WARNING: This will be violent, dark, and have extremely graphic details. You have been warned.
Corrupted Flame
Chapter 1
The Introduction of Corruption
"Speech"
'Thoughts'
"Magic"
Flashback / Mind
Natsu Dragneel was tired. He had just beaten Zancrow, the Flame God Slayer of Grimoire Heart. It took all his strength just to attempt eating the so called divine flames of the dark Mage. His body was covered in cuts and scrapes.
Suddenly, a sharp pain pierced his stomach, causing him to keel over. As he fell down, he could hear Wendy call out to him. His unconscious body hit the ground, and he went to sleep.
Natsu stood there in his dream, the field where Ingeel left him. The wind was blowing and the sun shined brightly on his face.
As quickly as it appeared, it suddenly turned into a black void. Only the moon shined in this dark, obscure fantasy. He lit his hand on fire so he could try and see. His bright red flames shown heavily in this once bright location.
From behind, he heard snickering and turned around. There, standing in black flames, was himself. But this him was different; he had a sadistic smile on his face, black streaks in his hair, and his arms were coated in blood. "Who are you?"
This twisted version, (whom we will call Black Natsu), calmly told him. "I am your true power."
"You mean like Dragon Force?" Natsu asked.
"Don't be stupid!" The black version screamed. "Compared to me, Dragon Force is as basic a spell as you can get! With me, your power will be equal to that of a gods. But there is one problem. You are far to nice for my taste. So," a dark look formed in his eyes. "Time for a make over!"
With those five words, Black Natsu charged at him, fist pulled back.
Wendy was crying, her healing magic was not working on the older dragon slayer. The three exceeds all tried to comfort her.
As they did, Master Makarov woke after he lost his battle with Master Hades. "Wendy."
Her eyes peaked with hope. "Master."
Concerned for the dragon slayer, he asks. "Natsu, how is he?" "I-I'm trying to heal him, but it-its not working."
The master glanced over at Natsu's prone body. He noticed something, and he had an idea why her healing spell wasn't working.
"Natsu's scarf, its been tainted. You must remove the dark presence in it first. Only then can he be healed." The Wizard Saint then returned to his unconscious state.
The Sky Maiden's best friend and exceed partner, Carla, then asked the question on all their minds. "Can you do it?"
"I'll try!" With new determination, Wendy began her attempt to purify the scarf.
Pantherlily, the newest exceed to the guild, had some questions for Happy. "Any ideas what made his scarf turn black?"
"Yeah, it was this weird guy who seem to know Natsu." Happy explained. "The weird part is that he was crying the whole time."
"Do you think this crying man has something to do with Zeref?"
Happy wasn't listening; he was to focused on his best friend laying in front of him. 'Natsu, please don't die.'
Natsu was engaging Black Natsu in a fist fight, and it was a stalemate. Every kicked was blocked, every punch caught. The were opposites of the same person, who would better at countering each others moves.
Natsu decided he had enough of this, and went to end it all. Pulling his head back, he prepared his breath attack. "Fire Dragon Roar!" It was a direct hit, Natsu grinned, but that quickly vanished when the dust cleared.
Black Natsu stood their, as if nothing had happened. "Is that all you fucking got, bitch? Let me show the power you're fighting against." A black version of Natsu's magic seal appeared before him. "Black Fire Dragon Roar!" Black flames shoot out of his mouth, heading straight for the dragon slayer. Natsu dodged to the right, but what happened next shocked him.
The flames changed trajectory and slammed right into him, sending him to ground and burning him severely. His arms where glistening from the burns on them as puss oozed out. His right eye was burned beyond recovery, and his vest was ash.
He stared at the sky as his dark counterpart walked over to him. "How-What did you-You can change your flames path?"
Black Natsu laughed. "That's right, and no matter how fireproof someone claims to be, my flames will always burn them. So, ready to let me in?"
"Never! I'll never use your power. It'll only hurt my friends! I'll never do that, you bastard!" Natsu said defiant.
Black Natsu started to laugh like a madman, then stopped and grinned. "Is that so? In that case I'll just have force my way in!"
Turning into black flames, he shot straight for the burned body, and tried to force his way into Natsu's body.
Suddenly, a bright light shined on the field. Black Natsu turned, and knew what it meant. "So close. Damn it, I was so close!" Solidifying himself, he began to walk away before he turned to Natsu.
"Don't think this is over. One way or another, you body will accept my power. And when it does, I WIN!" With that, Black Natsu turned and walked into the forest.
Natsu laid their, basking in the light. His burns began to heal, and his eye recovered. He uttered the name of the person healing him. "Wendy."
His eyes snapped open, and he shot up. "Natsu!" Happy jumped at his best friend.
"Hey Happy." Natsu petted his friend on the head.
"Thank goodness your okay." Wendy was so happy that her healing spell worked.
"Hey Wendy." He looked down and notice his scarf was back to normal "My scarf..."
Happy had the explanation for that. "Aye, Wendy manage to get the bad gunk out. She then switched you clothes around while you had your cat nap."
"I really owe you, Wendy." Natsu told the hound girl.
"Its nothing, I'm just glad I could help." Wendy said waving her hand in embarrassment.
As Carla and Lily explained what was happening, Natsu couldn't help but think about what his darker half said to him. 'One way or another, your body will accept my power. And when it does, I WIN!' He wanted to ask Gramps about it, but then a familiar scent caught his attention. "I know that smell."
"What you smell, Natsu? Is it fish?" Carla had sweat drop at Happys idiocy.
"No, its that guy creep from Galuna Island. What's he doing here?" Sniffing the air, he pinpointed the location. "He's close." He then sprinted in the direction of Zaltys scent.
So here is Chapter 1. I am letting very one know right now that everything else on Tenrou will be the same, so I will be skipping to Acnologia's arrival. Review and Follow.