Hey there guys, I'm back again so not much to really say at the moment so let's get right to it.

Dear Diary

Hey there, it's me, Natsu again. It's been a week since we saw each other last. A week since my journey commenced. Your probably wondering why I'm taking this journey to begin with. Well let me recap for you. How about I start at the very beginning.

Last time I told you I was a demon, right. Well I'm not just any demon, I'm E.N.D as you know, the strongest, most powerful demon created by the black mage Zeref. I'm over 400 years old and have already died. So let's start the tale of demon, four hundred years ago.

Four hundred years ago, it's been a very long time hasn't it. Let's go back to before I was demon, before Zeref was cursed to were the real mess started.

Over 400 years in the past

A long time ago, a time where dragons still ruled the earth, humans were only thought of as prey. They were weak and helpless, merely pests in the scaled beasts eyes. In a secluded area off to the side of a forest stood a little village. It was small and run down, the paths made of dirt, the animals starved and hungry just like the humans. It was a poor village like most at the time. The crops were dying from the sweltering heat, it had not rained in months. The village wells had dried up and the near by streams were gone as well. Sickness and disease plagued the village. Few traveling merchants came by, for fear of getting ill. In a little run down cottage on the outskirts of town lived a family of four. This family had it as bad off as any other. The famine and disease did did nothing to ease the terrible drought. In the house there was a mother, a father, and two sons.

The father was a man in his middle thirty's who looked far older than he should due to stress. He had black hair with visible patches of grey throughout. He had bright cyan colored eyes. His skin was dark n color both naturally and from working labor our in fields and his cloths were dirty and patched, torn and in need of replacement. Next was a mother. She had long pink hair, and purple eyes. She would have been considered beautiful if not for one other problem. She was deathly ill. One of many who were stricken by this terrible disease. 15% of the village had died from it alone. Nobody knew a cure, let alone what was causing it. Her features were pale and skinny. She looked the a skeleton and her cheeks were sunken in. Her eyes were hollow and void of life. One would think she were dead of not the rasp, heavy breathing she was carrying out. She lay on a old bed with a blanket covering the majority of her body. The man sat in a chair next to her wiping the sweat off her forehead. He would prefer it to be damp, but with the drought, they had very little water and she refused to let him is in on her. He complied it being the least he could do in the state she was in. The women slowly turned her head to the side to face the man and spoke.

"Ai… Ho..ney" this brought the man out of his evident thoughts as a moment before he sported a almost distant, far-off look. He quickly looked over to her and gently placed his hand on hers.

"Yes dear, do you need anything."

"Th..e…bo…ys…where…are…th…ey"

"They're playing outside, do you want me to go get them."

The women nodded and the man, now addressed as Ai, went downstairs to the front of the house. He stepped into the open light and used his hand to cover the bright light that beating down on him, another sign the drought was not going to let up any time soon. He looked around for a while until he spotted to boys playing in the dirt not to far away. One looked about the age of two or three. He wore no shoes or shirt and only sported a pair of dirty old ripped up jeans. Who knew how long it had been since any of them had had an actual bath. The little boy had bright emerald eyes and soft pink hair that looked more like a rusty red from the dirt. Even through the tough time he wore a bright smile on his face as he played. It made the father smile. The other boy was about six years old and wore no shoe or shirt, just pants like the other, but contrast to the little boy, the older had dark black hair and onyx eyes. He sported a sad smile as he watched his little brother play in the dirt. The dad sighed and called out there names.

"Zeref! Natsu!"

The boys looked up at the sound of there fathers voice. Zeref got up from his position on the ground and grabbed on to Natsu's hand. They both ran to meet there father who was standing at the door of the house.

"Yes father?" Zeref asked when they got there.

"Your mother wants to see you guys," he said as he looked down at the two with a sad smile plastered on his face.

They knew by the look on his face it was almost time. Well Zeref knew, but Natsu was only 2-3ish and didn't fully grasp the concept but knew something was wrong with his mother. They slowly made their way up the stairs and stopped at the closed door. Zeref looked down at Natsu and Natsu looked up at Zeref with sad eyes sporting unshed tears.

"Cheer up, you can't let her see you like that," Zeref said as he wiped the tears from his little brothers eyes.

"Okay onii-chan," the boy replied a determined look replacing the once sad one, "let's go make Mama happy."

Zeref knocked on the door and waited for a raspy voice to grant them permission to enter. When given they slowly opened the door to a crack and looked inside. When they saw their mom sitting upward, pale and dying, they slowly entered. The two of them walked up to the side of the bed and Zeref sat in the chair, Natsu on the bed with next to his mom with his feet dangling off the side.

"Ho….w...are…yo..u…boys…do…ing" she slowly asked.

"Where having lots of fun, right Natsu," Zeref replied trying to sound enthusiastic to please his sick mother.

"Yep, and onii-chan is teaching me letters." At this the mothers face brightened up. There father then walked into the room and leaned up against the wall smiling, it had been a long time since his wife had truly smiled, not one of those fake ones to reassure someone your ok when your not.

"Real..ly…wha..t…let..ters.." Was small she could get out before she covered her mouth with her hand and started coughing. There mom had always coughed since she got the sickness but this time it was different. When she took her had away from her mouth and it was covered in a crimson liquid. Blood. She started coughing up more blood and Natsu face grew terrified. Zeref knew it was time so he grabbed Natsu and pulled him back so there father could get to her. Just as they stepped back there father ran to her side.

"Ly!"

"Yo…u..al..l….kn….ow-" she was stopped as she coughed up more blood. Tears streamed down all there faces. They hated it, to see there precious family in so much pain and not being able to do anything. The father especially.

"Ly, don't push push yourself."

"I….lo..ve..y..ou" she smiles as she coughed again, blood running down her chin," Ai…Ze…re..f….Na..t..su"

And in the day. As the sun blared down across the dried earth, another victim was claimed by the mysterious sickness that plagued the village. On that day Rosera Ly Dragneel died of a terrible sickness. It would never be the same in the Dragneel house again, how could it. For hours all you could hear were sobs coming from the room as they mourned the loss of a very precious person.

The next day the news spread of the death, another victim claimed. Ai spent all day digging a hole n the nearby forest for her grave. Even in the heat of the day and the lack of water he dug on and on and on. It was late evening when she was finally buried and they had a funeral. It was late at night so the heat wouldn't bother the people. It was a small service, just one for people to say goodbye. Everyone went on before the Dragneels to leave them in peace.

Two months went by since the death of Ly. The drount, famine, and illness did not let up on the village, if anything it got worse. Over half the village population was dead. Did in by either of the three. Little news came about the dragon war during this time. There were few visitors of any and if there was news no one cared. They had there own problems to deal with. Well that is until a week later. I don't know what it is, but maybe the Dragneels were cursed. Or maybe it was the village, one could only guess. It all happened on Natsu's 3rd birthday. Sometimes bad luck follows an individual or a group of individuals. Plague ing them with more pain the longer they go on. Maybe it was a gift from the gods, putting them out of their misery. But in the end, it didn't matter. Not to the Dragneels at least. It was a normal summer day, drought as heavy as ever, that a path opened. One that all Dragneels would take. It would really test them, what would they be willing to do to grant there own wishes. The three would separate and continue there own paths of darkness. But one would ask, what could make one give up everything for one thing, simple really. The answer is a dragon.

It was hot day, Ai was tending to the crops that had miraculously lived this long. But there were few and to little to last them to the end of the drought. Natsu and Zeref were in the little village running errands for pretty much anything that was offered. They had separated to get more work done. It started slow and quiet the earth began to shake ever so slightly. What was left of the water began to ripple. It grew and grew until shouts of panic covered the village.

"What's going on!"

"Is it an earthquake!"

"Is it a volcano!"

"Awwwww"

That's when they saw it. It was huge and looked like a big gecko to Natsu but stronger and with wings. It was a orange dragon with four muscular legs and large black claws. It's wing looked as if the were made of fire and its eyes black and emotionless. It four horn coming out from its head all black. It also had black spikes running down its back all the way to the tip which was currently hosting a bright flame. It's mouth opened showing rows of bright white razor sharp teeth. It's chest began to glow red as it flew over the village. Then it unleashed a huge torrent of flames onto the village. Screams of surprise quickly became screams of distress as the dragon circled back around.

"It's a dragon!"

"Run for your lives!"

"Awwwwww"

"Someone help us"

The dragon circled around repeating its actions burning houses and people alike. It was chaos, smoke filled the air and it was so thick you couldn't see the sky. Only a grayish red in its place. Natsu was beyond scared, who wasn't. People ran all over, grabbing belongings family and other things before the ran away. Natsu couldn't see anything throught the crowd of people he called but to no anvil.

"Onii-chan! Papa! Onii-chan! Pap-awww" he screamed as he was trampled by the crowd. Across town Zeref was in the same state.

"Natsu! Natsu where are you Natsu!" He couldn't see anything over the rush of people. He ran as fast as he could until the stopped. The dragon decided to land right in front of him as he came face to face with the biggest nightmare he had ever seen. Fear over took him as he turned to run, but he then heard a faint call in the distance.

"Onii-chan" it sounded hurt and injured.

"Natsu!" He called, he ran to the voice seeing the dragon was distracted by some other humans he was amusing himself with. The dragon continued to burn and wreck havoc, occasionally munching on a nearby human if desired. Zeref didn't care about anyone else though, only Natsu. When he came soon Natsu he was horrified. A long piece of wood had fallen on top of him.

"Natsu!" Zeref called again, he ran over and tried to push it off but retracted his hand as it got burned. He looked at his hand then to Natsu, he didn't care if he got burned so he used all his might to push the rafter off Natsu. He flipped him around to look at his face. Natsu's eyes were lifeless as he stared up at Zeref, more through him then anything else. He was covered in severe burns and had multiple broken bones.

"Onii-…chan," He croaked.

"Natsu, you got to stay with me, plz" Zeref cried as tears streamed down his face.

"I lo..ve you" and with those final words Natsu closed his eyes and his body became limp. Zeref looked in horror as he watched his little brother die in his arms.

"NATSU!" He yelled throwing his head up to look up at the sky. This scream seemed to catch the dragons attention as it moved to look at what was making all the noise. The dragons head came down in front of the two figures, so close that if Zeref could have touched it's snout if he reached out his hand. It's chest started to flow again and it opened its mouth. Zeref could see deep into its throat and see the roar beginning to form.

"ZEREF" at the call of his name he looked away from the beast to see his father towards him. It all happened so fast, The dragon roared and all he remembered was being pushed out of the way by his father, Natsu's lifeless body still trapped in his arms, as he looked back to see his father and mouthing one word, Live, before being engulfed by the roar meant for him. Zeref looked in horror as he just watched the rest of his family die, including the rest of the villages. He took Natsu's body and hid in the remains of a trampled hut. Exhaustion, fatigue, and little food caused Zeref to be consumed by the black that was covering his village

It was morning by the time he woke up. And that morning was the beginning, although he didn't know that. He looked down at his brothers lifeless body and the around the ruins of what he once considered home. There was no sign of his fathers body, probably burned to ash by the roar, or so he thought. It was this time that Zeref took the first step down his path of darkness. As he glanced from his dead brothers body to the smoking ruins he found a new determination were one would most likely loose hope. He narrowed his eyes as he circled the landscape, it seemed he was the only survivor. He looked at Natsu's body and picked it up. His vision trailed down to the lifeless corpse in his arms as he declared,

"Natsu, I will bring you back, no matter what."

Some time after Zeref had already begun his journey, another figure pulled himself out of the rubble. It was Ai. He was wounded with a few burn marks here and there but otherwise fine. How would one survive a dragon roar like that. Well he didn't, he got out of the way in time, but a bunch of derby buried him and caused him to loose consciousness. He looked around for awhile and called out to try to find his boys.

"Natsu, Zeref"

After an hour of looking and digging through rumble and debree he had to give up. His hands were bloody and sore from the digging. He believed them to be dead and blamed the dragon for his pain. A darkness formed in his heart and a new found hatred was found in his heart. He glared up at the sky were the dragon had come from. He shakily got to his feet and started on his way. He gathered necessary things including medical supplies. After he was bandaged up and ready he started off. To were exactly?

Some time later a figure is seen wearing a black cape walking through a deserted forest, or so it seemed. The figure walked past everything without a glance until he came upon a huge cave. He glanced around and picked up a lone stone, chucking it into the cave. When he heard it hit something that didn't sound like stones, the cloaked man smirked. There was a low growl and some slithering movement. A huge black dragon covered in midnight scales and a few dark purple markings came out, only showinghalf it's body. It had to tarp like wings and two dark purple horns. It's eyes were black with purple slots in them. It looked down at the figure below him.

"Who dares inturupt my slumber" the dragon bellowed, "You human, it was you"

The figure seemed to not be afraid at all like a normal person who would cower in fear at the sight of the huge beast before him. At the sight his smirk only seemed to grow.

"So are you a dragon?" he asked, the dragon looked astonished by his question.

"A dragon, of course I'm a dragon, what are you blind."

"Are you strong?"

"Of course I'm strong, I'm one of the most powerful dragons around" he boasted.

"Good, then teach me."

"What?"

"Dragon Slaying Magic"

"An why would I do such a thing?" The beast countered narrowing his reptilian eyes.

"I have a quest to conquer"

"It is?"

"To destroy every dragon in existence"

After a few seconds of silence the dragon started to bellow with laughter. He swiped a tear from his eye with his claw and looked down at the man who seemed to not loose his smirk at all.

"You think you can kill all the dragons in existence? How absurd, an impossible feat for you to accomplish,"

"Then what's wrong with teaching me, if you don't see me as a threat it should be fine, right," the man said while his smirk grew so it was showing some of his teeth. This made the dragon become suspicious.

"Why would I help you when your goal is to kill me and my kind"

"You said I wasn't a threat a minute ago, change your mind, are you to scared to teach an itty bitty human," the figure chuckled. Not the idea of liking to look weak in front of a human he agreed.

"Fine, I could use a bit of amusement anyway, what is you your name human" the figures smirk grew into an all out maniac grin. He took off his good revealing his face. His skin was dark and tanned and his hair was completely gray and a little shaggy, his eyes were cyan in color and he sported dark lines around each. He stepped forward and sarcastically bowed, then replied.

"My name is Acnologia Dragneel, but most people call me Ai"

At the time the dragon didn't know it, but he was about to teach what would become the end of the dragon race for a very long time.

A long way away a boy about range age of 10 sat in a prestigious academy. He was a student there studying magic. He looked out the window from the desk he sat at.

"I have a feeling something bad happened," he muttered and brushed the dark black hair out of his eyes and rested his chin on his head. Just then a voice broke him from his thoughts.

"Zeref-kun please answer the following question" an elderly man with a long board said as he began to write something on the chalkboard. He looked at his hands and clenched them into fists. He stood up and looked at the question.

"I believe the answer is interdictum magicis,"

"Yes that is correct, please sit down"

He did so and looked out the window. I will resurrect you Natsu, I promise, he thought to himself.

As you can see, our family has been through a lot. Of course I know this does not justify our actions and the things we did, but maybe it can help you understand where we are coming from.

"NATSU, THE FISH IS READY" Happy called

Well it looks like it's time to say goodbye, I will continue the story next time we see each other

Until next time, E.N.D.

Here is the next chapter, hope you liked it. Now just in case you were wondering what the question Zeref had to answer here it is.

"What is forbidden magic in Latin"

Answer – interdictum magicis

Until next time please review, comment and give ideas, it would mean a lot, see you later.