A/N: Hello guys. wiErD here. Just got the idea of crossing some stories of my two favorite animes. This is a bit weird in my case too but who knows, I want to try it as soon as possible. This is will an AU where Natsu was the one picked up by Emiya Kiritsugu in the town of flames with no memory of where he came from. So there will be no Emiya Shirou. I apologize in advance if there are people who wanted him to be in this fic but I'm afraid that he won't be.
Be reminded that Natsu will be a little OOC in this fic and his powers will be changed accordingly but will retain his own prominent power which is his dragonslayer magic. However, I'll try to bring back some of his personality just keep the original Natsu.
So let's get it on already with story. :)
Disclaimer: I would never own Fairy Tail and Fate/Stay Night and their characters. All goes to their respective owners.
- Seventh Master -
A sea of flames. Stretching far as my eyes could see.
Everything was torn.
The sound of screams and helpless despair rang into my ears like an eternity.
I ran without looking back.
I wanted to get away as far as possible.
.
.
.
As I ran, several people are wanting my help but-
It was too late.
There is no way to save them all even the children like me.
It hurts.
The atmosphere was killing me like it was suffocating me from the inside.
.
.
.
I have no memories as I don't know much of why I came here―
In this sad and dreadful place.
Is it because I was meant to be here... to suffer?
What did I do wrong? Why do I have to suffer like this?
Please, end this misery.
.
.
.
I can't take it anymore.
Every step was a burden to me as I keep walking past many people who needed help the most.
Yet, I didn't do anything.
I watch them burn and die in front of me.
Yet, I still live.
I do not feel any heat burning through my skin as if I was able to tolerate it.
.
.
.
My body feels cold despite the flames around me.
I can't move any longer.
My strength has already disappeared, having no more will to live on.
Will I ever be out of this hell?
Is there someone who can save me?
I don't wanna die.
.
.
Please... someone.
A sudden jolt transpired in his eyes as Natsu suddenly woke up from his sleep. His gaze went through the unfamiliar ceiling as his body laid upfront facing it. Images of his recent dream flooded his mind with such terror, indicating a horrible nightmare. He felt his senses sharpen not out of caution but rather of fear. These memories etched deep in his mind that he couldn't help but recall it from time to time.
After a moment, his body rested calmly.
His visions started to return back to the real world as he weakly rubbed his eyes to shake off the drowsiness in his body. Unmoving, he lifted up an arm and nestled it above his forehead.
'Another dream huh...' His thoughts soon reverted back to the twisted dream he recently had in his sleep.
Why did it have to come back to him again at this time?
It's been ten years since then yet, he still remembered it very clearly. Every scene he had witnessed at that time was very clear in his mind. The sight of death and destruction around him.
It was rather a painful sight to see.
He sat up straight and made a stretch. He felt his body loosen up the fatigue as he was able to move his body around with no problems.
He looked over to his surroundings and realized that he slept in the same place again. A small cramped space surrounded him with tools and other things stored up on numerous shelves and corners for later use. Other objects were seen stored up in boxes with some placed above them. Beside him were a set of tools that he picked from last night as he soon remembered the reason for being here in the first place.
He then slowly stood up and gave a further stretch unto his body before moving towards the sliding door. As he opened it, a little cold breeze soon swept inside like a river flowing instantly as it touched his skin and swayed his pink hair locks. Natsu could feel the presence of an early morning right before his eyes. His vision was directed towards a small courtyard with walls erected all over. A medium-sized section of the house can be seen from the right, leading to the main structure attached beside it.
Further into the distance was the sun beginning its own shine as it slowly rose up from the distant mountains. The light soared through the darkened skies as several thin clouds blew overhead. The sound of birds chirping at the early phase of the day rang in his ears, erasing the silence that once took over the night.
It was a usual good morning.
Apparently, he found himself in a storeroom of the other section of the house. It was a rather isolated place apart from the main building located beside it as it was built in separation for that one sole purpose.
It was used for storage for keeping some items for intended use at a later time. It was also the place where he mostly spends his time alone, doing some of his own things. It has become a rather commonplace for him to wander through here other than the main house itself.
As years go by, it eventually became one of his hobbies to secretly reside in the storeroom rather than the house itself.
"Yosh..."
He smiled in content as he looked over to the brightened skies and simply gave a fist-pump in the air. His face filled with energy and vigor as he appreciates the start of a new day. Turning his attention towards the familiar contraption he'd been working on, he dusted off his dirtied clothes and smiled at the day ahead of him.
However, despite all these wonderful things, his mind reverted back again to the time where he had begun to live in this world.
...
Ten years ago, there was a huge fire that destroyed everything. No one sure knows of the source of the fire but it all happened in an instant as the flames ravaged throughout the neighborhood of Shinto and burned everything, including humans.
It was hell.
Although the fire didn't destroy the town, the destruction it caused came down as one of the most tragic accidents that are still remembered by many.
Natsu was the only one who survived the ordeal, along with a few survivors after that incident. However, unlike most of them, he had no memories of his life except his name as if his mind was wiped clean. He doesn't know where he came from or who his parents are.
His life supposedly began after waking up in the burning town.
It was a very enigmatic experience as no one knows who he is or had any relations with him at all. All he ever knew was his name and nothing more. Despite all that, he too fell victim of the disaster and was on the verge of death if not for a certain person who miraculously found him and took him in as his adopted son.
The man whom he would later call as his father, Emiya Kiritsugu, saved him from that hell and took him in. It was also at that time he felt grateful for saving him from the fire. However, in the later years, he also passed away to which many had caused grief to the ones who knew him dearly, including him.
To him, Kiritsugu was more of a savior than a father. Taking an estranged kid like him was nothing like a simple act of helping him out of pity. It was more of a choice that wanted to save him as to fulfill something he wanted to yearn for a long time. At that time, he didn't know what his intentions are behind those tears when he finally saw him alive and breathing as he was little child back then with no memories.
In the end, he would later be adopted by him and taught him a lot of things. He didn't even mind how eccentric his situation came to be and decided to take him in as his son.
Natsu was able to recover thanks to him and was grateful to have such a father like him despite his almost lifeless expression. Not knowing what causes behind that usually expressionless face, he would always try things to cheer him up in the silliest ways possible.
Well... that was until when he, unfortunately, died a few years back.
Ever since then, he started to live his own life in solitude as he was the only family member of the Emiya. As a result, he inherited everything that his foster father had owned as he was the apparent heir of the family name itself, despite his adopted lineage. Right now, he lived his life peacefully alongside with a few people he had come to know.
...
The pinkette soon looked over to his own work laid on a mat where he slept unknowingly, only to find that it was still left unfinished. He was supposed to fix the machine from the living room since it's been acting up quite weirdly in the past few days. He must've slept the whole night trying to fix it without knowing. He placed his hand on his head and could only sigh in disbelief.
"I might get scolded for this..."
He sat back on his mat and picked some tools to attach the lid of the appliance in order to have it fixed right away. His clothes were already drenched in dirt and the grease from the tools last night covered most of it.
'Might have to take some bath after this.' Is what he thought.
"Natsu-senpai?"
A feminine voice soon resounded from the door as Natsu turned around, only to see a purple-haired girl coming into view with a smile written on her face. Her shadow loomed over his figure, blocking the light of the sun from the outside. A sweet lavender scent permeated from her figure as he flashed a smile back in response.
"Hey! Sakura... What are you doing out here? It's still too early to come here and make food, you know."
His fatigue finally washed away just in time to greet her with spirit.
"I-It's not a problem at all, Natsu-senpai... I-I just wanted to help you out here to lessen your burdens. How are you doing here?" She squeaked as her words came only in a stutter to which Natsu had grown quite used to over time he spent with her. The girl isn't exactly a straightforward person which further proved on her constant shyness that resulted from much to her sentences in a form of a stutter whenever she talks to other people.
Kinda like a trait that he sometimes sees as cute.
"Aaaah, I'm just about to finish this thing. I overslept last night."
"Oh, it's quite unusual for you to oversleep just now, senpai." Sakura could only gape upon observing his current situation.
"I'd appreciate it if you would just call me Natsu by now... Senpai is just a bit... formal. Aren't we already friends?" He reminded, recalling how many times he would hear her call him in such a reserved manner. Even though they're not strangers to each other, he still finds it confusing why she would still refer him as such.
"I'm sorry, senpa-No, I mean. Natsu-senpai.. N-No, it's not that." Sakura stuttered once again, unable to remove her formality towards him so easily. However, the pinkette simply chuckled and reached out a pat on her head much to her surprise.
"Hehe, don't worry. You'll get used to it."
He could see her face flush red for some reason as soon as he said those words. Moreover, his hand on her head prompted her to lower head as to avoid his strong gaze for some reason.
"A-Anyway, Fujimura-sensei will be coming here soon so I think you should change your clothes before she comes."
"Ah, that's right... Fuji-nee would really kill me if she found me like this." Natsu slightly panicked as he looked over to his dirtied clothes. Finally letting go of his hand, he withdrew some distance and started sorting his tools back.
"Please take your time in finishing up... There's still a lot of time for you to finish it. I can take care of the breakfast for you, senpai." Sakura beamed to which made him smile at her.
"Thanks, Sakura. You always help out at the best of times... I'll be spared from her wrath for this day."
"It's better if you don't mention it in front of Fujimura-sensei..." She sweatdropped despite his joke about the fiery teacher.
"I'll take that in mind..."
...
As soon as Sakura went back to the house, Natsu soon turned back to unfinished task and began to work on it as he picked up his tools to fix the broken section of it. With the purple haired girl out of sight, it didn't take a couple of minutes for him to finish as he finally managed to get it working once again. He wiped off a small bead of sweat from his forehead, having to accomplish it in time.
After putting all the tools back, he soon went back to the house and changed into his own clothes as well. He placed his dirty ones into a washing machine until a voice soon reverberated through the walls to which he simply recognized the person yelling at the other side.
Sliding the door to his right, he found another person other than Sakura inside the living room.
Taigi Fujimura, a relative of his late foster father in which he usually calls Fuji-nee. She's a teacher from his school and probably the only family relative that he had other than Kiritsugu since he was adopted. She's a young woman with short light-brown hair. Her clothes consisted of a green dress with yellow and black striped shirt. A pair of earrings is found on both her ears which added some charm to it, accompanied with her usual bombastic attitude.
"Good morning! Natsu-kun! Still lively as always." Taiga goofed around the table as she was in high spirits.
"Morning, Fuji-nee..." Came a lazy reply from the pinkette.
"Eh? No other remarks? I should've lowered your grades for saying just like that, Natsu."
"That's against the rules... What else would I say other than that? Moreover, it's illegal for teachers to change her student's grade just because of a nonsensical thing." He retorted back as he began to move over across her and sat peacefully without even caring about what is in front of him.
"Now, now... We're all here now so let's just stop and eat, okay?" Sakura came pleading with a sincere smile before sitting down next to Taiga to enjoy the breakfast. The two agreed, not wanting to interrupt their early breakfast with their bickering.
"Sorry... was hungry anyways..." Natsu obeyed, finally taking a seat of his own and began eating as well.
"You seem quite out of it, Natsu-kun... Did something happen?" Taiga asked, seeing his not-so-bright behavior for the first time. Normally, he would be screaming and shouting together with her as if they were really under a heated argument. It's been like that between them since then and the two always wasted their energy at each other arguing like siblings. Seeing his somewhat bored expression made it quite strange for her at least.
"Sorry, just got tired from all the work from last night."
"Now that's even more strange... You always never had the knack of getting tired since you were always full of energy."
"Well, I'm not certainly superhuman so it's natural for me to get tired too, you know." Natsu huffed before swallowing his food at the midst of their conversation.
"I think that's a good thing." Sakura butted in.
"How so?" Taiga asked curiously.
"Natsu-senpai must learn to take breaks once in awhile... I know you've been helping out many people but you should also help yourself."
"Hmm? Really?" He asked curiously.
"A-Ah, I don't mean it in a bad way. What I meant was Natsu-senpai should take a break every once in a while..."
"Now that you think about it, I guess you should do it Natsu-kun. Your body isn't that built to do errands nonstop." The teacher asked with a realization all over her face.
"It's okay, Fuji-nee. I got used to it. Plus, Sakura is always here to help out with the chores so it'll be fine... It'll be alright if I take a short rest or two..." He shook his head, happy to hear about his well-being. "Though I'd appreciate it if you also helped instead of laying around the house for no reason." He then scowled towards the beaming teacher.
"Tee-hee~" She returned with a teasing smirk.
"Don't even think about it." He sighed before finally standing up to gather the plates and went towards the kitchen sink to wash it.
As soon as they were finished with their breakfast, Natsu and Sakura began cleaning the dishes while Taiga waits around the table, observing the two in silence. Having nothing to do, she waits at the table while reading some newspaper to pass time. The sounds of water flushing out from the faucet were the only thing that can be heard in the room until Taiga decided to open the TV for any interesting news.
A channel soon popped up, revealing another news concerning about issues throughout Fuyuki City.
"Another gas leak again, huh?" Natsu asked, having to have heard of the news being watched by Taiga.
"It seems like that... They're pretty quite often around these days. I wonder what's happened." She frowned as she listens further to the TV.
"Did they find anything? I mean, like the source of the leak itself?"
"Unfortunately, no. This is probably the 6th time that an accident like that happened within a month. I wonder if the school notices it."
"Well, if they do notice, I think they would be giving some rules to let the students go home early and forbid them from wandering around at night." Sakura joined in the conversation.
"What a troublesome problem this is..." Taiga pondered to herself, placing her hand on her chin.
She looked towards the clock and simply widen her eyes in realization that it was already getting late.
"Oh crap! I think I need to get going!" She stood up from her seat, panicking before running towards the exit with Natsu and Sakura following her.
As the two went outside, they saw her in her full gear while riding on a small motorcycle.
"Have a safe trip, Fuji-nee. Don't drive recklessly." Natsu gave a not-so-reassuring farewell.
"Like that will make me happy."
"Safe travels, Fujimura-sensei.." Sakura bowed down politely as Taiga soon smiled towards her.
"Well, I got to go. See you guys at school. And don't be late, okay?" She replied back as she put up the throttle and dashed away in a matter of seconds from the residence, leaving both Natsu and Sakura behind to tend some things before heading off as well.
"Isn't it about time we head out also, Natsu-senpai?" The purple haired girl soon turned towards him.
"Sure, I'll just dress up so wait for me outside," Natsu replied with a warm smile before returning inside the house to change his clothes.
He hurried back towards his room and took out his school uniform to dress himself up for the day. It only took a few minutes for him to finally get himself changed and simply folded his previous clothes before placing it on a desk in preparation to wear it for later. His eyes momentarily turned over to a small picture frame of his late foster father located in a small desk before smiling inwardly to himself as he heads out of the house.
Just as he was about to depart, he realized that something was still missing. He looked over to his own bed and saw his white scarf laid upon it. He quickly ran towards it and grabbed it before wrapping it over to himself to warm himself.
Apart from the usual designs of the scarves, his scarf was mainly designed with a scale-like pattern. It was also the thing that he had left during the incident ten years ago.
He didn't know why but for some reason, he had the urge to at least keep it, feeling some kind of attachment to his forgotten past. Maybe it was a present from his previous parents or some sort of memento that he must've earned in his past life. Even so, he still doesn't remember anything aside from the fire from ten years ago. He wouldn't want to dwell too much on it as it was already in the past.
He set aside his thoughts about it and simply smiled before closing the door and went on together with Sakura towards their school.
...
The two walked together as they trudged along the sidewalks, leading to their school. The morning continued its course throughout the day as the warm light shone down on the city itself, letting the inhabitants to bath in its warmth. Several people also began walking towards their usual destinations to start their morning as well.
"So, is Shinji doing well these days?" Natsu soon asked the purple-haired girl to which she jolted into attention.
"A-Ah, yes... He's fine, I think." Sakura replied with a stutter.
"Is that so? I guess it's fine then... As long as there are no problems in the club without me there then I'll be content."
"You still don't want to rejoin back at the club?" Natsu could only give a slight nod of disapproval from her.
"Iya, I don't wanna cause any more trouble for them so it's best to leave at that."
"But it isn't your fault or anything. I'm sure everyone would be happy to accept you again if you join again." She reassured but Natsu shook his head sideways.
"There's no need for that. I'll be okay on my own. Plus, I'd like to have a bit of a time for myself alone for awhile, you know." He said.
"I-I see..." Her face hung low in sadness after hearing his response. It wasn't her fault for making him decline.
She knew quite well that Natsu had the tendency to distance himself from the others as he had little contact with many people aside from her, Taiga and Issei from the student council. It almost looked like he was isolated from the rest of the people in their school since he had no friends to talk with. The people he interacted with were nothing short of acquaintances. Although he helps out other people, he never really interacted with them as he served his work as an excuse to relieve himself.
She didn't know how he began to live like that but she knew Natsu has been all by himself. And she couldn't help but reach out because he looked so lonely.
Moreover, because of his withdrawn connection with other people, many had raised some bad rumors about him. Mostly referring him as a delinquent due to his unnatural pink hair and somewhat intimidating appearance.
Even so, she never really viewed him so lowly as much as everyone actually says about him. That's why she was able to walk beside him like this.
In truth, Natsu was a good and kindhearted person who puts everyone ahead before him. He always takes good care of his friends and would not hesitate to lend a hand when they're troubled by something. If they could only get to know him better rather than judging him, they might've viewed him differently and befriend him along the way.
Knowing that, she didn't want push too much on the subject at hand so Sakura tried to end it in respect for him.
"If you have any problems, please don't hesitate to ask okay, senpai?" Sakura offered.
"Thanks, Sakura. You're a lifesaver."
"No problem..."
...
"Sakura!"
As she was about to take a step ahead of him, Natsu suddenly forced her back as he held her back just in time before looking to his side. At the same time, multiple police cars ran pass through them in a matter of seconds with sirens blaring loudly as if they were in an emergency. Natsu observed them for a moment until they finally disappeared into the distance before looking back at the shocked girl.
"You must at least, watch where you're going. You could've seriously injured yourself if I didn't realize it a bit sooner." Natsu spoke. A worried tone evident in his voice.
Sakura was left dumbfounded of what happened. She was literally saved by him from the cars just now. If he hadn't been more vigilant around her then she would've bumped herself into one of those cars and severely injured herself. On the other hand, she blushed as soon as she saw his arm held tight around her waist.
"T-Thank you, senpai... And, will y-you let me go now?" She weakly replied due to her embarrassment but Natsu heard it nonetheless as he seemingly let go of her and waited for her to recompose herself.
"Well, then shall we keep going? We're gonna be late, you know." He reminded before moving on ahead before her.
"Uh, Natsu-senpai?" She called out, prompting him to turn around in confusion.
"Hmm?"
"T-Thank you again..." She meekly replied.
"That's your second time thanking me for the same thing... Don't worry about it. I managed to hear them from afar." His last statement made her head tilt in confusion just now.
What does he mean by that?
She quickly set aside that thought for now as Natsu soon walked ahead of her to which she followed him afterward.
...
They arrived at school just in time as the bell rang from the top. Students from different classes walked inside the main gate and into their own respective rooms to start their lessons for the day. Natsu and Sakura entered the entrance as they stood in the locker section where most of the students collect their belongings for their starting classes.
"Then, I'll be going on ahead, Natsu-senpai." Sakura spoke with a warm smile.
"Yeah, I'll see you around, Sakura."
Both beamed with a smile and in just like that, she bowed her head and turned towards the opposite direction, leaving Natsu behind the lockers as she disappeared to a corner. Natsu smiled as he returned to his own matters and began his walk towards his room. Arriving just in time, he opened the doors and saw some of his classmates sitting onto their respective seats while others standing around talking to their peers. He scooted his way onto his seat which was located at the far end of the classroom and decided to wait for their homeroom teacher to arrive.
He placed down his bag at his side and simply fixed his scarf to bury his face in the process. He rested on the desk, facing the window beside him. He gazed solemnly at the mountains seen from the far horizon where the sun had shone earlier and could not help but feel sleepy once again.
If he ever dreamed that dream again, he might as well just stay awake for the whole day. He had enough of the dream back at the shed and he wouldn't want to see it all ever again.
...
The door suddenly slammed open as Fujimura Taiga bursts right in with a big and lively attitude. The sudden outburst caused some of the students to look up in surprise as she made her entrance.
"GOOD MORNING, STUDENTS! YOU'RE FAVORITE HOMEROOM TEACHER, FUJIMURA TAIGA IS HERE!" She shouted merrily to which many would only groan in disbelief just from witnessing her wild behavior including Natsu as well.
"Just as the name states, you really carry the blood of a real wild tiger, Fujimura-sensei." Gotou, one of the students stated that caused Taiga's face to contort into a big and scary expression as she pinched out the life of his cheeks, much to his pain.
"I'm not a tiger!" She retorted though most of them were unconvinced due to her expression.
It's becoming more like a gag really for most of the students in the school. It's an everyday occurrence in this type of class.
As soon as she settled down, she began to return to her usual behavior and began her reminder for the day.
"Anyhow, I wanted to remind you all that the school curfew will be only at 6 p.m. so I advise students to return to their homes as soon as possible alright?"
"What hell was that suppose to mean? 6 p.m. is still too early, Tiger-sensei..." Gotou, who now has a pair of red bulges on his cheeks stood up in objection to the afterschool rules. Though unaware of him, Taiga soon lashes out to him proceeded with an arm lock against him.
"I TOLD YOU ALREADY THAT I'M NOT A TIGER! CALL ME FUJIMURA SENSEI!"
Gotou's pained screams put to a starting remark of their new school life.
Natsu could only smile at the sight as he looked again towards the window and gaze upon the scenery outside to calm himself. At the course of school time, he silently watched at every lecture he encountered from his different subjects and could not help but feel sleepy as the time progresses.
Eventually, lunch time soon came and the students were already out in the cafeteria to buy their food. Others remain for some other reasons and Natsu simply stood up and carried his own homemade lunch towards the student council room where Issei usually stays at in free times.
He slid the door open to the room and found his friend observing at the appliance that was laid at the center of the table. Issei was an average teenager with purple hair reaching only above his shoulders. He seems to wear a pair of glasses as he was examining the appliances before him. He was one of the people that he could really count on in terms of other issues.
It also didn't take long for him to notice Natsu's presence as he simply waved a hand upon his arrival.
"Hey, Natsu. Just the man I was looking for."
"Let me guess, another broken appliance..."
"Hnn..." He nodded back with anticipation.
"I'll finish it later so why don't we eat our lunch first." He laid down his lunch across Issei and simply opened it to help himself.
"That would be best." Issei said with an approving nod as he brought out his own lunch and began to eat alongside with him.
"Your lunch is plain again, Issei..." Natsu remarked upon seeing the contents of his lunch which was the same all over again.
"Don't be bothered by it, Natsu. It's just my father's taste and I quite got accustomed to it. Plus, you know that I live at the temple." The student council president replied before picking out one of Natsu's food from his bento.
"May I?"
"Sure. I don't mind. It's like every single day."
The two simply ate around the table as Natsu peacefully enjoys his own lunch together with Issei without saying much of a word to start a conversation between.
A few minutes passed and Issei decided to speak.
"I forgot to mention this but, do you know about the incident at the second-chome this morning?" Hearing this, Natsu looked to him in curiosity.
"What was that all about?"
"A homicide..." Issei stated, causing him to be quite shocked at the reason behind the emergency.
"...I don't know the specifics, but it was said to be a break-in robbery. Four members of the family were assaulted and killed in the process. The weapon used was oddly long. If I had to guess, it may be a Japanese sword or some sort of a spear-like weapon." He paused before looking back into the tea he was holding as he begins to ponder in thought. "...Gas leak incidents seemed to have happened almost on a daily basis in Shinto and now we have sword-testing killers over here as well."
As he was elaborating the reason of shortening their school curfew, he heard a thudded sound as Natsu immediately stood up from his seat with his hands pressed on the table while accidentally spilling the contents of his food in the process.
Issei turned towards him in confusion but it later turned into worry after seeing his somewhat complicated expression.
"Are you alright, Natsu? You look kinda pale at the moment."
For a moment there, he lost him but Natsu immediately snapped out from his daze and looked at Issei with reassurance.
"I-I'm fine. It's just that it feels uncomfortable hearing such things."
"Sorry for bringing this up to you... I thought you were aware so... A-Anyways, the police are trying their best but they had no clue of the crime scene that could lead them to the killer so it's quite useless to solve anything at the moment. That's why our curfew was shortened just recently in terms guaranteeing the safety of the students."
"I see..."
So that's where the police cars are coming from.
"I know how you feel but there's really nothing we can do about it. Anyway, I think you should start on fixing that thing before lunch break ends, you know." Issei pointed over to the still-broken appliance in front of them which made him realize it.
"Y-Yeah... Sorry about that... I guess I should start fixing it by now." He returned back to his seat and simply gathered the spilled food on the table and cleaned the table after losing his appetite due to the topic earlier.
He stood up from his seat and examined the broken appliance for a few moment.
"This might take awhile for me to finish so why don't you wait outside and I'll have this fixed." He asked the blue-haired student to which he simply nodded and slid the door open and waited outside.
"If you have any problems, just don't hesitate to ask." He offered, causing the pinkette to only smile in return as he soon closed the door to give him some space to do his own work.
To make sure that Issei was already gone, Natsu tried to focus on his senses if there was any noise from the outside that could alarm him whenever someone manages to pass by.
...
Ever since as a kid before he was found by Kiritsugu, he mysteriously inherited some sort of superhuman powers that helped him to enhance his senses to the point that it was no longer in human scale. One example is his hearing senses when he protectively held Sakura back from the police cars running pass through them. It is not only his own hearing sense that is amazingly sharp but also his own sights and sense of smell as well. It may not look like it but he was able to identify different scents of humans around his vicinity.
Despite all of this, it was nothing special since he assumed that it was only an abnormality on his genes though he does not take it too much negatively. Having these unusual traits that differ that of a human being is quite useful in a lot of ways.
Setting his thoughts aside about his innate abilities, Natsu looked at the appliance before him and simply placed a hand towards it and closed his eyes to concentrate. This is also one of his abilities that he inherited from his foster father.
Reinforcement. A basic to all mage crafts.
He can trace the interior of the structure just by concentrating his own focus towards the object. Through there, he can find any damages of a certain mechanism in an easy way, although it's just one of the ways of using it.
The nature of use to this magic is pouring magical energy on an object, enhancing their purpose. Be it a knife or a broken stick, if he wanted to strengthen the durability of an object, he could use this for that purpose.
It's the only thing he learned from his foster father.
Although it might sound strange but in truth, his foster father is not just a normal person. He was a mage; someone who is knowledgeable to the existence of magic that is strictly kept from the general public. To be frank, Natsu thought it was all a tale since he used to tell him that as a kid but at one point, Kiritsugu showed him and it was then it all started. Natsu fascinated the nature of magic and wanted to be taught under his teachings. However, Kiritsugu did only share this type of magic to him and nothing more. Everything else only transpired through his fatherly ways in raising him as a real son.
A sudden realization went over to Natsu as he slowly began to delve away from his thoughts. He returned back to his work and resumed his focus.
It took only for him a few seconds to analyze the entire structure of the appliance and finally opened his eyes to begin his work. He grabbed a tool from his toolbox and began to fix the damaged part.
As soon as he was finished, he finally stood up and returned all the tools back to the box and grabbed his bento before sliding the door open to meet up with Issei who was patiently waiting for him.
"I'm done."
"Good work. I know I can rely on you, Natsu."
"Nah, it's alright. Just call me if there are more problems with the hardware. They can get a bit rough since most of the appliances here are ages old."
"Hnn... If there are no more problems, then we should get back to our classes as well."
Just as they were about to depart to their rooms, Issei instinctively stopped in his tracks as if he saw something horrible right in his own eyes. Unaware of the pink-haired boy, a feminine figure slipped past his sight just before being recalled back by Issei's distressed shout.
"T-Tohsaka Rin!" He stuttered in surprise as a twin-tailed black-haired girl happens to walk pass by them. With two black ribbons strapped in each of her twin tails, her hair was situated to have been tied on two sides. Her inner clothes was that of a Homurahara school uniform but she was accompanied by a long red coat that conceals it from the others.
Rin turned to attention as her name was suddenly blurted out by Issei.
"Oh, the head of the student council is it?" She guessed after taking a brief look upon Issei as if he wasn't seen as important to her.
"Y-You... What business do you have here in this school at such a time? You aren't devising any hideous plans are you?" He stated with a hostility present in his voice.
"You sure are rude... I'm just attending school as usual here." She sweatdropped despite the insult.
"Hmm. Quite suspicious." He shifted his glasses before looking tensely again against her.
"...Your existence is nothing but pure evil in the eyes of school and it is my obligation as the student council president to keep the students out from your malevolent acts."
"You're overdoing it, Issei." Natsu tried to calm him down.
"Quite the remarks there..." She simply mused in response to the statement towards her. Nevertheless, she didn't seem to care about it as she walked pass by them and went on her way, ignoring the two of them.
"...Good work on your part in the student council." She left a finishing note as she ended their conversation.
"You're quite attentive today, Tohsaka." Natsu commented. Rin could only glance back with one open eye towards him before turning back again and replied nonchalantly.
"You too, Emiya-kun. Good work in helping out the student council." She then turned over to a corner from the corridor before disappearing from their sight.
"We should get going too, Natsu."
"That's strange..." Natsu pondered.
"What is it?"
"A-Ah, it's nothing. It's just that I'm surprised that she knows my name since I never really interacted with her once until now."
"Don't let your guard down around her, Natsu. It may not look like it but Tohsaka Rin is an embodiment of evil. Get too close and you'll regret it." Issei warned with serious tone in his voice.
"Is she that dangerous?" He doesn't know whether he should agree or not. Calling someone as an embodiment of evil sounds a bit too far though. "...Well, putting that aside, let's get back to our classes and be done with it."
"Yeah, sure."
The two went back to the class just in time as the third bell rang which signifies the end of their lunch break. And at the same time, a teacher soon walked over to the classroom and began to start their lessons.
Once again, Natsu felt sleepy the whole subject.
...
Knowing that the next subject would be as boring as the last one, he decided to use the last resort in order to escape himself from this boredom. As they were waiting for the next teacher, Natsu sneaked an opportunity and went on ahead on the rooftop to relax. It took a few minutes for him to reach the top as he opened the doors and finally smiled upon feeling the gentle breeze of the wind on his skin.
His pink hair brushed at its gentle tread as he walked towards the ledge of the rooftop and simply laid himself to rest. The silent serenity of the place was enough for him to be at ease and the cool wind of the ever changing season gave the most pleasant thing for him to break away from hard work.
"This is the best spot..." He cooed as he closed his eyes to sleep until a voice caught his attention.
...
"Do you feel it, Archer... The enemy is near." It was a rather familiar voice as he opened his eyes again, stirring away from the ledge and into the back side of the rooftop where the voice originated from.
"It seems like it though he isn't attacking yet." Another voice soon followed though he could not recognize who it was.
"He must be waiting for a chance to attack us."
"What are you going to do? Flush him out?"
'Tohsaka Rin? She's here?' Natsu thought out in realization as he recognized her scent from his nose however...
His attention soon turned over to the next person who seemingly conversing with her on the other end, though it's quite strange. He can't detect his scent like Rin. Normally, human beings lay some sort of scent wherever they go which gives him the idea of recognizing anyone even they were far away.
And this is the first time he encountered someone who has no scent at all.
Could it be that he was masking his own scent in order to prevent him from being exposed from others?
He got up from the ledge and tried to peek around the corner, only to find Tohsaka Rin staring at the scenery of the school to which he found it quite unusual.
At the same time, Rin noticed his gaze, causing her to widen her eyes in surprise.
"Emiya Natsu!" Rin exclaimed.
"Y-Yo!" He passed out a wave, realizing too late that he was found out.
"It's strange for you to be around at this time of hour. Aren't you suppose to be attending classes?"
"I could also say the same thing to you..."
"I excel in my own studies so this is just a small matter to me. While you, on the other hand, seemed to have some horrible grades. Cutting classes is a huge matter to you, is it not?" She inquired while maintaining a good facade towards him.
"I don't mind cutting since classes turn out to be boring sometimes." He reasoned.
"Typical reason for one becoming a delinquent." She remarked.
"That's one thing but I don't aim to be one."
"Then what are you doing here? It's my first time seeing you around in this place." She asked curiously.
"Well, I came here for some fresh air. Putting that aside, what are you doing here, Tohsaka?" He turned his gaze away for a moment before looking back at her after mentioning what he wanted to ask.
"Same reason as you since I just wanted some air to calm myself."
Natsu could only give her a confused look to which made her slightly irritated just by seeing the look on his face towards her.
"What's with that look?" As if her words managed to snap him back to reality, Natsu stuttered over his question.
"U-Uh... It's nothing. I-I just thought that you were talking with someone earlier. Something about an enemy or sort." He scratched his head, trying to keep the manner of conversation as normal as possible.
Upon saying that, Rin could only widen her eyes in shock as he spoke that last statement which soon changed her expression in which he didn't expect.
"What are you talking about?" Her tone of voice changed as that of a hostile person, prompting him to look at her in caution just now.
What happened to their normal conversation just now? Did he mention something offensive?
"F-Forget I asked! I didn't mean to pry too much. I didn't know you were that sensitive about it. Sorry." He frantically took his words back as a sign of apology, hoping to calm her down after seeing the enmity present in her eyes.
Fortunately, she calmed down as she closed her eyes for a moment, seemingly content.
"Well, if you put it that way, then I think I wouldn't need to explain."
"What the hell was that anyway? Who you were talking to?"
"Didn't I say it earlier? Don't ever mention about that topic ever again..." Her snarky attitude returned.
"Okay, okay I got it... Gee, what a pushover." Natsu shrugged his shoulders and not a moment long he heard the bell rang once again, indicating the end of their lessons.
"I'll be heading off ahead. I won't pry into that topic of yours since it gives you some discomfort."
"Then we also pretend that this conversation never happened too." Rin proposed.
"Agreed."
And in just like that, Natsu soon went ahead downstairs while Rin purposely waited for him to be finally out of sight until a mysterious white-haired person appeared beside her. He seemed to be wearing some sort of a black body armor with a red overcoat strapped on his arms, upper torso and lower body. He also wears a pair of metal plated shoes which was appears to be attached to his trousers as well.
"I told you to hide your presence when no one's around. You almost got him involved in this, Archer." Rin reminded him to which he only replied with a surprised expression.
"I was literally hiding my presence. Only servants will be able to detect my invisibility. It looks like that boy somehow recognizes me by hearing our conversation." Archer deduced.
"That far? No human would be able to hear us in that kind of distance."
"Indeed, I feel something on that boy too, though I can't imagine what it is..."
"For now, let's keep a small surveillance on Emiya Natsu. We still have a bigger problem ahead of us, Archer."
"Very well."
Back at the school grounds...
It was already five in the afternoon and the students were already returning home just as their own teachers instructed them to do in order to guarantee their safety about the problem arising from the recent murders from the neighborhood. Everyone was quite depressed of the recent development of the situation in the city as they had no choice but to comply for the time being until these cases are solved.
Natsu, together with Issei were at the student council room, finishing up their own things as well before going home.
It didn't take long for them to stay inside as they were already headed downstairs and into the school gate.
The sun was already setting as the whole sky was dyed in scarlet hue. Darkness slowly crept through the other side of the horizon as the day slowly came to an end.
"Then I'll be heading out soon. Don't go exceeding your time on the school curfew." Issei reminded as he gave one last glance to his friend.
"Don't worry about me, I'll just clean the dojo and be out as soon as I can."
"That Shinji really... Always shouldering his own duties to you as always. It would be better if you let him clean it. That would really straighten him out." Issei scowled.
"Well let's leave at that. I'll see you tomorrow, Issei."
"Ah... See you tomorrow."
Issei passed a wave towards him as he soon walked his way back to his home, leaving Natsu behind to finish the remaining chores.
He walked over to the dojo which was used by the archery club for their own practices and other sessions. Memories of his time in this place sure brings him back to those times when he was still a member. Those times were short-lived though as he felt kinda out of it despite having many expectations from others. After all, he never even missed a shot thanks to his enhanced senses.
He laid down his bag and began to stretch out his arms, seemingly ready for work.
"Let's get this started..."
Picking out a bucket of water and a small rug from one of the closets, Natsu began cleaning the floors and prepared some things for the archery club to use for tomorrow.
It took almost about two hours for him to finish all of it as he simply huffed after doing such a tiresome work. However, he didn't felt any strain from his body as he was used to heavy work. At the same time, night soon befell over the city and he was already way past the curfew.
"Crap, I need to get home soon... I took too much time here..." He muttered onto himself as he lost track of time.
He put all the things back to the closet and simply grabbed his bag before stopping completely as his senses soon felt a very disturbing sound.
CLANG* SHUNK* SHINK*
SHINK* CLANG* SHUNK*
"What the?" His eyes shifted towards the empty school courtyard where the sounds are currently emanating.
Sounds of steel clashing entered through his heightened ears which prompted him to approach it in curiosity. He left the dojo, not minding the things he left behind. The sounds grew stronger as he finally arrived at the scene, only to have his eyes widen in shock as he looked in disbelief at the sight before him.
There stood two males wearing in full body armor that was adored by intricate designs all over it. They seemed to have been fighting to the death as both are using some sort of ancient weapons. One seemed to be wielding a red lance while the other was wielding two crescent blades to counter the former. Sparks flew as both attacks collide from each other. Both are demonstrating superhuman strength that caused him to stare in awe.
Their reflexes were fast but he was able to see through their movements which are done mostly in overpowering or outsmarting the other―which in this case, killing each other.
The weapons used weren't exactly intended for any modern killing but rather in a duel-like situation where two fighters fight to the death with their own set of weapons at hand.
However, the deadly battle was seemed to be dangerous even for him.
He could feel the bloodlust in the air as these two seemed to be filled with a deathly presence, intent on killing anyone who stand in their way.
"W-What the hell is happening?"
There's something definitely wrong with these people. Aside from their unusual outfits and weapons, their appearances stands out differently from what can be seen in common places. It's ridiculous to assume for it to be some kind of a show since the movements were clearly inhumane by comparison. Moreover, the killing atmosphere was strongly present around them―more than any human could emanate.
'Crap! I need to get outta here!'
He tried to make a run for it, hoping to avoid the carnage until he unknowingly broke a twig which created a suspicious sound that caught the attention of the one, wielding the lance. The figure turned around in his direction with a murderous look which prompted the pinkette to broke off to a sprint away from the battle in order to save himself.
He ran as fast as he could inside the building in hopes of losing the pursuer from his tail. He didn't stop. He just ran without looking back out of frustration and fear from the assailant.
It wasn't just an ordinary person. He could feel his gaze from afar that sparked danger to him which prompted him to run away in the first place. If what he saw from back then was true, it was no doubt that he can catch up to him in no time.
Eventually, he made it to the third floor as he took a short break before looking back to the corridor to where he just ran past into. So far there was no one chasing him at the moment which made him to breath a sigh of relief just from it.
"What in the world is happening back there?" He peered over the window to look down at the courtyard where the battle took place. There was no one around anymore, assuming that the battle had finally stopped.
And not long after, his eyes widen in realization as he made a narrow dodge from an incoming lance above his head. The figure appeared above him as the lance made contact to the ground, missing him in mere inches only from the head.
Natsu rolled a few meters to the floor due to the intensity of the impact. He grunted as he tried to get himself back up.
"For a human like you, I'm impressed that you were able to dodge that. No human would be able to notice my presence and have such impeccable reaction." The figure mused at his actions which didn't help Natsu at all.
"Who are you?!"
"Sorry, I don't give names to the ones who were about to die in the first place." The figure picked up the lance from the ground, leaving a small crack on the floor and pointed it towards the pinkette in a seemingly odd stance.
Natsu took a brief look at the figure as he was wearing a blue armor all over his body. His hair was also blue that reaches down to his back with a small thread tied just at the back of his neck. The lance he was using had some sort of intricate designs that he assumed that it came from an ancient history to which he didn't know of.
This is the first time he had the chance to see the face of one of the people back at the courtyard.
"W-Wait a minute! Why are you trying to kill me?" Natsu began to ask.
"You've seen too much and any human who were involved in this must be silenced at all cost no matter what methods we use. Too bad that it was just not your luck tonight. The next time we meet, be better prepared and go home early, kid."
"Wha―" He wasn't given a time to reply back as the lance instantly pierced his heart in a blink of a second. His eyes widen in shock and disbelief as he slowly looked down to his chest and found his clothes slowly drenched in red. Even with his enhanced senses, he could not trace the thrust just now.
The figure smirked as he pulled away the lance from his chest as the pinkette made a cough of blood and staggered afterwards, trying to get himself conscious despite the fatal wound he suffered.
"You're pretty tough for a human... Normally, you would die since you got your heart pierced easily. Anyway, it's your fault for seeing us. Take it as a man and do well to remember to go home next time." He walked away before disappearing completely into the darkness, leaving him bleeding to death.
Natsu clenched his chest as he tried to stop the bleeding and tried to walk into a safe place but the strength of his body instantly fade away and fell down to the ground, coughing up blood once again.
"T-This isn't happening... A-Am I g-gonna die like this?" Natsu weakly asked himself as his body became numb and cold, signifying his inevitable death.
His vision soon began to blur and blacken as his face became pale from the loss of blood. He couldn't take it anymore. There was no strength left move around except his weak eyes. The sounds became silent as he could not hear anything from the outside world. Soon afterwards, he lost all connection to his body as if he was severed from it. There's nothing he could do but to simply stare at the ceiling and as his death overcame him.
His breathing soon stopped as he died quickly, drenched in his own blood. The shining moon reflected through the windows of the corridor, giving enough visibility from the darkened room.
...
A figure soon appeared over from the corridor as she walked across it to scan the area. Her eyes soon widen in realization of the body laid down on the floor.
She cupped her mouth in horror as she could not help but tremble from her position until another figure appeared beside her.
"It's him, huh?"
"H-He shouldn't be here... Why it would be you of all people?"
"You did everything, Rin. There's no need to blame yourself after this."
"Wait, there's still a way to save him." The woman stopped in her thoughts before picking out a red jeweled pendant from her coat and simply placed it above him
"Rin, are you sure about this? You're using one of your family's treasured items over this boy."
"It's my own decision on whether to use it or not. As long as I can save him then I won't hesitate." The pendant soon glowed in red as it showered some red sparkles from it and eventually bathed him within it, repairing the the deep cut from his chest and somehow closed it completely to stop the bleeding any further.
The glow soon weaken and eventually faded away as Natsu began to breath slowly once again. At the same time, Rin dropped the pendant on the floor before turning around to walk away.
"Let's go, we still need to find Lancer."
"What about the pendant? Are you gonna leave it like that?" Archer asked before looking over to the pendant on the floor beside Natsu.
"The mana was already used for him. As a result, it's nothing but a normal pendant. It's useless having it being carried without any significance."
"..." Archer could only keep himself silent as he soon walked beside her, not wanting to press the topic any further.
They soon left as they continued to chase off their enemy outside, leaving him as he slowly began to return back to life.
...
Natsu soon opened his eyes after finally able to muster enough strength to move once again. He sat up straight to look over to his surroundings.
There was no one around anymore.
He was quite unaware of what happened earlier as he was forced to stand up only to receive a mild pain in his chest that made him to look over it.
"W-What's going on?" He asked himself before widening his eyes in shock as he found his clothes drenched in blood, specifically at his chest. There was a deep cut from his clothes but he didn't see any fatal wound from his body.
Soon his head finally received the same pain as well as he held it with his arms as he desperately tried to ease it.
"Ugh, My head!" He groaned in pain as he tried to endure it for a quite longer.
Eventually, the throbbing pain stopped as he began to remember some things that transpired earlier just before his death.
That's right. He was stabbed by that person earlier with his lance. There's no mistaking it.
He got his heart pierced by his weapon. He should've died by now just from that fatal wound.
'What the hell is going on?'
Suddenly, he noticed something beside him which prompted him to look at the side and saw a strange-looking pendant laid beside him. He picked it up from the floor and looked at its fine red color and could not help but be confused by it.
'A pendant?'
Why was it laid down here? Is it someone's else pendant?
He set aside his thoughts for the moment and took the pendant with him before finally standing up to resume his journey back home. It's even more dangerous if he stayed here a little bit longer. He'd seen a lot of weird things happening around town. It's better to hurry back and rest his thoughts for now.
Without a moment to waste, he hurriedly staggered himself out of the school and into the streets towards his house to reassure his current situation.
...
It didn't take a full hour for him to get back to his house as he finally made his way in at the door and threw his shoes away from the mat and stumbled into the living room. There was a set of plastic-wrapped food with a letter strapped beside it which he assumed that it was from Sakura and Taiga. It must have been placed there since he came home late at night.
He finally sat at the corner of the room and began to think once again.
He looked up to the ceiling as he tried to remember of what he really witnessed back in the courtyard.
A battle.
Two men fighting with swords and lances.
His heart pierced by a weapon of old.
'What was that? It didn't feel like they were in this world as well... Those clothes made out of material I've never seen before. And also, their weapons seemed to be not in this world either as if they were really ancient and mysterious.'
They were seriously trying to kill each other and he just accidentally encountered them by mistake.
As he rattled in his thoughts, he soon realized something from what the figure said to him before he was being stabbed.
'You've seen too much and any human who were involved in this must be silenced at all cost no matter what methods we use.'
That statement alone was enough for him to understand that no matter how he survived the wound, the mysterious figure won't stop from killing him twice. That's right, as long as he's alive, he won't stop coming after him until he silenced him for good.
Natsu hastily stood up from his seat and began to scan the house if there's anything suspicious from the outside. The silent atmosphere around him slowly changed into something unbearable as soon as his fear returned.
Suddenly, his eyes widen in surprise once again as he completely dodged an incoming attack from above as the man who killed him before landed right on top of it. Natsu managed to regain his footing this time as he narrowed his eyes towards the figure who simply stood up and shot off a glare towards him.
"Sheesh, to think that I would have to kill the same person twice in a day..." The same man from before lazily spoke as he pointed his lance towards him again.
"What a horrible luck you've got, boy."
And in just like that, Natsu's instincts suddenly went active for some reason as he grabbed a newspaper and folded it in protect himself. At the same time, a glow appeared on it as his reinforcement magic activated at the right time. The man was surprised as the pinkette was able to cast some sort of enhancement in the newspaper which enhanced its durability.
"Well now, that's some interesting magic you got there, boy..." He spoke in curiosity.
"...I take it that you're a magus too. Heh, it seems like I can have a bit of fun." As soon as he said that, he swung his lance sideways towards Natsu to which he used the newspaper to block it which caused him to stagger a bit from the intensity of the attack.
The man followed another swing and eventually was blocked yet again though Natsu could feel a little bit trembled from each attack he blocked.
"That's good! Now, how about this...!"
In one mighty thrust, the man went for his heart in the same manner he did in killing him. Natsu, being able to sense his movements more precise than before managed to deflect its trajectory, using his newspaper as it collided with the lance, sending it to the side. However, the speed of the thrust didn't give enough time for a whole miss as it grazed his left arm, creating a cut.
Natsu tried to back away but he eyes stared in disbelief as the man instantly appeared right in front of him in just a few seconds.
The man kicked him squarely in his abdomen, causing him to fly away from his footing and flew outside, breaking a window of his house as he crashed to the grass.
Natsu grunted in pain as he tried to recover his composure. The blow was not anything like he'd ever imagined. Just by taking one could've destroyed his stomach and send him into a spasm. Fortunately, his body was trained so the pain was limited but it still proved painful nonetheless. His instincts kicked up again as he rolled hastily from his previous position and dodged another piercing strike from the lance, ignoring the welling pain inside him.
He stood back up and took a few breaths as the man picked the lance once again and looked at him very closely.
"Say, you're pretty impressive for a human. To be able to use magic and dodge my attacks continuously was something that is not normal a human. You're not that fast to read my attacks last now. What happened, huh?"
"I don't know what you're talking about but I've been fighting for my life at the moment... Why would I even try to stand there and get killed for no reason." Natsu managed to reply, despite the hostility.
"Fair point but just like I said, you've seen too much and it's necessary for a human who witnessed it to die but since you're a magus, it's quite an exception."
"Then why are you still trying to kill me?"
"It'll be bad if I just leave like this without having to satisfy myself to kill."
"That's unreasonable for you to continue this."
"Stop talking and fight, boy!" The man suddenly dashed towards him and tried to stab him in the process. However, Natsu finally predicted his movements as he ducked underneath, clasping to the lance at hand and countered his attack with a powerful fist aimed at his face.
Seeing he restricted his weapon, Natsu thought inevitably of a clean strike against him as the fist drew near him.
"Not bad, boy..."
His eyes fell into disbelief as his fist was stopped by him with his other free hand.
"W-What?"
As he was trying to process his own thoughts, the man soon stood up from his position before smirking once again after getting a hit from the boy.
"Oh, this was surprising. I thought I'd hold back a bit but it seems you know how to properly fight."
Natsu eventually broke away to give some distance between them.
On the other hand, the blue-haired man pondered as he quietly observed him in curiosity.
To be honest, he didn't expect him to do something like that as he'd lowered his guard against him that time. Who would've thought that he was capable of doing such a thing. No matter how you look at it, it seems like he has a natural talent in fighting though it is clear in his eyes that he did not know anything of what he had done just now.
It must be mere coincidence.
"I'm impressed. But it seems like I played too much so I'm just gonna end this." He disappeared in a silver blur which caught Natsu by surprise as he soon appeared below him and kicked him furiously in the head which he managed to block with his arms that sent him flying towards the storeroom.
Natsu coughed roughly from his mouth as he crashed at the side of the wall. He fell with a thudded sound as he felt more pain all over his body, especially after taking an impact. He struggled to get back from his feet and tried to stagger his way inside but it only served as a dead end as he had nowhere to go with the man suddenly standing behind him a few meters away.
"You have potential, I give you that but you're still young. It wasn't really my intention to duel with a magus but..." He paused. "...There's a possibility that you're the seventh person. But even if that's the case, it all ends here." The man finished as he pointed his lance towards the pinkette.
"Farewell, kid. Don't go astray this time around."
Natsu could not help but see his end this how his life would really end?
He still have to find about his own past. Of why he was brought upon to this world? Even though he saw destruction for the first time, he still wanted to pursue to discover his own past as well no matter what the cost.
He can't die yet. Not until he found his true purpose in this world.
Just as he was about to be stabbed, markings soon glows out from his left hand and eventually, a hidden magic circle between them glowed in bright light as powerful gales soon followed afterwards, knocking off the man's lance from stabbing Natsu.
"W-Wha...What? The Seventh Servant?!"
The man felt dumbfounded as he suddenly raised his own lance to block an incoming swing coming from the gale which prompted him to give a short distance away for safety. He clicked his tongue as an unknown figure appeared before him and tried to strike him down again, causing him to dodge and leap further away once again.
Natsu felt the need to punch himself as he was seeing something very surreal in his own life.
There stood a woman wearing some sort of an azure dress with multiple armor plates. Her golden hair fluttered gracefully as the winds of the night swayed around her. A some sort of a mist is seen covering her hand as if she was holding something that it's not meant to be seen by the eyes of man. The woman soon slowly opened her viridescent eyes which gaze over to his black, onyx eyes as well.
"I ask of you, are you my master?" She spoke firmly as he was left dumbfounded by her appearance.
And at that moment, it was his first meeting with fate.
A/N: And that's a wrap. First chapter was done and the following events will continue to the next chapter so stay tuned.
It may seem like it but I am a bad writer in doing up first chapters in my stories so if you find any oddities in it, then that is one of my flaws. Keep that in mind.
And also, regarding Natsu's personality. He may inherit some of Shirou's sense of justice but the term nakama would be more suitable for him so it's gonna be like that. His powers are yet to be awakened in the later chapters which will be revealed soon so wait for a bit longer since I'm quite busy at the moment.
That's all for now guys, see ya on the next chapter and don't forget to leave a review!
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