Chapter One: Death
The Fairy Tail guild hall was in crumbles. No one really paid any attention to it because it always happened. The only people who were really upset about the building's damage was Makarov - who only wept tears for how much money the repairs would cost and the men who had to rebuild it for what seemed like the fifth time.
Ishgar was an empty battlefield. The innocent civilians hid in designated areas with plenty supplies for life. The wizards who fought this horrible war were either immobile on the ground grinning because they had beat the Spriggan and soldiers, or staring sadly at their companions' lifeless bodies. Ishgar had defended itself from the Alvarez attack but to a grand cost. So many people died on both sides; it's hard to tell if any side won.
The war was almost over. The last opponent: Zeref.
After this bloody war, no one had the strength nor energy to locate and kill Zeref, if it was even possible to kill an immortal.
But Fairy Tail believed that Natsu would overcome Zeref and defeat him. That he would come back to the guild alive, and Happy would be there too and he would burst into the remains of their guild crying tears of joy. When Warren could recover to be able to use his magic again, he'll broadcast to everyone in Ishgar that they had won. They waited until the moment when Natsu and Happy would come back with a subdued Zeref, no matter how long it took.
They would believe.
At a secluded pond, a pink haired mage panted heavily as he attacked the black mage with all his magic.
Zeref the black mage stood there nonchalantly as he knew the pink haired mage, known as Natsu, no longer had the magic that would be able to destroy him.
Happy was unconscious by a tree, tears stained on his face. "Natsu, don't die…" he whispered in his dream.
Natsu's ears twitched when he heard his best friend's cry, but that didn't stop him from attacking. Natsu was doing this for the safety of his friends, there's no way he would let them down.
"Crimson Lotus: Exploding Lightning Blade!" he yelled. Flames and electricity wrapped around him as he swung his arms full of destructive power at Zeref.
A giant ray of fire and lightning exploded towards Zeref. After the attack, Natsu collapsed on one knee with a pale face.
When the lightning and fire dispersed into nothingness, Zeref stood in the middle of the damage, trees and earth incinerated around him.
Zeref smiled, "You can't win."
Natsu laughed feebly. "Just watch me." He struggled to stand up on his own two feet. Most of his magic was drained and his injuries were horrific.
"Natsu, either you're going to kill me which is going to kill yourself too, or you're going to die of those injuries. Either way, you're going to die, and how can you win a battle with you dead?" Zeref frowned. He knew most of his army was dead by now. There wasn't any further point of continuing this war if he had no army. And he himself couldn't die if Natsu no longer held the power to destroy him. The future might get complicated if things just stood like this.
Natsu wobbled as he finally managed to walk again. He didn't take notice to Zeref who wasn't taunting him anymore.
Step by step, he got closer to Zeref. He knew he only had little power for only one more attack. A very weak attack.
"I am not alone," he started reciting the words from when he fought Zero and his fist lit on embers. "I can hear them... I can hear everyone's voices... I can sense everyone's feelings…"
He remembered when he stopped Gray and Erza from killing themselves and that he was going to do the same. Sorry... "I am not alone... Everyone's feelings... They support me... They are what give me the will to stand and fight!"
Zeref stood still as he knew this attack would do nothing. This attack would only destroy his brother's second life. "Goodbye Natsu."
Natsu screamed as he threw his fist at Zeref. He was too tired to not feel that there was a slight change in his magic.
"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!" Natsu gave his final roar.
Happy suddenly woke up and saw Natsu's magic make contact with Zeref. He felt there was something different about Natsu's magic. It was more pure. The feeling made Happy feel uneasy. "NAAAAATSUUUUUU!"
Natsu's fist collided with Zeref's face.
Zeref immediately recognized that the was an outside force within Natsu's magic.
"Ankhseram…" he whispered as he felt something dark leave his body when Natsu's fist hit him.
Zeref stumbled back and Natsu collapsed onto him, unconscious. The punch didn't hurt at all, it felt more like a playful punch between brothers. It made Zeref smile in a joyful way; something he hadn't done in a long time.
Happy flew at Natsu and screamed at him to wake up. Natsu didn't show any sign of reaction and instead just lied on Zeref. A few seconds past and both Natsu and Zeref started to glow.
"What's happening?" Happy cried as he tugged Natsu's scarf. Happy looked at Zeref through his teary eyes for an answer.
Zeref hesitated before he answered. "I think… Natsu just killed me… by somehow breaking my curse."
Happy sobbed, "Then why are you still conscious?" He paused and looked at his best friend. "No, Natsu, you can't die! Please!"
Zeref pondered on Happy's question. 'Maybe I am to disappear with no trace left and I'm only living the last moments of my life before my existence is completely erased. And if I die, he'll die too,' Zeref thought, as he patted Natsu's head. "Good job."
But Zeref grimaced at the thought that Natsu would be dead while he still had friends here, in this world. Friends that care about him. Friends that he risked his life for...
Happy dug his face in Natsu's scarf. Sobbing like there was no tomorrow. "Natsuu…" he cried. Natsu's body started glowing more. "Don't go... Don't..."
Zeref decided to leave information to Happy as he could start feeling lightheaded. "I can't believe this is all over. And Acnologia didn't decide to show up even after the nice declaration of war I sent him."
Happy stopped sobbing when he heard the word Acnologia. Acnologia, the dragon who usually shows up after Zeref makes an appearance. This only made Happy cry more.
"Stop crying Happy..." Happy perked up to the sound of his pink haired friend's hoarse voice.
"Natsu!"
Natsu didn't make an effort to move. He only opened his eyes to see Happy one last time. "Tell everyone… We won…"
"Natsu, noo! We can't win with you gone. You can't die. You're not supposed to die! Especially not by some cruel twisted fate you have with Zeref! Please!"
Happy's eyes welled up even more as he was shakily grabbing Natsu's scarf. "Please!" It's not the goodbyes that hurt, it's the flashbacks that follow...
"Thank you... everyone..." his voice, like a dying ember.
Natsu smiled softly. All living things eventually die, it's unavoidable. But as long as you remember it will live on in your heart forever.
The glow enveloped the forms of Natsu and Zeref until it slowly faded away.
Into the sky.
Into the afterlife.
With one last message.
…
The sky was so blue. It was so happy. It was so much like the cat, but in no way was the cat happy.
Happy cried alone as he raged at the sky who took away his best friend.
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" A cry, heard in Heaven and Hell.
Suddenly a book fell on him.
The book of E.N.D.
A God's Blessing of Life.
A Devil's Curse of Fate.
A/N Is this confusing? I can't exactly write clearly xD It would help if you pointed out any confusing parts.
Editing this with the sad music from Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of the Sky. Oh man, the feels in that game :' ) I will edit this chapter more in the future maybe... or maybe not, depends on laziness.
Yeah I'm updating a chapter from 10 months ago, must be a sign of something huh...
Oh and Sorry, I'm going to restart the story because I just want to continue it but this time I'm won't write as I post. So if you liked the story after this chapter, sorry... But I'm pretty sure it'll be better. (I just have to find a way to put comic relief :P) (Be warned, I'm going to delete the chapters after this, in order to make better chapters - Because I think I got better at writing :P)
But it's been like 8 months since last update so I'm sure no one cares :P
Why did I just write all that stuff? I'm too lazy to redo everything so I'll just leave everything as is... This was my first story after all XD
