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Chapter 1

Year X792

Our favourite pink-haired Dragon Slayer, Natsu Dragneel is seen walking along the streets of Magnolia, with a solemn look on his face. Ever since it was revealed that he was END a.k.a Etherious Natsu Dragneel, the strongest and vilest of Zeref's demons, his life had become miserable. His friends started avoiding him. Even his childhood friend Lisanna started giving him the cold shoulder. No one noticed how hurt he was. The only people who ever spoke to him the way they used to were Master Makarov, Mirajane, Gildarts and Laxus. They all seemed to understand the situation he was in and didn't hold it against him or treat him badly.

But that is not what hurt him most. The one person he thought wouldn't hurt him, who he thought he could always rely on, who he thought would always be there for him, had betrayed him. The scene was etched in his mind. How muchever he tried, he couldn't remove those images that horrified him from his mind.

Flashback

Natsu was happily walking to his girlfriends house. Even though the guild members started treating him like shit, he didn't care because he still had her. When he reached her house, he could hear moaning sounds. He walked to the window of her house and saw something that literally shattered his heart into million pieces. He froze like a piece of rock, tears running down his face. There in the bedroom of Lucy Heartfilia, his girlfriend's house were Lucy and Gray having sex. His breath caught in his throat. He wanted to run as far away as possible from this scene, but his legs wouldn't move.

With tears flowing down his face, he slowly turned around and walked away. His legs were on auto-pilot. He slowly walked towards the guild hall. He had no reason to live for. His girlfriend, the only light he had in his life was now put out. He was slowly losing his sanity. He had no idea what to do. He slowly walked into the guild hall and sat down on a bar stool. Erza Scarlet was having her favourite strawberry cheesecake when she saw him sit next to her. She was about to get away when she saw something she never thought she would see in her life. Natsu had tears running down his face light sobs racking his body. His eyes held so much pain. Erza felt her heart break at the sight. She sat down back there.

"Natsu? What happened?!", she asked softly.

All Natsu could do was shake his head and continue crying. Erza herself could feel a few tears forming in her eyes. She had never seen him this broken. She couldn't calm him down so she just pulled him into a hug. He simply laid limp in her arms crying.

"Lucy slept with Gray, my friends are avoiding me, there is limit till which a man can hold on without breaking. Ever since everyone found out I am END, all of you are treating me like shit. It's not like I wanted to be a demon you know. Fate has different ways to play in a persons life. Mine has been taken away from me already. I have nothing to live for. Even if someone else were to love me, I can't love them back because when a dragon mates with a person, he/she cannot love any other person other than his mate. But the mate can love other people. So if the mate falls in love with or mates with another person, the dragon slowly loses his sanity. He loses all emotions. In the end all he will be is a person without any emotions. In the end, he will lose the will to live. So she can be happy for the rest of her life but the dragon will slowly lose all his happiness. So in the end I'm gonna die anyway. Maybe another 5-6 months max.", he sighed sadly.

Erza was shocked and horrified to the core. Natsu was gonna die? Lucy cheated on him? She was ashamed of herself. Just because he was END doesn't make him bad. He was still their Natsu. The Natsu that all of them cherished and loved. But they let a simple title change their opinion on him and now they scarred him for life. He then continued,

"I thought about it. I can't stand watching those two together. It'll just break my heart even more. So I've decided to leave the guild. Atleast it will spare me some heart ache before I die. I know this is a selfish move on my part, but I can't take it anymore. I just came to say my goodbyes before I leave. Because you're not gonna see me after this. I still love this guild even after everything.", he finished crying.

Erza couldn't say a word. She was frozen like a rock. Then she started crying along with him,"Please don't say that! There must be some way we can save you. You can't die!", she sobs uncontrollably.

Natsu was shocked that she still cared. He smiled sadly,"There's nothing we can do about it. All we can do is wait till the day comes."

Just then the doors opened and Gray and Lucy came in. Lucy looked around the guild and after she found Natsu she went straight to him with Gray behind her. "Hey Natsu.", she called him.

He didn't turn. He just sat there without replying. She called him so many times but he didn't reply. When she went and put her hand on his shoulder, she suddenly jerked her hand away."HEY! WHAT DID YOU THAT FOR YOU DEMON?!", Gray shouted.

He just sat there. Then without turning, he answered, "It happens when a dragon slayer's mate cheats on him. His body starts rejecting her. She can't touch him for the rest of her life. But I know that won't bother you, because you have your new boyfriend there.", his voice was shaking. It hurt very badly but he couldn't do anything.

Lucy's eyes widened for a second and then she smirked," Yeah. Who would love a demon like you? You are the most evil being in the universe. It's a surprise the master hasn't thrown you out yet.", she replied with venom.

Natsu just sat there. He couldn't stand it anymore. Beside him Erza was shaking in rage. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. Suddenly Natsu got up and went to the master's office. After 30 minutes or so, he came out. His eyes were bloodshot. One could easily see the pain and heartbreak in them. The master had tears in his eyes. He then called out to the guild.

"Listen up! I have an important announcement to make!", after gaining everyone's attention he continued, "Natsu Dragneel has decided to leave Fairy Tail!", he shouted. Everyone were shocked. There was silence for about 10 seconds. Then everyone started cheering. Natsu,Erza and the master were shocked. Natsu was devastated. His family was cheering because he was leaving?! He couldn't hold it in anymore. He just ran away from the guild in tears. How could they do this? Couldn't they see how much they hurt him.

Flashback End

He was walking with tears streaming down his face. He was leaving Magnolia. He wouldn't return ever again. But he would never forget the guild or it's members.

Meanwhile, in the guild hall, Erza and the master were shaking in rage. How could they treat him like this? Erza couldn't hold it any longer,"SILENCE!", she roared. "HOW COULD YOU TREAT HIM LIKE THIS! DO ANY OF YOU KNOW WHAT HE IS GOING THROUGH?!", she turns to Lucy,"HOW COULD YOU CHEAT ON HIM?! DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH HE RELIED ON YOU?! YOU WERE HIS ONLY HOPE! YOU HAVE KILLED HIM! HE IS GONNA DIE! ITS BECAUSE OF YOU! ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?!", she breaks down, falling on her knees, and starts crying.

The guild members were shocked. Natsu was gonna die? Lucy was shaking in fear. But she couldn't help but ask,"W-What d-d-do you mean N-Natsu's gonna d-d-die?", she stutters out. Then Erza explained everything to them. To say they were shocked was an understatement. They started weeping. Lucy looked sick. She caused the death of Natsu. He didn't have more than 6 months left. She fell to her knees crying like mad. Gray tried to comfort her but she just pushed him away. He was the reason she cheated on him. If he hadn't convinced her that day, she wouldn't have done it.

"Hey calm down. It's not like something bad has happened. END is gonna die. I'm just sad that I was not able to kill him and keep my dad's prom-", before he could finish that sentence, a metal fist sent him flying to the wall of the guild hall.

"HOW DARE YOU?! DO YOU REMEMBER HOW MUCH HE HAS DONE FOR YOU AND THIS GUILD? HOW MANY TIMES HE HAS SAVED OUR SORRY ASSES FROM DANGER? HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT YOU UNGRATEFUL BEAST?!", she yelled at him. But he was already knocked out.

"I'm dissappointed in you brats! You pushed away the heart of the guild.", he then sighed sadly and went back into his office.

Just then the teams Mirajane, Laxus and Cana; Gajeel, Levy and Pantherlily; Wendy, Lisanna, Happy and Carla came into the guild hall. When they noticed the aura in the guild, the stopped. Mira asked them,

"What happened all of you?" She then looked around and noticed something. "Where's Natsu?", she asked them.

The guild froze and paled. They knew Mira was madly in love with Natsu. They didn't know how to break it to her.

"Mira, Erza, Laxus, Gajeel and Wendy! In my office! Now!", the master said and went inside with them following him. Once they were inside, he asked them to sit.

"What happened master?", Mira asked worriedly.

"Why is the guild like this old man?" Laxus asked.

"Is something wrong with Salamander?", Gajeel asked.

The master sat in silence. He then turned to Erza and nodded grimly. She nodded back and took a deep breath.

"Natsu left Fairy Tail."