Summary: Eons after the Era of Magic, the Emperor of the strongest Kingdom of Magic finally returned to his Empire to keep a promise with his lost brother, to be a king better than he ever was. Watch as Natsu forges his own way to raises Alvarez to its own glory, at the same time faces against threats from the supernatural world to protect his family, his empire. [NatsuxHarem]

Fair Warning: While they aren't important, there are a lot of lemons in this story so read at your own risk.

[Natsu x Harem]

"Natsu" Normal Speech.

'Natsu' Normal Thought.

"Karyuu no Hoko" Magic/Power/Technique.

"Dragon" Demonic being Speech.

'Dragon' Demonic being Thoughts.

The Dragon Emperor

Chapter 16

"Your kindness will be the dead of you someday, Natsu." Irene stated and sat down on the sofa at the corner of his room, crossing her legs seductively before leaning back, looking at Natsu as he went to close the door. The others had already left, returning to their rooms but Natsu wanted to have a few words with Irene so he had asked her to stay. "You should have executed that girl, Kuroka. It'll send a message to those that dare to oppose us. Do I need to remind you that you're no longer a member of a cheesy guild that valued friendship and life above all, but an emperor of his country, who is the representative of everything it stands for?" Irene question; her tone calm and collected, but Natsu could tell she wasn't pleased by his final decision.

"You have been holding back, haven't you?" Natsu asked with a soft chuckle. "Still, you won't be able to change my mind, Irene. My decision is final. I only do what I believe to be the best for us."

"Oh I know, your majesty. Who am I to question your decision?" The red haired woman said sarcastically. She took a moment to study him, his expression, the way he was looking at her, before continuing with a question "Does it have anything to do with that woman, Yasaka?"

"From a political point, yes it does." Natsu answered, his tone remained unchanged.

"I will hold your words to that, your majesty." Irene smiled playfully as Natsu sat down on his bed. "You know, from my point of view so far you have been a good leader toward our people, with a kind heart for everyone. However, no matter how I look at it, you still to handle foreign affairs almost the same way. You are still letting your emotions get the better of you, making you unable to make the harsh but necessary decisions. You are the Emperor of Alvarez, first and foremost. It makes me question your brother's choice to make you the emperor of Alvarez."

"So you are saying I am not fit for that?"

"I have already told you long ago, your majesty, no, you are not. Someone like you will never fit to hold that much powers in his hands no matter how much you have changed, and I am also not only talking about Alvarez, but the powerful being you have become." The red haired woman stated sternly "However, you have never ceased to amaze me with your abilities for success. Every task we gave you, you somehow overcame it in the most amazing way. When I believed you would fail, you succeeded and were rewarded beautifully for your efforts. You have always proven me wrong, and that's the reason why you're still wearing that emblem on your outfit, have the respect of your people and still get to sit on the throne in Alvarez Castle."

"That was harsh, but thank you… Irene." Natsu gave her a small smile.

"See?" She said dramatically, throwing her hands into the air "This is where you're supposed to punish me for questioning your position of power, your right to inherit the throne and for disrespecting you, but you don't and even thank me for saying something like that… but I guess that is what makes you who you are." The pink haired man chuckled and shook his head. Irene smiled and looked at him for a moment before asking "Anyway, you told Erza your little secret, didn't you?"

"I did." Natsu nodded his head. "I went to meet Ophis earlier today and decided to bring Erza her with me. Still, is it that obvious?" He asked, sounding a bit surprised that Irene was able to tell that.

"It does, it's not that hard when you really think about it. I could feel your powers, so you had to transform into your dragon form at one point." Irene stated "Plus, I know you want to reveal to everyone that you're the second True Red Dragon God Emperor. You have to start somewhere and Erza, nevertheless, is a very good choice to start with because of her fierce loyalty to you. How did she take it?"

"Better than I thought she would have been." Natsu smiled as he put his feet on the bed and started removing his shoes "Still, I told her to keep it a secret for the time being. We still don't know how the others are going to react to it. I really don't want them to see me any different than I am now." Natsu said. He understood powers came with heavy prices.

While they were still best friends, he had lost that intense fire and ice rivalry with Gray the moment he applied him to the new Spriggan Twelve, as well as his brother-sister relationship with Wendy, something that the two of them had developed on the journey to retrieve Aquarius' golden key with Lucy and the rest of the team. Most of his relationships with his old friends that had become his personal elite guards had also changed drastically, even with Sting, who had already had an immense respect for him at the very beginning. They all had come to respect him as the Emperor of Alvarez, and as much as he had wanted them to continue to consider him their friend, they couldn't, knowing people were watching and judging. An emperor could not wake up one morning, throw a chair at his guard's face and then expect them to return with a punch so they could start a fight. It was one of the first lessons Irene had taught him, after spending some time studying him and his personalities.

"They will still consider you their leader, what more can you ask from people with such loyalty to you?" Irene asked as she stood up and moved to stand in front of him with her hands on her hips. "You're their Emperor, so you really should behave like one around them." She then added with a small smirk "Though, what you do in your private times with a few of them is none of my concern." With that, she leaned a bit toward him, smiling seductively while doing so. "With leave me with a question… can I stay with you tonight? I really don't have a room at the moment here, so…"

"Since when can I stop you?" Natsu chuckled.

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"QUIET!" Serafall screamed and slammed her fist down the table in the middle of the room, almost breaking it in the process. The temperature fell, so quickly and significantly that everyone could now see their own breaths, and shards of ice formed around the area where her hand was. No one, not even her closest friends who were present in the meeting room with her, had ever seen Serafall Leviathan looking so angry and frustrated while radiating the overwhelming aura of authority of a Satan of the Underworld as well as its most powerful she-devil. Even her fellow Satans had to admit that she looked quite scary when angry.

As soon as Alvarez Emperor Natsu Dragneel and his Prime Minister Irene Belserion had left, Sirzechs had ordered everyone to remain behind so they could have an emergency meeting, one that quickly accelerated into an intense quarrel between households that were openly at odds with each other. No one wanted to admit that they were the reason Natsu and Irene had been so angry with them and blamed each other for it. It did not take it long for them to start arguing, and when that happened Sirzechs and his fellow Satans had done everything they could to peacefully calm them down, but it wasn't until Serafall, surprisingly, had lost her temper that the devils in the room became silent and finally decided to return to their respective seats.

"Thank you." Serafall said finally as she sat down, but her usual cheerful personality did not return. "Sirzechs, if you please." She said, without the usual suffix for her fellow Satan and childhood friend so that everyone would know that she was being serious.

The red haired Maou nodded his head, before he started with a calm tone: "Now that everyone has calmed down, let us start this meeting."

"Sirzechs-sama, how's the security around the Guess House?" Zeoticus was the first to ask his question, to which his son answered with a nod of his head.

"I have doubled the security around the Guess House, and sent…"

"Lucifer-sama, I do not think that double the amount of what we have at the moment is enough after the assassination attempt that Youkai managed to pull." The head of the Bael Household interrupted with a stoic tone, but all four Maou and the leaders of the Devil Clans could tell that he was aiming for the chance to show off the power of the Bael "We need to triple or quadruple it. The safety or Alvarez Emperor and his guards is our top priority at the moment. I will provide the manpower if needed to."

"I agree. Count me in, Bael-sama."

"Me too, Bael-sama. My family shall provide the security detail with nothing but our best devils." Several clan leaders nodded their heads in agreement to Lord Bael's suggestion.

"With all due respect, Bael-sama, I don't think it's the best course of action at the moment. What we need to do now, is to calm him down" Serafall pointed out: "With our best devils there to protect the Guess House, it will be nothing but a basic demonstration of our power, of what we are capable of… and it will not change his opinion about us, not when he has seen the worst parts."

"Leviathan-dono, you are saying that our society is as bad as Dragneel-sama claimed?"

"I am." Serafall replied firmly, to which several devils in the meeting room looked at her in disbelief.

"Serafall-sama, you cannot possibly…"

"We will leave this discussion for the later time, since it's not something that we can change soon." Sirzechs spoke up "However, I do agree with Serafall that calming him down is the best course of action at the moment. He seemed calm as he talked to us, but when I looked at him I could see a burning rage that was directed at each and every one of us." The Lucifer Maou let out a sigh before continuing "We need to show him the better sides of us devils, but first, I do believe we need to distract him from the recent events."

"Why don't we use your son, Sairaorg, Bael-sama?" A devil asked, causing the head of the Bael Clan to look at him with a raised eyebrow. Sirzechs sighed once again when he felt the tension between the two. Meetings like these sure were amazing chances for Devil Clans that disliked each other fight verbally without caring about immediate consequences. "Natsu Dragneel-sama seems to have an interest in the young man."

"If that is the case then Gremory-sama's daughter, Rias Gremory-sama, should be also included." Zeoticus continued to remain calm and quiet on his seat, having expected someone else to remind him of that too when Sairaorg Bael was mentioned "As Sirzechs-sama and Serafall-sama have both said, we need Dragneel-sama to see the best in us, and it seems to me that those two have already had what we need to show him."

"Agree." Sirzechs nodded his head and said. As much as he did not want to bring his sister or Sairaorg into political matters like this, he seems to have no other choices. Most of the Clan heads in the room seemed to have agreed to the idea, and even he could not deny that Rias and Sairaorg had both left a better impression on Natsu than the rest. Them and Grayfia…

"I also think that you should let Grayfia see him whenever she has the chances to. He seems to like her much more than the rest of us." 'as expected' Sirzechs thought in his mind as all eyes in the room turned to Grayfia, who remained as cool as she had ever been. "The bond between Devil and Alvarez rest in your hands, Grayfia-san, make sure to tell him good words about us."

"I will, Valac-sama." The most powerful Queen lowered her head and said.

"Now, the question is, how do we bring Sairaorg to meet him." Serafall spoke her mind "Rias-chan is easy since she can tag along with Sirzechs-chan, but what about Sairaorg? What will be our reason for him?"

It was Lord Agares who answered: "About that… I am sure all of you here remembered Dragneel-sama first conversation with Sairaorg about his mother when he first got here…"

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Sairaorg Bael was nervous, not because it was the first time since the day that he defeated his estrange half-brother in combat to claim the position of heir of Bael that he was involved in such an important political matter, but because he was afraid that in the end the healer that Natsu mentioned would fail like the doctors that had tried to improve on his mother's condition. The disease that she was contracted with, while common for Devils, had not had a cure, and in the end, his mother would remain comatose and eventually die.

But Sairaorg had hope. He knew very little about the healer that he would soon meet, but from what he had learnt from his Queen, who had gone to Alvarez herself and done some research about her for him, he knew that her name was Wendy Marvell, and she was one of the best magic healer to have ever lived. It was said that her magic was similar to both the Emperor and Minister themselves, which spoke volume of the strength that she posed, but overtime after she had been chosen to become a Shield of the second Emperor, she had learnt and mastered countless healing magic, becoming extremely proficient in curing even the most dangerous diseases that was known to men in less than two years under the reign of the second emperor. If there was anyone who could cure his mother, then it would be her, Wendy Marvell.

"Master Sairaorg." Kuisha Abaddon, his Queen from the house of extra demons Abaddon, informed him, and the heir of Bael turned his head to the door to see Natsu Dragneel entering the room with a smile on his face as he looked at Sairaorg. Walking beside him was Sirzechs, while Grayfia and Erza Scarlet accompanied the two closely behind them. Several devil soldiers armed with magic swords and wore the heaviest set of armors ran into the room behind them and immediately took stations.

"Dragneel-sama, Sirzechs-sama." Sairaorg raised himself from his seat and bowed his head low to the two leaders of their respective Factions.

"Raise your head, Sairaorg." Natsu said with a smile as he walked up to stand before the devil "And you can call me Natsu." With that said, he extended his hand, and Sairaorg looked at it in surprise for a moment before he accepted Alvarez Emperor's friendly gesture and shook hand with him as Natsu turned his attention over to the beautiful blonde standing beside Sairaorg "This must be Kuisha Abaddon, your Queen."

"It's an honor to be in your presence, Natsu Dragneel-sama." Kuisha said with her head lowering respectfully.

"I believe you have met Erza. Erza, this is Sairaorg Bael, the one I have told you about." Natsu introduced, and Erza took a step forward to shake his hand. Sairaorg had heard a lot about this woman. It was said that she was Natsu's most loyal and trusted shield.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Erza-san."

"Please, the pleasure is all mine Sairaorg. I have always wanted to meet you, ever since Natsu-sama has told us about Sairaorg Bael, the devil who overcame all odds to become the most powerful devil of his generation. You have my respect." Erza said in a friendly manner, and Sairaorg returned it with a smile of his own.

"Thank you, Erza-san."

"Now that everyone has been properly introduced to each other, let's head to Alvarez to retrieve Wendy." Sairaorg was about to object, but Natsu raised his hand and told him "I know what you are about to say, Sairaorg, don't. I should have thought about your mother's sickness a bit more carefully. She is in no condition to be moved to Alvarez, so let's bring Wendy here, shall we."

"I… I don't know what to say…" Sairaorg stuttered before he bowed his head low to Natsu, such kindness was not something someone used to be shunned like him could have expected from someone in such position like Natsu "Thank you, your majesty."

"Alright." Natsu said, before he turned to nod his head to Sirzechs.

"Grayfia, if you please." The crimson haired Maou said to his Queen, who then took a step forward and set the magic circle needed to transport them all to Alvarez. With the coordinates Natsu had provided her, the circle would also teleport them to Wendy's room at Vistarion Castle, where she had been told to wait for them to arrive beforehand.

"It's done." The silver haired devil announced, and in a flash, everyone in the room but the guards were teleported to Vistarion castle.

However, the moment Wendy's room materialized fully around them, Sairaorg and her Queen was forced to step back to dodge when a torrent of fire was fired at them. Erza's hand shot to her sword in alarm, but Natsu grabbed her wrist and shook his head with a smile.

"What the…" Even Sirzechs was shocked, because hovering in the air before them were at least a dozen of baby dragons. From the look of it, it seemed there were adult dragons standing on the towers outside the windows of the room as well.

"Oh, Natsu-sama, Erza-san… you are here." Sairaorg heard a timid voice and turned his head to see a beautiful young woman with blue hair walking toward them with an earth baby wyvern dragon cradling in her arms, and a yellow sprite dragon resting on the top of her head. "I am so sorry for this mess. I have tried to calm them down since morning, but…" She said with a nervous smile, and then reached out to stop a red drake from breathing fire down them again. "No, bad Igneel."

"Igneel?" Natsu raised an eyebrow in amusement "So you named him after…"

"Your dragon father, yes Natsu-sama." Wendy answered with a nod of her head, then she let the dragon in her arm float away from her, before turning to look at Sairaorg "You must be Sairaorg Bael. I'm Wendy Marvel, please to meet you."

"It's a pleasure to meet you as well, Wendy-sama." Sairaorg said as he lowered his head to her, much to the blue hair woman's surprise.

"There's no need for you to use such honorable suffix, Sairaorg-san." Wendy shook her head and said nervously before she looked at him with burning determination in her eyes "Please bring me to your mother." Sairaorg was taken aback by it, and could look only look at her with nothing but shock and amazement in his eyes. He didn't know if Natsu had told her about his mother's disease or even heard or studied it, since it was widely known around the world of supernatural Factions, but the look on her face showed that Wendy Marvel was not confident that he could cure his mother, her but determined. It was the look of someone who didn't care about the challenges that they would face, but was ready for them and for someone she didn't even know that well no less.

Looking over to Natsu, Sairaorg saw the proud smile on his face as he looked at Wendy. It was the smile of a brother who was proud of the woman that his sister had become, and realized at that moment that Wendy Marvel didn't chose to cure his mother because she was ordered to…

…but because she needed to, she wanted to.

"Yes..." Sairaorg said slowly as he looked at her "Please, please follow me."

End of Chapter 16

Author's note: That's it folks! That's the next chapter of the Dragon Emperor, the chapter everyone has to wait for for such a long time.

I'm very sorry that it is a bit short, but it is all that I could muster at the moment. After leaving fanfiction for such a long time, I kinda forgot about this story, as well as the basic stories of High School DxD as well as Fairy Tail, so I had had to do a bit of research to come back to this story.

Anyway, I hope you like this chapter, and have had a good time reading. I really hope that it worth the wait.

What do you think of a Sairaorg and Wendy ship? Personally I would like to leave Natsu and Wendy's relationship as brother-sister, and it's not like he needed more women in his harem for this story. However, I have also learnt that the best way for this story to continue regularly, is for me to explore the other characters beside Natsu and his life as an Emperor. If the ship is sail, then the next few chapters will be focusing on them, with a bit of Natsu (of course) as he deals with the troubles of being an emperor, as well as his involvement in the future war against Khaos Brigade, one small step at a time.

That's it I want to say, once again I hope that everyone has had a fun time reading.

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P/S: btw, the heavy smut story St. Fairy Tail is back, with a new name The Lemon Chronicle of Natsu at Fairy Tail Academy (no change in theme). If you remember and loved it, and wished to see its return. Go check it out!