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Chapter 2

The Truth

It was all pitch black, nothing to be seen. Lucy thought that she might have died, but the pain in her wrist told her otherwise. she held on to her writing hand, but without the appropriate care, it would get better.

The only thing that troubled her for being in a place like this was that she was alone. She couldn't feel the presence of Natsu, or even his magical power. What she could feel was that something was off. She took a few steps back not knowing where she was headed. "Natsu?" She whimpered. Hissing sounds would be heard, making her yelp in response. Now she knew he was in there too. She thought she should speak to him, but she was afraid she would provoke him and hurt her. "What am I thinking? He's Natsu." With a little hesitation, Lucy worked up the courage and finally spoke. "Natsu, don't play games. Come out so I can see you."

A few more steps back, and Lucy bumped into something. It was wrong of her to suspect it was a wall when two large arms grabbed her body once more. She let out a small yelp but was quickly muted when one of the arm's palm covered her mouth. "But I like playing games." He whispered into her ear, sending chills down her spine. Lucy wanted to, but she could not fight back. She just obeidly stood in his grasp, staring into total darkness. She didn't know what to feel. It was all to confusing to her. Before they arrived to this dark and ominous place, Natsu had told her that he was the fearsome E.N.D. But that surely couldn't be possible. She knew that Zeref had created E.N.D. four hundred years ago, yet Natsu was eighteen. Or at least that is what she expected from his appearance. Besides that however, this person was sharing the same face as Natsu, so she didn't know what to make out of it.

The sudden feel of something slimy sliding up her neck made her jolt, but he firmly kept her in place. Once his tongue reached her ear lobe, he exhaled. "You taste so good, Luce." He said in a low voice. She attempted to speak, to make him stop what he was doing, but only murmurs could be heard since his hand was still pressed against her face. "Shhh. There is no need to beg." He chuckled before setting his head on her shoulder taking a whiff of her scent. "Everything will be fine." He squeezed her body hard, making her gasp for air. She knew she had to get away from him, right that instant, but she also knew it would be difficult. She positioned her feet in a way to keep her balance before she started wiggling her way out of his arms. The minute he let his guard down, she quickly unlinked his arms and managed to escaped his cage. In the attempt to push him away and run deeper into the darkness, she swiftly turned around and forcefully stretched out her arms, only to be grabbed and be pinned against a wall. She sudden impact made her cry out in pain. She ruff surface gave her the hint that they must be in a closed cave or some sort. Coming back into her situation in hand, she focuses again on her kidnapper. Now that her vision had adjusted to the darkness, she could make out the shape of the figure. He was much taller than her, like the same size as Natsu. On top of his head were slightly twisted object, most probably the horns from before. Lucy tried to regain control over her hands, but they were both being crushed against the stone wall, making it impossible. Her right wrist was already injured so this hurt even more. His claws were puncturing her skin, making small trails of blood rush down her arm. "You shouldn't have done that." He slightly growled. After a second, he calmed down and brought his head closer to Lucy's. "But it doesn't matter. This will be more fun." Lucy sensed the man coming closer and closer, most likely aiming to kiss her, so she quickly turned her head to the side. Aggravated he let grunted, but brushed it off anyway since he had full access to her neck. He left a small peck before harshly biting her, making her yelp in response. "Maybe you should listen to me next time." He chuckled.

Lucy let out a small whimper before gaining the energy of speaking again. "Please… stop it."

"What was that?" He said in a hushed furious tone. She couldn't respond. She was even more terrified than before. He slowly let go of her hands and walked a few steps back, but Lucy was still petrified, so she did not move an inch. "You, tell me… to stop?" he sounded hurt, but still very intimidating. Suddenly, to flares appeared in both his hands, slightly lighting up the closed space. Lucy looked up to him and saw Natsu's face looking down to the ground. She could now confirm that it was him, dressed in a demon's characteristics. Could he really be E.N.D. "YOU ARE MINE NOW! YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO TELL ME WHAT TO DO!" he yelled, his flames burning brighter than before. Lucy screamed as she saw him coming closer to her in threatening matter. She flinched and brought her hands up protecting her self from what there was to come. A loud thud was heard and she whimpered as a reaction. A few seconds past and Lucy opened her eyes and saw Natsu's hand planted into the cracked wall, three inches deep. She hesitantly looked over to the face before her. Natsu's face was yet again close to hers, yet this time, she could see his expression. He was huffing as if he had ran a mile in full force. His onyx eyes seemed so angered, yet she was not scared anymore. Lucy immediately noticed something different in them. His right eye had gone back to his natural color, but was still flickering the blood red in his left one.

"Natsu…?" she said under her breath. Not even a seconds had passed and the green had been clouded once again with the red.

"That is not my name!" He growled, pushing himself of of the wall.

"Yes it is." she said, but immediately regretting her decision. she was expecting a reaction but she got none. Light was still emanating from him, so she could still see him. He would silently stay there, not budging. She was hesitant of speaking again but she did anyway. "If you are E.N.D., then what happened to Natsu?

He didn't respond immediately but after a while she slightly turned his head with a blank expression on his face. "He is me."

"What?" she asked in confusion.

"And I am him."

"What do you mean. That is impossible."

"When the boy named Natsu touched the book, I found my way into his soul." he bluntly said. Lucy felt her heart drop.

"So you possessed him?" she asked in horror.

"No." He said relieving her for a second. "I simply found my way back to where I belong."He said sounding possessive.

"What?" She broke down again. She couldn't bare to believe what he was telling her.

"Long ago, Zeref created me." he said while turning around to face her. "Once he did, he realized how strong and dangerous I was and wanted to release me as soon as possible to destroy him."

"What happened?"

"I was released and he had asked to destroy him, but a dragon came in between and stopped me. The dragon called Igneel. The boy's father." Lucy gasped in surprise. "I fought the mighty dragon for days, but there was no winner." He clenched his fist in anger. "Realizing I was too strong to be stopped and I could regenerate either way, his only choice was to separate me into two parts, good and evil." he scoffed.

"How could there be good in a demon?" she asked in anger, remembering what his fellow demons had done to her guild.

"You might think that we are evil for the deeds that others have done, but I have done nothing to deserve such hatred" he snarled back at her.

"Oh yeah? what about what you did to me?" she spat back. "What about what you did to Natsu on taking over his free will?" Now that she had realised what had happened, that sentence was harder to say than she thought.

"Concerning the boy, I just took what rightfully belong to me." He looked at her with a glare. "As for you...same thing." She was so speechless that she only tsked. Focusing back on what they were initially talking about he continued on. "When I was created, I was still a young child, where all innocence originates. The dragon must had taken pity on me. He took away all the evil that was within me and left the good inside the empty body. Without my body, I could not be awoken."

"That is why the dragons came out of hiding." Lucy said in realization. "They came out to prevent you from reviving. to save Natsu."

"However, it is too late." he said with a grin.

"What do you mean?" She said with a trembling voice.

He snickered at her question. "You see, I was a child when I had fought the Mighty Dragon called Igneel, best known as the Fire Lord. Now, after years of his training the other half of me becoming a Dragon Slayer and the experience he had gained fighting powerful opponents, there is no stopping me." He said as an evil gleam sparked in his eye. "If I can defeat a dragon, there is nothing in the world that can stop me." He laughed an unfamiliar laugh, much different than Natsu's.

Lucy's knees felt weak again. Such evil intentions coming from her friend that always had a caring heart was something that she could not accept, yet she could do nothing. Tears started to form in her eyes and she quietly sobbed to herself. Lucy recalled all the times she and Natsu spent together, along with all of the other friends. The hard times and the good times. She remembered all of their stories and how they all overcame them. She remembered Galuna Island and the challenges that Gray had to face. She remembered her time in the Tower of Heaven and the suffering Erza had to relive. The time when they had to prevent Nirvana from destroying the Cait Shelter guild and how she saw Wendy cry for her great loss. Even the time when they were all taken to Edolas and met their counterparts and had to save their friends and finally finding Lisanna and returning her back to her family. All of these memories were precious to her. then she remembered when Phantom Lord had kidnapped her by order of her Father and how all of Fairy Tail put their lives on the line just to keep her safe. How she fell of the tower and she was saved by Natsu just before she hit the ground. Infact, she remembered all the times he was there to save her before it was too late. When he fought Gajeel, when the S-class trial was on Tenrou Island, when they were in the Grand Magic Games, when he protected her future to prevent her from having the same the horrible fate her future self had suffered. He was always there. She thought of the amazing life she had lived and was thankful that she found a home like Fairy Tail. Yet the thought of home saddened her. Before she ran away from home, she lived with her Father under strict rules. Experiencing her mother's loss at a young age haunted her for the longest time, and despised her Father for not having any compassion for her. She hated her father, and she hated herself for it. After hearing of his passing, she had realized how much she had loved him for his good side and regretted how she didn't have a chance to say goodbye. But she learned that she had to live on, and live her life the way she wanted, just as her parents wanted for her. And the person she should thank was Natsu. It was him that brought her to Fairy Tail and gave her many adventures to experience. It all eventually led to him. But now, he was no more. That goofy and cheerful character that made her laugh and the protectiveness he had for her that gave her a caring feeling was gone. It was all gone. She didn't want it to be over.

She continued to sob into her hands, barely able to hold on to her sanity, when she felt she was being approached. she lifted up her head, still sniffling and the so called E.N.D. was right in front of her once again. He brought his hand to her face and gently held her chin "Even crying you are so beautiful." He smiled.

Natsu was there but yet so far away. She wanted to fall into his embrace where he would comfort her and give her strength like he had done before, but she knew it wasn't him. She had to stand alone now, without him by her side. She regained her senses and got over her knot in her throat, finally able to speak. "You got what you wanted, what do you want with me?" she asked, trying to sound as confident as possible.

His only response was a grin.


Hello everyone!

2000+! My Christmas gift to you!

Hope your Christmas and anyother Holiday was swell! I finally had time to get off my lazy ass and write this thing. I have to say I am really proud of this one and I hope you guys are too.

Lets talk Mashima. I was so excited for this weeks chapter cause it was literally titled "The Book of E.N.D." when it should have been called "The Book of E.N.D. that gets taken away by Zeref just before we find out what will apparently happen next week and probably won't cause it's fricking Trollshima. + changing the whole develoment of my story!" *huff*huff... sorry... got a little carried away... *clears throat. Anyway, thanks for all the support and all of the lovely feedback, it really inspired me to write. They were like a verson of Christmas gifts, so keep 'em coming.

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