Natsu had woken up the next day in his bedroom at Tartaros. He soon had started to hyperventilate as the events of the previous day started to come back in his mind. While Mard Geer had tried to calm him down, he had ended up half burned and in need of some serious medical attention. The members soon learned to avoid him for the next week, which he spent locked up in his room mourning for his father. As time ticked by, Natsu started to finally get in terms with it, his hatred for Acnologia stemming deeper and deeper in his heart.
As he woke up to the bright morning a week after he had finally made his way home, he took a quick bath and dressed himself up. He had had Mard Geer turn him back into his usual 28 years old self. Looking back at his well-defined body, one he had lost seven years ago at the hands of his brother, he pushed his hand through his wet spiky salmon hair, pushing them back and out to his eyes. Drying himself off, he donned a pair of white shirt and red pants. Buttoning up his shirt buttons and tucking it in perfectly, he made his way to his bed, pulling the Maroon cloak up, putting it on.
The door to his room opened slowly as Mard Geer peeked in, not wanting to be the target of onslaught like he was the last time. "You called, Master?" he questioned slowly, his voice as silky as ever.
Natsu turned around as he stared at the dark-purple-haired man and smiled apologetically, "Sorry about the last time, Mard Geer. I seem to not have been in my right mind. Please do come in."
Mard Geer stepped in the room as he smiled at him nervously, "You were grieving, Master. Mard Geer should not have been too hasty." Mard Geer replied, addressing himself in the third person as he made his way closer to Natsu. "What can Mard Geer do for you, Master?" he inquired.
Natsu's lips twitched as he heard the way Mard Geer refer himself as, "You never change, Mard Geer." Making his way closer to the demon, Natsu's arm encircled around his lithe waist, pulling the demon to his chest, "I seem to have missed it the seven years I was away. Natsu whispered, his forehead touching Mard Geer's.
"M-Master?" Mard Geer stuttered.
Natsu pulled back and smiled at the Etherious, "As shy as ever, aren't you, Mard Geer. worry not, that was not why I called you here. Gather the Nine Demon Gates." Natsu ordered as he left the room with a small peck to Mard Geer's cheek. The Etherious stood there, his hand caressing the spot his master pecked him at before he started to move. Soon enough, he had ordered the nine demon gates - himself included - to gather in the throne room.
*In the Throne Room*
Natsu sat comfortably on his throne, his one leg crossed over the other as he rested his head on the back of his palm, staring intently at the door.
The first to enter the room was Mard Geer. Mard Geer is tall, lean and has the appearance of a young man in his basic form. Often seen wearing a smirk, his dark purple hair is long and wavy, reaching his shoulders even whilst the majority is tied up in a very large ponytail. Additionally, his messy bangs all but obscure his dark, slanted eyes. For clothing, Mard Geer's dons a long, black jacket trimmed with a light-colored flame pattern; the lapels are a matching lighter color as well. The cuffs of his jacket are rolled up, revealing a light-colored inside, which contrasts the black outside of his jacket, and have a black line cutting through the edge of the fabric. The jacket itself is tattered and splits into four torn fabric segments at the tail. Beneath the jacket, Mard Geer wears a frilly black v-necked shirt, lined in a lighter color, that closes down the middle and is adorned with a buckle just below his clavicle; just below this is a piece of fabric that Mard Geer keeps over this shirt but under his jacket, that circles the majority of the lower half of his torso. The rest of his attire is simple, consisting of light-colored pants that lay lazily over the top of rather plain black boots and have, on each leg, a seam running down the middle, as well as two pairs of buckles that form an X on the thigh and lower calf. However, the buckles on each thigh later disappear, leaving only the ones on each calf.
He soon moved to stand beside the throne where Natsu sat, looking at the door patiently as he waited for each to arrive. Mard Geer was his Beta. The one who took charge in his absence and he had successfully gained the right to stand beside him.
The next to enter the room was Kyouka. Kyôka has a very distinct appearance, most notably due to her half-human/half-aviary characteristics. She seems to be of average height and weight yet possesses an exceptionally large chest and a curvaceous hourglass figure. Covering her form is a skin-tight suit that further emphasizes her chest, reveals her thighs and partially exposes her buttocks. Her shoulders and arms are concealed by a long, striped jacket with flaring sleeves, a four-way split tailback and a tall and gaping collar that completely conceals Kyôka's neck. Said sleeves cover most of Kyôka's hands, which take the form of sharp and scaly talons, whilst a thick pair of bands wrap around the woman's thighs, stopping where a similar set of bird-like feet begin. She moved to stand in her usual position, looking at Natsu in shock.
Next was Jackal who moved to his own designated spot. Jackal appears as a young muscular Etherious who, living up to his name, possesses a number of animal features: his dark blonde hair, reaching down to his shoulders and covering the left side of his face, perpetually hiding his left eye from sight, juts upwards on top of his head in a pair of prominent protrusions shaped like ears (and which might actually serve such purpose, seeing as the Demon's human ears aren't visible), his nose is small and black like a canine's; he has a furry tail protruding from his lower back, colored the same as his hair, and pointed, triangular fang-like teeth. His one visible eye, complete with a dark slit pupil, bears a thick dark outline, and black spots are present both below it and above its linear eyebrow; Jackal's forearms and hands are covered by a larger variety of similarly colored shapes, getting closer and closer in position as they approach his wrists, in correspondence to which they fuse together to leave his hands completely black.
Tempester was next as he moved to stand by Kyouka. Tempester is a muscular Demon of imposing height. He keeps partial parts of his facial region hidden underneath a hood, solely revealing his dark snout along with thin lips, and a full, chin curtain beard circling his jawline. Further, his loose hair elongates below his neck, covering parts of his cheekbones. When the upper area of his face becomes visible however, a set of oval eyes can be seen, with several strands of thick hair falling below his forehead.
Franmalth moved in to step beside Jackal. Franmalth is a short, round, humanoid creature, with his most noticeable feature being a single eye under the helmet he dons, which hides the rest of his upper face. Another noticeable feature of Franmalth is that he lacks ears, and possesses three small holes on the side of his head instead. He also dons a cheerful, grinning expression most of the time. In addition, he has a necklace and various body paintings around his neck. Along with the helmet, the creature's shoulders are protected under shoulder plates. Franmalth's appearance is completed by a rod, which is used by the creature to walk. Also, his arms' colors change between yellow and red in a striped form, and also wears matching striped pants.
Torafuzar moved in the throne room, confused regarding the meeting. He had been out enjoying himself before Mard Geer had called him in. As he stood at his spot, he noticed in shock the different figure sitting on the throne - someone he had not seen for the past seven years. Torafuzar is a massive, extremely muscular Etherious who shares many characteristics with a shark, but also vastly resembles a Lizardman in both build and posture. His toned body is dark pinkish in color, while the plate covering his flattened, angular head, sporting a single fin-like protrusion on its front, is dark red, as are the rhombus-shaped markings adorning the back of his neck; similar markings are also found on the plate's back end, but white in color. Small scales are present around his eyes and at the ends of his head, he lacks a visible nose and has a golden, elongated armored plate covering his chin (furthering his resemblance to a Lizardman). One of his most notable traits is his massive, long arms, each sporting an arched-backward, fin-like bladed protrusion on the outer side; paired with his somewhat small legs, Torafuzar's arms effectively reach down to his feet. The fact that he appears to be slightly hunched, alongside his flattened head and ground-touching arms, gives him a stocky look.
The next to enter was Ezel, knowing what is to come. He had been the one who found Master E.N.D. along with Mard Geer. As he stood beside Torafuzar, he looked on keenly. Both the tallest and the largest member of the Nine Demon Gates, Ezel is a muscular Etherious with pale blue skin noted for his many demonic features, the most evident ones being his limbs: he possesses no less than four arms, with the additional pair, complete with shoulders, being located in correspondence to his toned abdominals, and his lower body consists of six massive, segmented tentacles, colored the same as the rest of his body, becoming smaller near the tips. A number of spiky protrusions are located both on his upper shoulders and where his hair and ears are supposed to be, replacing them completely; three smaller, less defined and rounded protrusions sit horizontally at each side of his angular face, which, save from his sharp, pointed chin, is rather undistinguished from his massive neck. His yellowish eyes are outlined, he lacks eyebrows, and his mouth is full of sharp, triangular fang-like teeth. In stark contrast to his skin tone, Ezel sports a number of crimson-colored tattoos on his upper body: he has two dark stripes running down each side of his torso, with the inner one outlining a series of rhombuses, and the outer one horizontal triangles pointing sideways, flanked by yet another line of colored triangles positioned the same; these stripes go down to yet another tattoo, occupying the lower part of his abdomen, sporting a rounded pyramid shape, which is colored in the bottom part and is topped by lines containing yet another row of triangles, this time pointing upwards, with smaller, less numerous versions of the same shape being located on the sides. Ezel's four arms sports tattoos as well, each having its bicep circled by a thick stripe containing triangles pointed downwards, with an additional, thin line being located below the shoulder. The Etherious bears his guild's mark too, sitting on the outer part of his lower right forearm.
Second last to enter was Seilah as she made her way to stand beside her Kyouka-sama. Seilah's appearance is that of a woman, with large breasts and her most noticeable feature is the two large gold-looking horns protruding from the sides of her head and pointing upwards. Upon her head is a white band which separates her hair, framing her bangs from her hair below the band. Worn upon her forehead is a small circular symbol with a small dot on the inside and surrounded by several dots around the top. Tied around her neck is a small white-colored strap. Meanwhile, Seilah's attire consists of a very revealing blue-colored leopard-printed kimono, bearing the decorative marks on her shoulders. The kimono is wrapped around her torso with a thick, decorative yellow ribbon that ties behind her back, and her outfit is complemented by thigh-high socks that reveal her heels and toes.
Lastly, Keyes entered the room, standing beside Seilah and looked at the gathering. Keyes, as his alias "The Black Archbishop" suggests, dresses in form-fitting robes with a high collar. The robe itself has a checkered pattern, and covers a collared shirt and tie that Keyes wears beneath. Around his face and on his head, Keyes wears an ornate headpiece, revealing Tartaros' guild mark, covering his jaw and fanning out over his head almost like a crown. Most notably though, Keyes does not have a human face. Instead, his body seems to be that of a skeleton, with Keyes possessing no nose, eyes or skin.
Natsu finally pulled his hand up from its resting place as his eyes surveyed each member in the room. He stood up slowly, his hands moving behind his back as he smiled at them warmly, "It's good to be back. I know most of you have many questions regarding where I had been and I will answer them to you willingly." As he turned around, he glanced at Ezel and Mard Geer before he continued, "I was found by Ezel and Mard Geer after a... tragedy. You see, it was seven years ago when my brother came to me and told me his reason to resurrect me."
"Surely you won't so it, Master?" Keyes questioned, earning a glare from Mard Geer. While Natsu chuckled as he waved his hand nonchalantly at Mard Geer.
"It's all well, Mard Geer. I know they have questions." Natsu spoke.
Mard Geer stood on his point as he replied, "It's still rude, Master."
"For today, Mard Geer. Just for today." Natsu turned back towards Keyes as he answered, "Of course I refused Keyes. That was when he threw a tantrum. I have no other word for it. He de-aged me to a four-year-old, tried to erase my memories and left me with a dragon. Well, I did agree to stay with the dragon for some time and started to look up to him as a father." He squeezed his eyes shut as he whispered, "He died a week before. The day Mard Geer and Ezel found me." He can hear the gasps coming from the occupants of the room as he relayed the tale of what happened. Finally, he turned to face them all, "I made this guild so we could all be a family together. Never had I ordered you to do something such as this before today. It's different now. If you ever come across the black dragon Acnologia, you are to get me. Additionally, you can slaughter any Dragon you come across. I will get revenge for him." Natsu whispered in a low, threatening voice.