Imagination Incarnate (Custom Made Demon King remix)

Dragon King

Akros was roaring in pain and fury as he traversed space. Without his own spatial magic to protect him, he was torn apart by spatial fractures. The damage was insurmountable, and not even his scales could withstand it. Once enough of the ice coating his body was broken, he centered all of his defense around his heart. His limbs were torn off again and again, but as long as his heart pumped he would mend. 

He did not know how much time passed. It felt like hours, perhaps even days that he withstood the treacherous journey through space. His regeneration slowed down after continuous lacerations, and he began to panic. When he had no limbs and no hope left, he was sucked into a spatial rift and lost consciousness.

Akros' limp torso fell out of the rift and into a cloudy sky. Even when limbless, his weight forced his body down at high speeds resulting in him plummeting like a hawk ready to strike. As he tumbled through the air, the friction between him and the atmosphere caused his body to ignite. His slowly regenerating wounds were set aflame as he became a flaming meteor. 

At some point in his descent, he broke through the dense clouds. The humidity and wetness caused the fire to weaken significantly, but his body was already destroyed. Out of the clouds came ashes and a beating black heart. 

There were still miles to go before his heart landed. The system recognized its host was in mortal peril, and an emergency function activated. A green sphere of energy surrounded Akros' heart, preventing it from burning up as it fell. Fortunately the organ was only a few hundred pounds, so it did not fall extremely fast. 

While all of this was happening to Akros, life on the ground was peaceful. The human city of Magnolia was prosperous, friendly, and was watched over by a guild of mages. The Fairy Tail guild hall was as active as ever, with mages coming in and out to take job requests all over the country.

As the top-ranked guild in Fiore, the country Magnolia was part of, they were given a great number of high-paying jobs from wealthy businessmen, mayors, or sometimes even other guilds for a collaborative mission.

Currently outside the guild hall were five mages of this guild. One was Levy, a short blue-haired girl. Jet and Droy, two young men of the same age and her followers, stood in front of her like guards. A man with long, spiky black hair with piercings on his face was Gajeel. Lastly was the fur coat equipped blonde behemoth, Laxus. (Episode 41 of the anime).

Gajeel was limping away after Laxus had dealt some heavy blows. Gajeel was formerly Fairy Tail's enemy, and there was much controversy within the guild surrounding his recruitment. While the master, Makarov, insisted he deserved a second chance not everyone thought the same. 

"Tch!" Laxus scoffed, storming away. "Is this what has become of Fairy Tail?!"

Once Laxus was out of earshot, Levy and the two men sighed in relief. 

"What's his problem?" Jet asked.

"Yeah, he seemed more angry than usual," Droy agreed.

"Probably because we took in Gajeel-san, but...!" Levy held a hand to her heart. "He didn't retaliate when he was beaten just now. I think he really wants to repent for what he did to us..."

"..." Jet and Droy exchanged a look. They didn't like Gajeel in the slightest, but they both thought Laxus had gone too far. On top of that, when Laxus lashed out at Levy, Gajeel protected her with his body.

They began to head inside the guild to see if there was any suitable job requests they could take. It was at that moment that Akros' heart crashed into the ground behind them. With the green barrier still encasing the organ, the tissue was undamaged. The momentum behind it had left a dome-shaped crater in the ground where it lay.