A/N: Sup everyone. wiErD here and I'm back with another chapter.
Hope ya like it!
Here's some short power stats for the defective demon, Bahamut:
An Etherious created by Zeref himself as part of his plan to fulfill his death wish. Granted the ability to cancel out curses, making him an anti-demon. He also had his own Etherious Form that lets him morph into that giant humanoid monster, capable of destroying towns alone. During that form, his abilities grows spontaneously in which his strength and power is capable of inflicting serious injury towards a mage. He also had the ability called World Eater in which he sets up an invisible dome in his vicinity where he can temporarily render all demon curses useless inside. The range of this ability is unknown as it had been developed recently just after Zeref had thrown him away as a failed experiment. Other unknown powers are yet to be revealed.
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- Live On -
The entire area around the two was simply met with fire and shockwave as two demons clashed with each other with a never ending fist to fist fights against each other as Natsu continuously delivers his own set of flame attacks that were somehow deemed not destructive enough knock off the giant demon. Despite in his dragon force, Natsu had gained power and speed over his opponent but his hard spikes from his back and the gigantic structure of his body made it hard for him to inflict any serious damage onto him.
It was more like scratching the surface as his attacks were easily deflected with ease.
His flames were hot enough to melt everything around him but it was not enough for Bahamut himself as he smirked evilly at the frustrated dragonslayer.
Kicking him up straight to the chest that sent the pinkette away in a distance, Bahamut gave a taunting smirk towards him, seeing that his powers were not that dangerous to him.
"What's wrong? Is that what a dragonslayer could do?" He mocked as Natsu wiped a streak of blood coming out from his mouth before slowly recomposing himself to fight.
"S-Shut up... I'll defeat you even if it takes all of my power." He declared as he brought up his dark red flames again towards his whole body.
"But this is strange, you know... A demon harnessing magic. You're pretty quite the oddity of all demons. Are you perhaps hiding something that you don't want to use against me? Well then again, you're in my domain... You can't use your curse on me." He said with pride.
"Mind your fucking business... I will use my own power to defeat you."
"Let's see if that puny dragonslaying magic of yours is capable against my curse."
The two continued their battle once again as Natsu inhaled deeply in his lungs as fire sipped into his mouth, slightly enlarging his stomach before releasing it towards the demon.
"Fire Dragon's Roar!" A huge torrent of red dark flames shot out towards Bahamut in fast speeds as the flames destroyed everything in its path before it nears to him.
Bahamut didn't even bother to move an inch as he took the flames head on, thus engulfing him completely until a huge fiery explosion followed soon afterwards. Smoke and debris full into the air as the roar was enough to level a large area with ease.
After a few moments, Bahamut finally emerged from the smoke, completely unharmed as his body never received burns from it. He smirked deviously as he gazed over to the shocked pinkette.
"Is that all?"
"Kugh- I'm not done yet!" Kicking his feet forward to the ground, Natsu lunged towards him with a pair of flame-coated fists and tried to continue his attacks on him but each and everyone of the those attack aren't giving the giant demon a hard time dealing it.
"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!"
"Fire Dragon's Wing Attack!"
"Fire Dragon's Claw Attack!"
"It's useless... You can't do anything against me with that weak magic of yours." Bahamut mocked but it was then Natsu tried reaching on his feet as he used his flames on it to propel them faster and slammed right onto his feet, causing him to land right to the ground until Natsu came jumping high above him before initiating one of his secret killer moves.
"Don't underestimate me!"
"Dragon Slayer Secret Art: Crimson Lotus, Exploding Flame Blade!"
Spinning his arms in a circular fashion, Natsu let out a burst of fire energy towards Bahamut in point-blank range and immediately engulfed him in dark crimson flames as miniature fire explosions occurred before resulting a massive blast that shook the entire area with powerful tremors. Dust kicked up in the vicinity where Natsu targeted his spell, obscuring the demon as he leaped a distance away from the scene as he waited for the dust to settle.
Moments later, Bahamut emerged from the smoke with light scratches on his body as he took a damage from it. It surprised him that such a spell would eventually hurt him in the process. However, it was not enough to destroy him completely.
"That kinda hurt... I'm impressed that you're able to injure me... It puts a shame that even I in my Etherious form is not entirely invulnerable against demons and mages." He mused.
"Heh, I'm just getting started."
Before he could even continue, Natsu felt his head aching once again. Of all the times it had to happen right now. Despite knowing that his curse is being cancelled, the throbbing pain inside his head is still ongoing. He would've thought that it wouldn't happen to him since his enemy is negating the effects of the curse but it seems like it's not that case.
Whatever it is, it's not helping him in winning this thing.
"Where are you looking at? You have to do better than that!" In a flash, Bahamut appeared right beside him despite his size and managed to nail his clawed fist towards the pinkette, sending him far away and crash into the debris, shocking Sayla in the process.
"Master!" She shouted out in worry as she tried to run after him.
Moments later, Natsu emerged from the smoke with scratches on his face. His clothes slightly torn from the hit but he was still okay but the punch left a bitter taste on his mouth as he wiped a streak of blood on his mouth and glared right at the giant demon.
"Hoh, you're still standing, huh? I'm impressed." Bahamut remarked.
"It'll take more than that to put me down, bastard."
"Well, I guess I'll have to keep doing just that in order to kill you..."
And in that moment, Bahamut unleashed a surge amount of power around him as the two demons were able to notice its scale, causing them to widen their eyes in surprise. Unlike him, Natsu had a limited amount of power in himself and he doesn't seem to have anything that could refuel his power in their surroundings.
With Sayla powerless to use any curses or even her Etherious Form, he was left to fight him and defend her as much as possible when the fight starts to go out of control. And by the looks of it, his enemy is getting more stronger than he was before.
"Master... Are you alright?" Sayla arched one of his hands right on her shoulder in order to help him stand. Even with her powers cancelled, she still has her physical strength but it's not quite enough to stand up against Bahamut.
"Yeah... " He winced on his injuries but decided to ignore in order to keep himself focused in the fight.
Leaping a few meters away from the giant demon, Natsu and Sayla tried to think up a way in order to destroy Bahamut.
"He's getting stronger..." She narrowed her eyes.
"I know... Is there a way for us to beat him at this point?" He asked.
"Judging from the true nature of his powers, I think we stand no chance in defeating him unless we do something his power that cancels our curses. I can't enter into my strongest form and you can only use your magic against him." She explained.
"Then that means we should just keep on pounding him until he can't take it anymore, is that it?" He quirked a brow towards the demon girl.
"Unless there's an alternative then yes." She sighed for a moment. "Actually, there is another way."
"What is?"
"I think if we could somehow unleash your power, then I suppose we can stand a chance against him now." Hearing about the mention of his power, Natsu slightly frown all of a sudden.
"What do you mean by that?"
"Your curse powers are still sealed inside you... but it gives off a presence due to its overwhelming power. However, you have been denying it for quite some time so it never had the time to manifest completely inside you. Only a small fragment returned to your body completely." She revealed.
"Are you saying that I have to use this curse?" He clarified.
"Yes... Although you may not notice it but I think your powers are not that affected by Bahamut's World Eater. Unlike mine, yours was able to withstand the effects of his curse and that you may still have a chance to use it in order to finish him once and for all."
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There was slight hesitation towards Natsu's voice as he felt conflicted to choose. He swore to himself that he would never use this power once. It's one thing that he wanted to avoid until at a time before he and Zeref would meet again.
After all, Zeref warned him back then that only one would be able to meet him in the future.
It's either him or E.N.D. that he speaks of as the strongest Etherious.
His fists were clenched tightly as he was faced with a hard decision until he finally decided.
"No... I won't use it... I will hold on to my own power and will to win this through... I'm not E.N.D. I'm not the one you expect me to be. I'm Natsu Dragneel of Fairy Tail and I would forever hold that name to the very end!" After his declaration, sparks of lightning went through his body, accompanied by his dark red flames as a large surge of magical power bursts inside the pinkette which caught Bahamut's attention and could only smirk in response.
"So, you've finally shown your true power... I guess it's time to get serious here... Let's see who's the strongest demon ever!"
"Shut up!"
With both sides finally releasing their strongest forms, Natsu and Bahamut charged at each once again as the former disappeared into a silver blur, causing the latter to widen his eyes in disbelief at the change of his sudden speed. He failed to follow through his speed and it was not long until he felt a huge kick to the face as Natsu appeared beside him and launched a high kick to his face that soon stumbled the giant monster a few feet away before regaining composure but saw nothing but air yet again.
"You bastard... Where are you?!"
Appearing right above him, Natsu prepared his next attack as his clasped both his hands together to form one giant fire ball with lightning circling around it.
"Lightning Flame Dragon's Brilliant Flame!"
Without giving him time to react, Bahamut was simply engulfed in a massive fire dome as lightning struck altogether on his body, causing him some damage in the process as he felt a searing pain shooting up all over his body despite it being fully armored and strong.
"I-Impossible! How could you-
"Lightning Flame Dragon's Firing Hammer!"
Natsu balled up his right fist in lightning flame as he proceed to thrust it towards Bahamut which soon generated a large explosion. Despite Bahamut's seemingly large body, the force of the blow sent him away and eventually crashed into one of the buildings again.
Yet again, he didn't stop there. Without waiting for his opponent to recover, Natsu went in on full throttle as he propelled himself right in the smokescreen as another clash of parried strikes and blows resounded through the battlefield.
Sayla could only watch in both awe and worry as she was left to witness a heavy battle between two demons. Their speeds were so fast that even she could barely track them with her very own eyes. Both sides never let the other get the upper hand as they both easily deflected their strikes against each other, leaving shockwaves in their wake.
Despite all of that, she could not help but worry about the well-being of her master. She still doesn't know if the cure inside him is making him feel better since it forces itself to merge within his body himself. She also worries that if he keeps on resisting his new powers, there's a tendency that he would endanger his life.
"Natsu-sama... ..."
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Meanwhile, the tide of battle has suddenly shifted once again as Bahamut was being relentlessly pushed back by Natsu with ease as he can't seemed to compete against his new form and speed. With every hit he took from the pinkette, he felt like he was also hurting from the inside.
This is the first time he saw an opponent overpowering him despite in his Etherious form. Of all the people he fought and killed in the past, this is the first time that an opponent was able to overpower his curse with the use of magic.
"Now, that's definitely a surprise. How did you become so strong in that form?" He mused before he raising up his large clawed fists to block a powerful punch coming from the pinkette that soon generated a large gale of force around them, pushing everything back as Natsu tried to push off the ground.
"Haaaa!" Natsu struggled in his might as he poured more magic into his body as he easily sent the demon away yet again in his punch before inhaling large amounts of air as lightning and flame clumped together right inside his mouth, seemingly to prepare his lightning-enhanced version of his roar.
"Lightning Flame Dragon's Roar!" After shouting forth his spell, Natsu sent out a large wave of lightning and fire from his mouth that soon caused a massive destruction as the roar went straight towards Bahamut in fast speeds that soon engulfed him completely.
The blast went over for a mile until it dissipated a few moments, leaving a large torn land area in front of the pinkette. Dust and smoke kicked up in their vicinity as Sayla shielded her eyes protectively before marveling at the power, Natsu had displayed.
This is the first time she'd ever saw him release his power. However, despite all his overwhelming power against Bahamut, she still couldn't lift her worries away as she began to notice the pinkette's body starting to weaken, probably due to his overuse of power for a long time.
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Natsu panted from exhaustion as he felt himself losing power in a fast rate. Activating both his Dragon Force and his Lightning Flame Dragon Mode surely burns away all his reserve magic powers so quickly. He needed more training if he ever need to use both of those two forms at once.
Moments later, the smoke settled down and finally revealed a down Bahamut as multiple burns and scratches were found on its body, seemingly taken from his tremendous roar just now.
"It's over..." He said in a low tone before slowly turning around until a dreadful pressure stopped him in his tracks and caused him to glanced back to see Bahamut slowly getting back on his feet.
"That spell sure packs a punch... Thanks to you, I have to use my high-speed regeneration." He stated as his injuries instantly healed itself in a fast rate that soon return him into his original self, shocking both Natsu and Sayla in the process.
"High-speed regeneration?"
"Years of exile and banishment as a failure of Lord Zeref's experiments made me into who I am... He failed to realize my potential... that I'm his strongest creation!" He glared in anger. "Well, it does not matter anymore. Killing both of you here will serve as my first step in killing Zeref."
"You bastard..." Natsu growled in anger but a sudden wave of exhaustion swept into his body as his scales began to disappear and his lightning beginning to vanish, reverting back to his original form as he knelt slowly on his knees, seemingly running in low magic power.
"It seems like you've reached your limit, demon... It's time we end this." In an instant, Bahamut vanished from his position and appeared right in front of the pinkette and nailed a powerful punch right into his stomach, causing him to scream in pain and crash away into a pile of debris on the corner.
"Master!" Worried for his safety, Sayla sprinted right towards the crash.
In just a few seconds, Natsu emerged from the smoke with his hands, clutching his stomach as blood was seen in both his head and mouth due to the immense taken from that punch alone. Without enough magic power to back his physical body, Natsu barely withstood but his consciousness are starting to fade due to the immense pain he was having right now.
"You're still standing? I'm getting annoyed at your persistence." Bahamut glowered at his figure.
"I-I already t-told you... It'll take more than this to take me down..." He spat.
"Master... You can't fight anymore... Let's fall back for now..." Sayla suggested but not long before he interrupted them.
"Sorry but I'm not letting anyone get out alive... I'll make sure to kill you two slowly and painfully." He made a rather evil smirk on his face that only made her to grit her teeth in frustration.
Looking back at Natsu, she saw him roughly coughing up blood as his body was at its limit and she knew that if this continues, he'll never make it out alive.
"Stay back, Sayla... I-I'll finish this on my own." Natsu tried standing up though it's obvious that he had little strength to spare for the fight.
She bit her lip in frustration as she saw him slowly walking back to the battlefield alone with no magic power. Why is he so persistent to fight? Even though he was already suffering severe injuries? She doesn't understand but that undying will of his is just all the same to the ones she fought back at Fairy Tail. They all shared the same conviction to continue to fight no matter how hopeless the situation is.
Is this why they lost to Fairy Tail? Is this what really defeated Etherious beings like her?
She didn't know and she will never come to understand that nature on humans. She is a demon and her purpose and existence are only set to protect her master at all cost. There's nothing more than that.
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As Natsu was about to get back and fight, a small hand reached into his shoulders and forcefully pulled him back away as Sayla went passed him to take his place.
"W-What are you doing, Sayla?!"
"As a demon, I can't just stand here and watch my master suffer. I serve to protect Master END. Even if I don't have my powers, I'll still fight for his sake. I'm a tool to be used for master's wishes."
"What do you think you're doing-
"I can never understand humans... nor the meaning of their tenacity and persistence... Perhaps I was not meant to learn anything from them. After all, I'm a demon and I don't deserve such good things that Master had experienced." She muttered. Her face shadowed in expression.
"What are you talking about? Of course you can-" Before he could even speak, he was left shocked as Sayla finally showed her sincere smile to him for the first time but-
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-he knew that there's a mix of sadness in it as she walked away from him.
"If I were to fight to the very end like you did... Would that be enough to make you happy?"
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"Farewell, Master. You must live on."
After parting those words, she dashed right straight into battle, facing Bahamut.
"So you've finally taken the role to fight but you know that this fight is pointless. Why do you even try to fight a battle that you cannot even win?" He asked.
"For the sake of my master's survival, I'll fight no matter what the cost." She declared.
"Then I'll just make it short with you... After that, your master is next."
"I will never let you touch my master!"
"Prove it when you defeated me!"
And with that, the two demons had begun to clash each other as Sayla used her physical strength to fight against Bahamut. Despite the lack of her curse power, she was able to stand up against a giant demon like him with ease.
Successfully connecting her fist right into his face, Sayla sent a bone-cracking punch that generated a small gale in the process. However, Bahamut only smirked evilly as his regeneration abilities was able to heal his cheek instantly, making her attack useless.
"Hmph, it doesn't even hurt." He tried to backhand her away with his right clawed hand but she leaped away just in time before both of them took a brief observation towards each other.
"You should know already by now... With my World-Eater and regeneration, you don't stand a chance against me..." He reminded.
"And what of it?"
"Huh?"
"I don't care whatever tricks you put into this fight... I will continue to fight to the very end."
"You're really annoying too... You're just as the same as your master... You never know when to get down!"
In an instant, he disappeared into a silver blur, causing her to raise her fists in defense as her eyes tried to track his speed. However, his speed was too fast for her eyes to follow as he appeared right behind her and instantly sent her away with a roundhouse kick, sending out gales of wind as she crashed a distance away.
"Sayla!"
A few seconds later, the demon girl staggered away from the crash with multiple injuries after that tremendous kick just now. Her left arm seemed to be broken as she placed her right hand up on her left shoulder with a bloodied face.
"You demons really have such endurance... But I guess this is it for you, demon girl." Bahamut slowly approached her unmoving position as she panted in exhaustion. Her left eye was closed as a streak of blood flowed right above it. Her body sustained a lot of damage just by seeing the scratches and bruises all over it.
She had barely enough strength to fight.
"This time I'll help you return to Lord Zeref... Stay still and die." Stretching his right hand pointed towards her, Bahamut began to release a dark beam on his palm which soon grew into larger portions as the field before them began to tremble due to its immense power.
"Sayla!"
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She could hear him screaming out her name but her body won't listen to her anymore as she was left kneeling in pain and simply stared at the dark beam in front of her.
An aching feeling crept its way onto her chest as she faced her imminent demise. This was the first time she was feeling like this. It was strange... For her to harbor this feeling of regret inside of her.
Although she was prepared to meet Zeref, her heart begins to feel regret and loneliness-
No... That's not it.
There's something even more than that.
She was scared.
She was afraid to die. A demon fearing death is something very unreal for her. One by one, her emotions have started to clump together inside her heart as she saw her impending demise.
For the first time ever, she didn't want to return back. For some reason she wanted to live a bit more with him. She didn't want to reunite with Zeref.
She wanted to walk alongside with him and travel distant places with him. She wanted to continue her journey with him. That's what her heart was trying to say.
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It is as if she wanted to live...
With tears slowly streaking down to her cheeks, Sayla closed her eyes as the dark beam was shot from Bahamut's hand and went straight towards her in fast speeds.
For it would seemed to be her last words, She cried out.
"Save me, Natsu."
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Fwoosh*
Just before a dark beam could end her, Natsu instantly appeared right in front of her and wrapped his arms around her and shielded himself from the beam with his back. Taking the full hit, the pinkette could only grit his teeth in frustration until the beam dissipated.
Sayla was surprised to see him near her and shielded her from the blast as she saw his shadowed expression. His back was fully exposed and suffered injuries from the beam but there was no hint of pain on his face as he left unmoving with his arms still around her.
"N-Natsu...sama?"
Her words stutter as she saw him continuing to shelter away from danger. She could feel his warmth safely comforting her with each passing second.
There was a long silence between them until Natsu muttered underneath his breath.
"Do you think that I'll be happy if you died? Do you think that being a demon would never allow you to share what humans really have? What I've gained from them?" His voice was slowly getting louder as if he was also venting out his anger towards her right now.
"If you're so afraid to die then why don't you just live on for my sake!?"
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"Natsu..."
"That's why... Don't go throwing your life just like that! Demon or not, you're already my friend and I would never want any of my friends to die right in front of my eyes!"
After saying that, Sayla could only tear up from her eyes as she slowly lost all her strength and eventually cried out to show her true emotions. With Natsu holding onto her, she could only cry right unto his chest as he felt through her tears slightly drenching his clothes with each passing second. Only the cries of her could only be heard in the battlefield as Natsu sheltered her with his own body protectively, comforting her with his presence right beside her.
He didn't care of where she came from. Or when she was his enemy. Her tears only proved that she was just like any other living being wanting to be accepted regardless of her being a demon or not.
The only thing worth doing is to stand by beside her and protect her as one of his precious friends.
As few minutes passed, Bahamut could only feel disgusted at the sight, seeing that the battle was getting delayed between him and the two.
"So you're still able to move, demon... I'm glad that was the case. Or else I wouldn't be enjoying this little game I'm having with you two. And seeing her cry and fear for her own death made it even worse for her to call a demon. Maybe perhaps I was right to be getting rid of you since you don't belong in the Etherious race."
"Do you think that crying is a bad thing?" It was then Natsu spoke as his voice immediately turned ominous apart from what it was when he was talking with Sayla.
Slowly letting go of his hold on the demon girl, Natsu stood up and glanced around to face the giant demon with a shadowed expression.
"Heh, your face doesn't scare me!" Bahamut glared. "I'll make sure to break your bones so that you won't be able to stand up against me, bastard."
Despite his threats, Natsu remained unfazed as he still covered his own face with his pink hair locks before a surge of energy began to form around his body as flames coated his figure before showing off an intense heat wave around him that could easily melt anything around him in close proximity. Sayla somehow remained unharmed at the heat despite being close to him as she was left shocked at his sudden change of power.
Bahamut began to raise his guard up as he felt a strong power emanating inside from the pinkette himself.
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Slowly, Natsu eventually lifted up his face towards him to finally show his true expression as his eyes eventually turned crimson, replacing his once black onyx ones. His teeth becoming more sharper than ever as dragon scales formed around his eyes, signifying his use of the Dragon Force.
His flames has gone into a dramatic change as its color turned darker and redder than it was before. The ground below him was easily scorched as he poured more power into his own reserves.
It was then, a sense of dread went over to Bahamut as Natsu began to speak his words to him.
"Then I'll make sure to remind you how fearful I really am..."
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In a split-second, Bahamut felt a large pain coming right over to his chest as Natsu instantly appeared right before him and launched a flashing kick right into his chest, sending him away in vast speeds as a massive shockwave soon appeared just after he kicked him, shaking the entire ground as Bahamut crashed into a far distance away.
Sayla was just stunned to see such speed like that before. Even Bahamut was not able to follow through that attack just now.
As Natsu stood on a fair distance, she began notice a change on Natsu's body. His Fairy Tail guildmark has been replaced by what it seemed to be the guild mark of Tartaros itself until flames surrounded him and easily healed all his injuries as the scratches on his face were instantly gone in a second.
Flame-like black markings formed around his arms as Natsu faced the shocked Bahamut who staggered away in the ruins with his face full of disbelief and confusion at his sudden change in power.
"You bastard... I'll kill you!"
Suddenly launching himself towards the pinkette, Natsu simply lifted his right arm as a huge dome of red dark flames erupted around Bahamut and easily engulfed him whole, causing him huge amounts of pain due to the intense heat it was giving.
"Burn..."
"Gaaaah-" Bahamut screamed in pain as the flames grew larger and eventually dissipated as the pinkette returned his hand back down and revealed a heavily burnt demon afterwards.
After a few moments, Bahamut's high speed regenration started to kick in as the burns began to vanish away from his skin before looking back at the unmoving pinkette in front of him.
"No matter what power you try to hurt me, I'll always heal right back up... Even with that power-up of yours, you can't defeat me." He taunted as he stood up right back up and began to shoot a dark beam towards him.
On the other hand, Natsu remained calm despite his claims and shot a glance towards Sayla behind him with a faint smile.
"If you want to live your life from now on... Then I should also accept this cursed power of my own. Not to harm but to protect those who are precious to me." He paused before taking a few steps away from her.
"I'll end this in a minute."
And with that, he looked at Bahamut with face full of determination as he made a deep breathe before moving into his battle stance as flames gathered up around his arms, seemingly to prepare his own killer move to end the match once and for all. His skin slowly darkens as the markings around his arms glow slight in dark red in response to his power.
Bahamut noticed his power as well and simply began to pour out more power right into his palm as the dark beam grew intensely larger.
"I see that you wanted to end this fight now... Well, I guess I should also end this right now."
Two sides formed up their strongest powers as the field around them began to shake due to their magic's intensity. Rocks and smaller debris flew away from the vicinity as the two demons finally charged up their spells and took one last glance at each other.
"Die, demon!"
"Take this!"
Shouting at the top of their lungs, Natsu and Bahamut released their spells right against each other.
"Demonic Fire Dragon's Cursed Flame!"
"Dark Illuminus!"
In just a few seconds, both fire and dark collided at each other as the two waves tried to overpower one another. Both sides poured onto their best of magic powers right into their power finishers as the area around them began to shake roughly due to the immense spike of power in them.
Even Bahamut couldn't maintain much of his position as his footing began to skid due to the overwhelming power of the pinkette before him. His eyes widened in shock as his dark beam soon began to lose power and the flame wave began to overpower him.
Gritting his teeth in frustration, he tried to pout out his reserves and tried to push it away one more time but Natsu never flinched from it and simply continued in increasing his flames to cover the entire area around Bahamut.
Moments later, the beam eventually dissipated and the wave came towards the giant demon in full speed, easily enveloping him in red dark flames as the wave ravaged the entire area, leaving a large destroyed path from its direction and then resulted into a massive nuclear-sized fire explosion in a distance away from the battlefield.
Dust and fires surrounded the place as the aftermath of the power struggle comes to a close as the two demons eventually saw the burnt figure of Bahamut lying down on the destroyed area in his still Etherious form.
Sayla simply watched at the unfolding scene as Natsu slowly began his approach on the downed demon before him and stopped right on his lying figure with an emotionless expression.
Soon afterwards, a rough chuckle came from below as the wounds around Bahamut began to heal once again before he immediately regained consciousness and eventually smirked at the pinkette.
"Heh... N-No matter how many times you throw at me... You won't be able to kill me." He coughed.
"Who said about killing you? I'll destroy you until there's none left for you to heal."
"E-Eh...?"
Without giving him time to reply back, Natsu shot up another huge pillar of fire around them, engulfing them whole as Bahamut screams resounded throughout the battlefield until it simmered down along with the flames as the scorched remains of the demon slowly fade away into nothingness, leaving only a lone demon, standing with his head held high to the sky as the clouds covered the entire world again.
Tiny droplets formed around the destroyed battlefield as Sayla slowly staggered her way towards the still dragonslayer who haven't moved an inch ever since the battle ended.
After finally closing her distance to him in just a few meters, Natsu finally moved as he shifted his head right to Sayla with a somber face. His hair drenched from the endless downpour as the markings around his arms disappeared along with the dark skin that forms around his body.
"It's over now, isn't it?" He spoke to her in which she didn't answer as they stared right at each other for a moment.
It was then Natsu slowly lost all his strength and was about to fall until he was caught by a her with her soft hands and eventually nestled his head closer to her chest protectively as the rain continued to pour down on the two. Fires were instantly put out by the rain and the landscape was once again painted into a grey hue, leaving only two figures in the center kneeling on the ground with her comforting the tired boy.
The pain from her injuries were still sore but she ignored it as she wanted to be for him in this moment. With his sleeping face visibly close to her, she only wanted nothing more to be the one to comfort him at these times.
There were no words to be exchanged with each other as they continued to stay like that as Natsu rested peacefully in her arms, remembering the same warmth that he once had with his friends.
A/N: Well I guess, this stops the chapter here. How's the fight scenes and the development so far. Honestly, I think it's a little bit rushed here since the whole battle and meeting between them got only three chapters as of now but I guess I'll try to flesh out their characters in a few more chapters until they finally accepted their own relationship as friends and probably proceed to even more than that.
And while at it, I'm sure there's bound to be his friends opinion on his new companion here in the future and it will be up to Natsu whether he would want to protect Sayla and many more of his hard choices to make in the future.
I suppose in the next two or three chapters. We're bound to the one year time-skip so the prelude for the Avatar Arc is incoming. Look forward to that.
As always, thanks for your support on this story! Stay tuned on the next chapter guys! :)
- wiErD SpeCtrumz blacking out... ... ...
