There was pain all over his body. He could feel surrounding him and the person next to him. As he tried to get up, his muscles and nerves quivered, tired from the over exertion of his body. But he was not ready to give up. He knew that he could, or he would lose everything that was precious to him. So he fought back the unsettling nerves and pushed his body up with whatever will power he had left.

His vision was blurred significantly. But when his body calmed down, he saw the mass amount of destruction that was around him. The world looked like it had been burned to a crisp. Debris was everywhere, and there were glimpses of corpses and body parts. He could recognize some of them, but not all of them. A few tears streamed down his face as he managed to sit up a little. There was a red hue surrounding the world that he knew. He looked down and saw that his companion Lucy, was unconscious next to him, but slowly starting to regain consciousness. When she realized what was going on, she shot up quickly, also taking in her surroundings. She couldn't help but cry and wail for her fallen comrades. Natsu, not wanting Lucy to cry, quickly wrapped his arm around her.

"Don't cry Luce. I know it hurts but don't cry. We have to try and get out of here. Before he comes back..."

After a few minutes of calming down, Lucy wiped her tears and helped Natsu stand up. He put his arm around her for support and they slowly made their way towards and nearby cave, hoping to try and and get some shelter from the end of the world. They had to look past the bodies of the people they loved and cared about, wishing to mourn them just a little later, when everything had calmed down. But that time would never come to them.

A strong gust of wind hit them hard, making the two stumble a little bit. In front of them, a large blue and black dragon snarled in front of them, blood lust in his eyes. Natsu and Lucy shivered in fear, knowing that they were both badly hurt and that they couldn't do much to save themselves. Acnologia smiled evilly at the two.

"Ah... more prey... how fortunate."

Natsu tensed and it didn't go unnoticed by Lucy. He sighed and focused on how he was going to defeat the opponent before. Lucy could feel Natsu's side get warmer and she immediately knew exactly what he was going to do. Acnologia began to speed quickly towards them, getting ready to finish the final blow. Lucy knew that she couldn't let Natsu die trying to protect her. He had already protected her, since the first that she met him. Now it was her turn. As Acnologia came closer and closer, Lucy turned to look at Natsu one last time.

"Natsu, please forgive me." she whispered.

Confused, Natsu looked at Lucy. She smiled before pushing him out of the way. Natsu fell to the ground hard, fear and regret in his eyes. There wasn't anything that he could do to try and save her. He just ended up watching the woman he loved die right before his eyes. Acnologia's tail pierced Lucy in her abdomen. The satisfying noise of blood squelching made Acnologia smile in delight.

Paralyzed and not wanting to believe that he just lost the one person he cared about the most, Natsu crawled with all his might towards Lucy, who lay nearly lifeless on the ground, blood pouring out of her mouth as she coughed hard. The tears were streaming hard down Natsu's face.

"Lucy! Why?! Why?!" he wailed. Lucy looked at Natsu and smiled.

"You've always... protected me... I wanted to... protect you." she whispered weakly. Natsu gently caressed her face, trying to wipe the blood off of her face. But he couldn't stop his body from shaking or his tears.

"Please don't leave me Lucy... I can't do it. I need ya, Luce. I love you..." He felt her weak hand hold his cheek and she smiled at him. She mustered up all her strength to utter her final words.

"Now go save the world. I love you too, Natsu."

He hand dropped from his face and she was no longer in this world. He could hear Acnologia laughing in the distance, proud of his second to last kill. His lips licked in pleasure, knowing that he was able to take this world by force.

"Ahh. That was good. But I won't be satisfied until I kill you, Natsu Dragneel. I won't be happy until this world is sent into hell. I will make this world to my liking! I am now God!"

Natsu trembled angrily, his whole body being consumed by fire. He couldn't think anymore. He couldn't even hear Acnologia's screams. He just felt the his whole body engulfing the world around him, destroying anything and everything in his path. Acnologia was no more, everything was no more, except Lucy and him. Natsu held Lucy close to him, knowing that this was his final attack and that he wouldn't be alive after this. So he held on to the one girl that he loved, and he made sure that even in death, he would still protect her no matter.

"If there is a God up there, please let me meet Lucy in the next life. Let there be peace and let me be able to love her and go on more adventures with her. Please..."

Natsu's breath gave away. The last person on earthland was finally gone.