Chapter Two

After the Fighting is over…

"Natsu I don't have a lot of time to linger here so hurry up and ask your questions," Igneel warned Natsu who was standing in front of the giant dragon staring up at him like an idiot. I was about to go ask about the connection between the book and Natsu when Lucy beat me to it.

"Mr. Igneel what is the connection between Natsu and this book?" She asked directly pointing to the book of E.N.D. that was in Igneel's claw, he looked surprised by the question.

"Lucy what are you talking about a connection? I'm not a demon I'm a human just like you and Gray have you lost your mind?" Natsu said looking confused.

"Igneel you know what I'm talking about, Natsu has a right to know," Lucy pressed clearly trying to back the dragon into a corner so he would have to answer. Igneel's eyes darted around as if trying to find a way out of answering Lucy's question saw there was none sighed in defeat then started talking.

"Alright fine I'll tell you listen closely I only have enough time to say this once," Igneel warned and we all nodded. "So many years ago Zeref made the book of E.N.D. the result of that… was Natsu. Zeref wanting to keep Natsu from the other demons gave him to me to be raised as a human. I took him in and raised him as my son that is why I could not bring myself to kill E.N.D. or destroy his book when I was tasked to do so, Natsu is E.N.D. I instead decided to go inside Natsu and make the anti-bodies that would stop him from being turned into a dragon like acnologia by his own magic," Igneel finished with a sigh then turned to Natsu. "That is why I disappeared that day 14 years ago just know Natsu I didn't want to leave you and here I am leaving you again…" My eyes widened when I saw there were actual tears in Igneel's eyes. It's a weird thing to see a giant dragon cry there are no words to describe the feeling. There is also the fact that Natsu is E.N.D. and therefore a demon maybe that's why I've always disliked him but I don't think that's the truth. I got a look at Natsu's face and saw shock etched onto his face.

"I-Igneel what are you saying? Are you telling me that I'm not even human?" Natsu burst out once the initial shock passed.

"No Natsu I'm saying that you were fully demon at one time. I raised in the way of human's and now you are also part human in that manner as well, because no matter what a part of you is from the book of E.N.D. the very book I hired you to retrieve for me today," Igneel told Natsu holding the book up for us to see. "Natsu I have to leave you know, but just know that I love you and I'll be taking this book with me. This is good bye Natsu, I hope you will forgive me for leaving both now and all those years ago. I know you're going to be just fine with your new family," Then he was gone, Igneel king of the dragons as I latter came to understand disappeared from us forever that night. Once he was gone Natsu fell to his knees and from the way his shoulders were I knew he was crying. Lucy walked over and put a comforting hand on his shoulder. Suddenly I realized that the rest of the guild had (or those who were able to move at least) had come to where Lucy, Natsu, and I were. We all stood there trying to process all of the information Igneel had told us listening to Natsu cry it out with Lucy now kneeling by his side her arms rapped around him in a comforting hug in front of us. One thing was for sure and it actually pained me to think it, Natsu is in fact a demon of the book of Zeref and that means he is going to need to die in order to defeat Zeref.