Authors Note: This is just me dumping a random Nalu I have on you guys, it'll be a Two-shot, so expect more. Anyone want me to make this where I dump my random One-shots and Two-shots, or should this be the only one? You're decision guys! Okay? Okay.

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Two-shot

Main Ship: E.N.D!Natsu x Lucy

Summary:
E.N.D is the demon king of the demon country Tartaros, and has been leading the war against the human and mage populations for nearly five centuries. Lucy Heartfilia is one of the top ten magic-wielding assassins in the country of Fiore. Tasked with the assassination of the demon king, will Heartfilia get in and out of the country alive, or will the enemy ensnare her in their grasp?


"You can't really be thinking of this! They would kill her in seconds!" a shadowed man roared, pointing a hand at the young blonde who sat at the end of the long table. The figure at the other end scoffed and shook his head.

"There isn't anyone else able to take the position. Crawford's betrayal means that they have intel on all of our knights, juggernauts, archers and assassins, all but miss Heartfilia, who was the only one to undergo covert training under the late grand master. Crawford knows not of her existence, so neither will the enemy. She is our only chance at ending all of this, she can get into the fortress unrecognized and kill E.N.D." he growled, the entire table nodding in agreement. The man that had spoken earlier and stood, ready to fight against his coworkers, when the blonde froze him with a glare and stood herself.

"While I am indifferent to this, I will ask. How will I, a mortal spirit summoner, kill the immortal king of a race of demons?" she questioned, resting her hands on her hips.

"We are aware that you are a direct descendant of the Spirit King, and there are tales of the foes you have trapped in the celestial realm by forging a bond between blank keys and their souls. We recommend that method of entrapment to defeat E.N.D."

"That would leave me vulnerable to the demons then, the spell needed consumes mass amounts of magic from me and the surrounding area, and it leaves me weaker than a newborn... I'll find another way to end this." Lucy sighed, spinning and walking away when she finished." I'm setting out for Tartarus at 2000." then she disappeared around a corner, leaving all the old council members shaking their heads in regret.


The assassin sighed as she finished tending to her horse for most likely, the last time. Astra whinnied and bumped her rider with her cream-colored nose as if to say don't leave.

"Silly girl, I have to do this... The sky was once clear and blue, but now with the demons, it's constantly clouded. Did you know, horses like you weren't always used for riding into battle, but to spend our days with the wind blowing past as you..." Lucy whispered sweetly, a small, gloved hand caressing the horse.

"You know, I hear that in the eastern countries, horse riding is a way to show ones' peace with the world." a voice added from behind the blonde, belonging to Fiore's strongest female knight, Erza 'Titania' Belserion Scarlet. Erza smiled at her and walked over, pulling her friend into a tight hug." Lucy, you will come back to us correct?"

"Y-yes Erza-nee, don't worry about me, a member of the Fairytail squad never fails ." Lucy laughed back, stepping from the fairy queen's arms and giving the woman a bright and nervous smile.

"If anything goes wrong in Plutogrim or Alegria, retreat as fast as possible." Plutogrim, better known as the capital city of the Tartaros empire, was where Lucy was going, and castle Alegria/Dragneel was in the dead center. The blonde summoner nodded then gave Titania a light shove to the doors.

"Let's go, I wanna say bye to everyone..."


After a week's long hike through the Devil's Back, a dark forest that was split between Fiore and Tartaros, that involved five deadly encounters with Incubi, a Basilisk, and three encounters with a manticore pack. Each had ended with the mythical creature slinking back to whatever cave they came from, but not without leaving a few scratches. The blonde could now just barely see the top of one of the guard outposts along the border wall, a marker of where the two countries met. Unsurprisingly, two fires were lit to pierce through the darkness of the night. It didn't take long for Lucy to reach it, slinging two pellets packed with a gas version of a highly concentrated sleeping gas over. Both made a popping noise as they disappeared, the sound of bodies hitting the ground showing that the guards were incapacitated.

Quickly scaling the building, the blonde smiled at the sight of several unconscious demons, all human except for the black markings on their skin. She took confident strides forwards, moving to the small common room that all outposts have. Glancing inside, she saw that there wasn't a soul in there, awake at least. Satisfied with the incapacitation of the current threats, Lucy moved to the edge of the wall, jumping over and landing softly on enemy soils. As her feet touched the earth, a searing pain raced through her, as if on fire, and it all concentrated into her left arm.

The female pulled the fabric of her thin black shirt up, grimacing and moaning at the pain it caused, to reveal a tattoo, more like marking, that had not been there before. A gold and red dragon snaked its way up her arm, a wing wrapping around her bicep and triceps while the tail snaked around her wrist as a sort of bracelet.

"What the hell?!" she muttered, letting her fingers trace down the mark gently, sensing the magic flowing through it. It felt similar to Gajeel's, the strongest juggernaut in Fiore, dragon slayer magic, but it felt more untamed, wild and warm, unlike the iron dragon's cold and calm feel. With a scowl on her face, she pulled her sleeve back down, covering the tattoo, and straightening herself.

The area around her exuded dark magic as expected of the Tartaros side of the Devil's Back, but it didn't seem much different than it was in Fiore. Remembering the location of the capital from maps that her friend forced her to learn. Currently, she was supposed to be south of Alegria by about thirty miles, a day-long trek if she went on foot, not that she would since a friend had offered their services.

"Open, gate of the wolf, Lupus!" a bright white light blinded her for a second then faded, revealing a huge black furred wolf with streaks of gold and eyes a blue that bordered on white. He gave a wolfish grin and hunkered down, tail swishing impatiently behind him as Lucy carefully seated herself on his back.

"Evening Misteress, I believe our target is to the north?"

"Yes it is Lupus."

"Then we will be there within the hour, although I will not be able to stay out longer than that." He spoke, taking off in a full sprint while the summoner clung to him as if she would fall.

"Alright... Has Andromeda finished her forging of the curse blocking chains yet?"

"No, Cephus and Cassiopeia had needed assistance with their tasks, so she was only able to continue just a few minutes before I was summoned."

"Okay... I guess that means more time scoping out the enemy territory... Lupus, do you know what this is?" the female questioned, pulling up her sleeve and showing the wolf spirit her mysterious tattoo. It took a moment for him to pull his eyes away and respond.

"That is the mark of a dragon or dragon slayer. You are aware of Levy's own dragon tattoo on her calf? They link you to your mate and help them find you, why do you think Gajeel appeared and almost immediately started dating your friend?"

"wait, she told me it was a symbol of their relationship, I didn't realize that they were destined... Does that mean my soulmate is a fire wielder?"

"Yes, most likely a pure blooded fire dragon or hybrid judging by the dual colouration. Mate marks are one solid color for those who learn the dragon arts." The wolf explained, slowly slightly as the buildings in the capital city soon came into sight.

'We've been talking for that long?' She thought as the spirit below her slowed to a trot, staying low to the ground.

"Mistress, there are two unknowns approaching from the nine, do we apprehend them or stay out of sight?" Lupus asked, eyes turned to where the unknowns were coming from. Lucy slid off of his back and looked him over once then sighed, holding out his key.

"We, will not be doing either. While I may not be tired, you are, and you know that I won't let you stay out longer than needed. Gate Closure." She sighed, letting dark honey eyes slide closed when the spirit faded back to his world, sounding quite upset with his forced departure. The sound of two separate footsteps reached her ears after a few seconds, sending her scrambling for cover.

"I can sense something close Dragneel... it feels Fiorian." One spoke, the voice deep, cold and masculine.

"Stupid little mages' probably sent someone to spy on us. Come out come out wherever you are!" A second voice laughed. It was deeper than the first, masculine and had a persuading undertone." If you don't I'll turn you to ash!" Lucy shivered at the thought, glancing down at her left arm.

'If I'm bonded with a fire dragon, that should make me fireproof, right?'

'Only if it's your mate's fire... Use Hydra's dress.'

'Get out of my head Lupus!'

"Three..." The first one spoke. Eyes widening slightly, the blonde gripped her keys and mentally summoned the desired star dress." Two." The transformation ended quickly, leaving her in a sea green sheer bodysuit, light blue sequins forming the shape of Hydra's three heads. Gold locks fell in large curls with sea-green ribbons lacing through it. The air around her had heated up quite a lot by that time, and Lucy couldn't be more pleased with the fact that the dress negated any heat effects." One!"

A loud roar shook the ground and the female's hand flew out in the direction of a tunnel of flames, a magic circle appearing on her palm as a torrent of water shot out to meet the opposing element.

"Invader's got spunk eh? Looks like it's time to play!"

"Try not to burn down your forest Dragneel..." The first voice drawled, sounding much closer now. The fire attack soon died down to reveal her two attackers. The smaller of the two, a man with pale skin, black hair and deep blue eyes stood to the left, ice encasing his arms in jagged spikes. Half of his right arm was covered in black markings that seemed to glint in the darkness of the night. The second man was shadowed slightly, only one of his two golden eyes visible. His salmon colored hair and a fanged grin surprised her slightly, but she shook it off when she recognized his face, which was somehow very attractive to her.

'That's the demon king?!'

"Old bastard only ever said that there was one golden, the thunder dragon... Who the hell are ya Goldie?!" E.N.D growled, taking a step closer and igniting his body, which burned his shirt to ash. The ice wielder narrowed his eyes and glanced between the two. Lucy was slightly surprised when the tattoos on the demon's chest came into view, the word E.N.D inked into his tan skin, taking up the majority of his visible skin." Answers Goldie, Crawford only ever mentioned Laxus, so either you're a threat, or useless... Eh, who really cares, you're dead anyways."

"Cocky bastard..." She grumbled, body tensing for the fight. The raven haired male gave her a simple look over before the ground around him froze.

"She'll be able to give ya a run for your money Salamander." Was all he said, the pink haired demon nodding before grinning wickedly.

"Like a little broad like this could challenge me, tell ya what Goldie, I kill you quickly and painlessly, or your screams wake the dead."

"Don't think so high of yourself bastard, this 'little broad' is one of the top ranked fighters, if anyone screams tonight, it'll be you, Pinky." The hiss of outrage made Lucy smirk as tendrils of water swirled around her legs, ready to lash out at a moments notice. E.N.D glared then smirked, running a hand through his hair, horns curling from his skull the second the hand moved away. Giant wings burst from his back, nearly invisible in the inky darkness due to their ebony color.

"You just taunted the dragon Goldie, don't be surprised when you get burnt!"

TO BE CONTINUED...