His Redemption

ZerLu Pairing

Rated M

Disclaimer: Nope, still own nothing of Fairy Tail

Dark eyes full of anguish and weariness surveyed the land from atop a cliff, searching for but never truly finding his guiding light, his salvation, the main reason to continue this feeble so called existence. His gaze floated towards the stand of trees the Fire Dragon Slayer disappeared into with great sadness, tears trailed down his face once more. He'd hoped that Natsu would've been ready by now, ready to end his miserable existence. But it was not to be, at least not yet. It was clear the young Dragon Slayer had much growing up to do before he could even come close to what was needed to accomplish such a task.

The endless centuries of wandering, waiting, seeing many empires rise and fall, witnessing tragedies befalling the human race took its toll and he was exhausted. With each new turn of the century came new ways to hurt each other, new ways to inflict pain and suffering and he was no longer able to turn a blind eye to it all. The burden of seeing such agonizing suffering weighed heavily upon his soul and he couldn't help but feel each and every torment as his own. He'd decided long ago to not let the darkness rule his actions and thoughts, no more would he add to the vileness of the world nor add to the wickedness surrounding him. Instead he would step back from humanity and let the world pass him by until the day he could truly be put to rest. Sleep, the continuous dream beckoned to him, called to him like a siren in the distance, always near but just out of reach.

He exhaled a deep sigh, full of sorrow and regret. Would he never see that one eternal rest he so longer for? Would his sins continue to weigh down heavily upon him until he felt crushed by the guilt? To be continuously on the move, never being able to stay in one place wore on his aching body. But he had no choice. As long as his power threatened everything and everyone around him, no place was safe. No one was safe.

When he'd heard of Tenrou Island it seemed to be an ideal place for isolation, to keep others safe from the destructive monster threatening to get out with every second. He should've known it sounded too good to be true, that they would find him even in this remote place.

Why must they continue to pursue him, even spouting some nonsense about waking him from his slumber. He was more awake then he'd ever been. He had no clue where that nonsense came from, who was spreading such rumors, but let them believe what they will, it didn't matter to him one way or the other. They all wanted the same thing, control of his power but he would never be allowed to be used in such a way. The ignorant refuse of the world would never have access to his power, no instead they would get what they deserved, flung into oblivion with the rest of the vileness of this world.

'Nothing to do about it now, not with Acnologia on the way. I just hope Natsu is strong enough to withstand his rage.'

His eyes turned to the turbulent skies, the winds picking up signaling a huge force was approaching.

'If he is indeed the one, then I must put my faith in him, for all of this was preordained by fate and no one can escape its grasp no matter how hard they try.'

Starting to turn and make his way off the island he froze, his eyes taking in a golden light in the far off distance. Squinting he just managed to see the golden light was the sun glinting off a blonde head of hair, blowing in the breeze. He couldn't pinpoint it exactly but somehow he felt like he had to stay there, had to find out who this beacon of light was. Just standing there watching this figure calmed his thoughts and a foreign feeling bloomed within his chest.

Silently he willed the figure to turn, his muscles tensing from wanting to jump down there and approach them. Just then he spotted Natsu coming from the underbrush and draw the figures attention. His breath caught in his throat as the blonde turned to regard the Dragon Slayer and he could see their profile, and it was if the darkness dragging him down all these long years lifted, just a tiny bit.

This woman, no this golden angel made things in his chest tighten to such a degree that he almost couldn't breath. He wondered who this creature was as she stood there, clothes in tatters berating Natsu with such a fire in her eyes. Such a contradiction she was. All soft feminine beauty but underneath was a fire bubbling just beneath the surface and even across this distance he could feel the deep magic wells brimming with energy within her petite body.

Who was she?

What was she to the Dragon Slayer?

A lover perhaps?

Their body language and interactions spoke of great familiarity and he couldn't help but frown at such thoughts and was startled at such a reaction. Why did it bother him if they were close? She was nothing to him, just another human amongst the sea of millions and yet even as he thought this he felt the lie leave a bitter taste in his mouth.

Something... something about her intrigued and mystified him all at once. He felt an immense yearning to get to know her, to find out about her life, her past… everything. It was odd to be so overwhelmed by such feelings when he knew nothing about her and yet it felt right, like he was supposed to feel this way. But the thought unsettled him as much as it excited him.

His thoughts abruptly broke off as a tremendous roar split the sky with its fury and he could make out the black being bearing down upon the island signaling his time was up. In a brief moment of thought he tore off a piece of his psyche and attached it to hers, determined to keep an eye on the wonder he only briefly found. If she should survive this encounter, then she was someone to watch and he had no intention of disregarding the conflicting feelings warring within his mind.

Something was pushing him towards her and whatever it was he knew he couldn't just ignore it. Everything happens for a reason and even though he was still wary of the reasons he couldn't help but feel sad that he had to leave so soon after finding this being. With one last look at the golden angel, who was currently staring at the beast in the sky with fear and determination he turned to go. This was no longer where he needed to be. No, he was needed elsewhere at the moment to mete out judgment on one who had accumulated immense sins upon his soul. A fleeting thought had him wondering if he'd ever see her again, but he knew fate wouldn't have shown her to him only to take her away again, right?

Dark eyes flared red as he spotted the airship that was his target. Whatever the reasons he would find her again, whether in this life or the next.

(¯`¥´¯`·.¸.:¨NIchiki ¨:.¸.·´¯`¥´¯)