literally surfed on the water itself.

He had bought all the four basic element magics and he had perfect control in all of them. He was now being carries by a small water wave as it rushed forwards towards Ishgar.

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Dragon had now arrived back in Ishgar and he was sitting inside a familiar cafe inside a very familiar village that had now become a pretty big town. It was the same village as he visited all those years ago after he had destroyed that evil cult.

"Here you go, Sir." A lovely lady came and served him his drink. She looked to be late 30s to early 40s, but she still held on to her natural beauty. She would be able to compete with the best of them. She had aged well is what you could say.

"Thank you, miss..?" Dragon inquired about her name.

"Sylvia. My name is Sylvia, Sir." She bowed a little as she shook his hand.

"Nice to meet you. My name is Portgas D Dragon." He said with a calm but kind tone.

"Yes, i remember you very clearly. You are the reason i am alive today. I am guessing you have saved so many people that you simply don't remember me." She said as her cheeks became a little red.

"You do look familiar but i can't place you anywhere. You mind helping me out a little?" He said while looking at her and trying to figure out why she looked so familiar to him.

"You were the one to defeat the cult that were held up in the cave system not far from here. I was the young woman that you talked to after you saved us from those cages." She said and she was beaming with happiness.

"Oh, right. Still just as beautiful i see. It's nice to see you again, Sylvia." He said with the same tone as before. He was about as tall as her even while sitting down so their faces were facing each other right now.

"oh my, thank you so much. So what is one of the Wizard Saints doing back here?" She said and he offered her a seat and she sat down. Now he was looking down on her and she was forced to look up at him. He tried to make himself as small as possible.

"How do you know i am a Wizard Saint?" He questioned. He had not done something on Ishgar in many years so he hoped people would forget about him.

"Are you kidding? Who doesn't know Dragon, the Saint. You are pretty much a household name at this point. Do you know how many Wizards dream about joining Fairy tail because they know you are a member of that Guild." She said now laughing at Dragons shocked reaction.

"Well, this is certainly not something i anticipated. What a bother. I don't like fame or fortune." He sighed bitterly and tried not to get depressed about this development.

"Oh, i wouldn't worry about that, Dragon. No one has ever seen a picture of you. Your deeds and your fights are public record but not a single photo exist of you so no one but the council would know what you look like." She said after she stopped laughing at his expression.

"Lucky me. Being famous is so annoying." He said and downed his whole mug of alcohol.

"Give me another, would you." He said and showed his empty mug.

"Certainly." Sylvia disappeared in to the back of the cafe, then after a while she came back with a barrel full of alcohol.

"Today we're getting drunk, Dragon." She said and gave a quick tap on the barrel and then filled her own mug of alcohol.

"ha, ha, well alright then." He quickly shut his mouth. Did he just laugh? How long has it been since he laughed even a little. Dragon had no idea when last he let even a simple laugh slip out.

"How about your other customers?" He looked around, but of course they both saw that the place was empty at the moment.

"It's closing time. We have this place all to ourselves here." She emptied her cup and gave both of them a refill and they both emptied them again. This continued all night long.

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