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Chapter 2: Explanations and truths part 1

As Natsu opens his eyes he is faced with an absolute darkness with a single golden light in the distance. Natsu stares into this vast darkness unsure where he is or if he is even alive. He is then turned from this contemplation by a familiar voice "What are you waiting for a written invitation get up and come to the light idiot." Natsu's first reaction to this voice is the start throwing insults at him but all it does is cause the shade to chuckle. After Natsu finished his rant he began to head towards the voice. As he got closer the light took on the shape of the Fairy tale guild symbol with a figure laying on the tail.

When Natsu had finally reached the symbol the figure briefly glances at him then lets out a loud yawn and asks "What took you so long slow poke." Before Natsu could answer the figure vanishes and reappears behind him his clawed glove on Natsu's shoulder "I should kill you and claim this body of mine, however our mother would be...displeased that i killed my other half." Natsu breath was caught in his throat and could hear the smirk in his voice when Natsu's composer returns he grabs the shadow arms and turns to only face himself he then asks "Who are you and what do you mean other half." The other Natsu just looks at him with a playful gleam in his eye before he kicks Natsu in the chest and disappears into the shadows.

When Natsu picked himself up and looked around he saw something that shocked him he saw his foster father laying right in front of him the same smirk that his other self has had since he arrived "It's relatively simple when we where 2 years old our mother had to make a very difficult choice she had to ether seal our magic and us or face the possibility that we would be killed or sacrificed as the new vessel of Zeref most likely both. Now before you ask yes i know who our mother is as well as our father however I will not tell you but i believe the 3rd master has that information even if he is unaware of it."Natsu looks on dumbfounded that he is so close to finding out who his parents are and their reason for abandoning him. He then looks his other self in eye with determination and a sense of seriousness before he asks "I assume this isn't the only reason you brought me to this place but before that where are we anyways." Still in the form of Ingeel he answers "I'm glad you asked those two questions although it took you long enough."With his still ever present smirk still on his face he transforms once again into a much younger version of Natsu and the scenery goes through a drastic change as well from where these two stand are two paths with the golden fairy tail symbol between them one path of a maelstrom of 6 different flames and a light at the end the other is of darkness and a death like silence. "This is the cross roads that all go through when they are on the grasp of death however know if u choose the darkness you will be judged for ether heaven or hell and if you choose to walk the maelstrom there is no promise you will make it out alive and your soul will be burned by it this is the risk find your reason to keep living and if you succeed then we will talk."

The younger Natsu then vanishes once again and leaves his older self to make his choice weather it be to keep living or to die. Natsu takes in a deep breath and yells "I WONT BACK DOWN AND I'LL KEEP LIVING FOR MY NAKAMA!" He then walks into the maelstrom of fire and its like nothing he has even felt before nothing has ever been able to burn him until now as he runs farther into it the flames intensity increases Natsu can feel his skin burning off even with out his heightened smell he could smell his flesh burning but he still keeps running only the light to never become any closer. As he continues to persist through it become increasingly harder to breath until he misstep and falls to the ground he can start to feel his soul beginning to burn as well as his body Natsu starts to struggle to get up only to lose strength and fall down. 'Damn...it's harder then i thought it was (heh) looks like I might not make it sorry Ice princess we wont be able to decide who's better, Mira I'll miss your fiery dishes, Elfman you would probably say something like "it's unmanly to give up", old man Makarov sorry I couldn't come home, Laxus I really did want to save you...good bye Fairly tale.'

As Natsu closes his eye he sees the visage of the scarlet fairy walking up to him and kicking him in the head as Natsu tumbles "'Erza'" then picks him up by his scarf and yells at him "you're giving up what about me! you told me you would always be there to protect me, to be by my side! Are you just going to lay down like a defeat pup! Or will u spread your wings and roar like a proud dragon that I know you are!" with that she lets him fall and begins to walk away. as she gets farther she yells one last thing "Return home Natsu, return to your friends, family and especially to your mate and love." with that '"Erza'" vanishes.

Natsu stun on stunned until his eyes begin to burn with the determination to even set fire to the world around him he closes his eyes and smiles while thinking 'even if that was only a hallucination...thank you Erza.' he then opens his eyes and shouts "I WONT BREAK MY PROMISE I'LL PROTECT YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE AT FAIRY TALE!" Then as if the flames had a mind of there own and are reacting to Natsu will and determination they start to merge with giving him a pair of wings that match the intensity of the sun as he soars towards the light at a blazing speed.

Back in the real world Natsu has been unconscious for a week now Erza has not left his side since they got back to fairy tale and prays to what ever God is listening for him to awake. the others had been there throughout the week to check on him and when they asked why she wouldn't leave Erza would just reply with a small smile and say "Because I owe it to him, because he saved me." Just as she begins to fall into another nightmare filled sleep she feels Natsu's hand tighten around hers. she hadn't even realized she had grabbed it but it brought a small comfort to her so she didn't care. when Erza opened her eyes it was not met with Natsu sleeping but with him looking at her a smile playing on his lips as he says "I'm back."

ya dont you just love cliff hangers..kinda...anyways there you go second chapter I will try to have the second part done for the end of next week but no promises im a boarderline workaholic