Internet Magic in Fairy Tail (Re-upload)

The mountain crumbled, its slopes collapsing.

Zirconis shook his massive dragon head, wobbling as he crawled out of the rubble.

"That hurts...!"

"How is this possible? A human's magic actually injured me?"

The dragon scales on his head had been shattered, and the tremor energy had infiltrated his body, causing internal injuries that even a dragon could not endure.

Zirconis roared in anger, raising his head to lock his massive eyes on the figure in the sky.

"Who are you, human?"

But before the words fully left his mouth, the figure in the sky abruptly vanished.

Teleportation magic?

Zirconis was stunned, and then he heard a voice from above his head.

Nate stood on the Jade Dragon's skull.

"Who I am doesn't matter. I have a few questions for you, Jade Dragon."

Nate had already recognized this dragon—one of the seven dragons that would cross through the Eclipse Gate in the future. The name "Jade Dragon" had even been coined by Princess Hisui.

"Do you know about Dragon Slayer mages?"

"What's that?"

Zirconis was a chatterbox dragon, enjoying teasing humans but hating to be teased in return. Enraged, he bellowed, "Get off my head, you vile human!"

He lifted a claw to swipe at the figure perched on him.

Nate extended a single hand.

Thud!

The claw struck a pale white layer of magic and was immediately repelled by a powerful tremor.

Zirconis, now thoroughly humiliated, flapped his wings and took to the sky.

Nate chuckled. "Don't get mad, Jade Dragon. Here's another question: Do you know where the capital of the Kingdom of Dragnof is?"

If he didn't know about Dragon Slayer Magic, that meant it hadn't been created yet. The temporal coordinates were accurate. Next, he needed to find Queen Irene. For that, he needed a guide.

"Dragnof... ah, that's the human kingdom protected by Belserion," Zirconis said, blinking as he wondered about the origins of this powerful human.

"Take me there," Nate said, seizing the opportunity. If the dragon knew the way, it would save him the trouble of finding another guide.

"Why would I help you? Hmph! Foolish human, get off my head!"

Zirconis soared to a great height before suddenly diving toward the ground in a steep nosedive.

Is he planning to ram me into the earth? Nate thought, bemused. All this fuss just because I'm sitting on your head? What an overreaction.

"Come on, wouldn't it be easier if you just cooperated?"

"If possible, I really didn't want to use this kind of magic..." Nate muttered, raising his hand, his gaze sharp.

In his palm, magic coalesced into the form of a small white worm. The worm wriggled across his hand, crawling off and landing on Zirconis's head.

The tiny creature slipped through the shattered dragon scales and into the open wound, disappearing inside the dragon's body.

Zirconis remained completely unaware.

As the ground rushed closer, the dragon shouted excitedly, "I'll crash into the earth and crush you, you detestable human—how dare you treat me as a mo...!"

The word "mount" never left his mouth.

Zirconis's pupils contracted as a soul-tearing pain surged through his entire body, as though he were being ripped apart from the inside.

Memories grew hazy.

A long, long time ago, he had been nestled inside a warm dragon egg, absorbing the nutrients from the egg's fluid, awaiting the day he would hatch.

But one day, a tiny white worm appeared inside the egg.

The worm burrowed into his body through his head.

After that, he hatched, emerging as a newly born dragon.

Upon opening his eyes for the first time, he did not see his father or mother. Instead, he saw a young human.

The human cared for him, teaching him magic, writing, and the human language.

"Who are you?"

Zirconis quickly mastered the human tongue and asked the first question of his dragon life.

"Who I am is unimportant, young Jade Dragon."

The man always wore a smile that made the dragon feel warm, like basking in sunlight. "You may call me... the Great Sage."

The memory abruptly ended.

Back to reality.

As Zirconis plunged like a meteor toward the earth, he suddenly spread his wings and began to slow down.

"Are you... the Great Sage?" Zirconis growled, his head throbbing. "No, what did you do to me?"

As expected of a dragon, his magic resistance was incredibly high.

Nate thought, The parasitic nature of the Worm of Time begins from the origin of one's timeline—ordinary methods can't resist it.

Even with high resistance, Zirconis couldn't escape his fate of being parasitized.

"Jade Dragon, take me to the Kingdom of Dragnof."

Nate sat cross-legged on the dragon's head, stroking it as he smiled. "Have you forgotten? I'm the one who raised you."

"Yes, you raised me when I was just a hatchling, Great Sage. You even named me Jade Dragon and taught me magic..."

Zirconis hesitated, feeling something was amiss. The memory inheritance of dragons conflicted with the parasitism of the Worm of Time, leaving him confused and conflicted.

Still, amid this turmoil, Zirconis began flying in the direction of the Kingdom of Dragnof.

As they left, the battle among the dragons on the battlefield continued fiercely, unaffected by the departure of one dragon. Most of the dragons hadn't even noticed Nate's presence.

…

Kingdom of Dragnof

Night

Queen Irene was deeply troubled by the ongoing war.

The dragons were far too powerful, and humanity stood no chance against them. While there were dragons who supported humans, they were vastly outnumbered by the dragons of the West, who despised humanity and saw them as food. To make matters worse, an increasing number of neutral dragons were defecting to the Western side.

"Your Majesty."

The soldiers standing guard at the Royal Library bowed respectfully.

"Thank you. If Belserion returns, inform me immediately."

Irene gave the order before pushing open the doors to the library and stepping inside.

This library housed a vast collection of magic books. Perhaps among them lay a powerful magic that could grant humanity the strength to oppose the dragons.

Walking through the towering shelves, Irene carefully read the titles of each book. Suddenly, she noticed an empty space on one of the shelves.

"Hmm? Someone took a magic book?"

Frowning, Irene approached and compared the surrounding books, quickly deducing, "It's a book about Enchant Magic..."

"You remember every book in here?"

A man's voice suddenly came from behind her.

Irene's body tensed as she immediately spun around, drawing the sword at her waist.

When she turned, she saw a handsome young man leaning casually against the bookshelf, flipping through the missing book.

Nate flipped another page before looking up at a much younger version of Irene.

She's so similar... too similar!

Except for the hairstyle, she was the spitting image of Erza.

"You've infiltrated the Royal Library. What is your purpose?" Irene furrowed her delicate brows, her tone full of hostility. "Who are you?"

Nate smiled and said, "No need to be tense, Queen Irene. I've come from 400 years in the future, at your own request, to save your life."

"You can call me... the Great Sage."