Important Note: Chapters 1-4 have been reorganised; extra dialogue has been added.
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•ï¡÷¡ï• Tend the Demon •ï¡÷¡ï•
°l||l° Mischievous Dragon King °l||l°
"Emperor E.N.D."
Their voices echoed throughout the laboratory.
"Stand, my Etherious Demons." Natsu commanded. "Meet Grayfia Lucifuge and Rizevim Lucifer, the Devils."
They all had wary expressions.
"My Emperor, can we trust these two?" Mard Geer asked as he stepped forward.
Natsu nodded.
"Very well." He replied simply.
"What are their names?" Rizevim asked.
"Jackal, Keyes, Kyoka, Tempester, Lamy, Yakdoriga, Plutogrim, Torfuzar, Franmalth, Ezel, Seilah and finally, Mard Geer Tartaros." Natsu named. "They are my Etherious Demons, they are the Twelve Keys to the Gates of Underworld."
"Twelve Keys to the Gates of the Underworld?" Both of the devils echoed his words.
"Where are these Gates of the Underworld?" Rizevim questioned.
"Located on the fourth layer." He answered.
"What's behind it?" Grayfia asked.
"Aren't you a curious devil, Grayfia." Natsu chuckled. "You will both find out in the near future."
She avoided his gaze that was aimed towards her, at the same time, there was another pair of eyes that was eyeing the devil. Seilah eyes was filled with jealousy and she crossed her arms and looked away as she huffed a breath.
"They will be working closely with us from now on, I hope you all will get along well with each other." Natsu stated.
"As you command, Your Majesty." They all spoke at once.
Seilah mumbled her part.
E.N.D had noticed it immediately but he decided to ignore it for now.
"Well, it's nice to meet you all. I hope in the future; I will be seeing how powerful all of you are. I'll be off to the first layer to attend another meeting. We'll talk later, Emperor E.N.D." Rizevim stated in a casual manner.
"See you then, Little Lucifer." He acknowledged the devil leaving the laboratory.
Rizevim formed a magic circle to teleported out of the room, just before he did so, he looked at Grayfia's direction. Giving her a knowing look, she blinked once to acknowledge what he was trying to say without words.
He waved at the emperor and departed out of the room.
"I have a task for you all to complete." E.N.D affirmed. "Except you, Mard Geer. You will have a different one from the others."
Mard Geer nodded firmly.
"Oooh! A task from our Emperor! This is going to be fun!" Lamy squealed in excitement.
"Calm down, Lamy. Control yourself in front of His Majesty." Kyoka hushed.
"Mard Geer, inform the Demon Kings that I will be meeting them shortly." E.N.D ordered. "You will be attending the meeting with me."
"Very well, as you say, Emperor E.N.D." He spoke as he bowed his head a little.
"I'll see you then." Natsu replied.
He teleported out of the room in an instant.
The emperor turned his head towards the devil.
"Grayfia, since you know the names of younger generation who are leading the other group, you don't happen to have a photo graph of them, do you?" Natsu asked.
"Yes, Lord Rizevim has given me a report of them from Euclid, he has taken a photo of them and has written a full detailed report of prowess in combat abilities and bloodline." She replied swiftly.
"Do you have those reports within reach?" He continued to ask.
"I only have a hologram of their appearance, Emperor E.N.D." Grayfia stated.
"Very well, show us the hologram. You will give me the other details later, understood?"
She nodded.
Clasping her palms in front of herself and her hands began to glow lightly. She opened her palms slowly, forming a magic circle and four holograms appeared above the small circle.
Everyone looked closely and tried to memorise their enemies' face.
"Oi, is this a joke? That girl looks like a kid." Jackal stated as he raised his voice.
"I believe that this is real, Jackal." Tempester mumbled out.
"This is going to be easy!" Jackal yelled.
"Don't underestimate them." E.N.D stated seriously.
"...Yes, Your Majesty."
"Ahaha! Jackal, you got silenced by Our Emperor!" Lamy laughed, patting a hand on his shoulder.
Jackal resisted the urge to smack her around the head. Inhaling and exhaling slowly, he calmed down and accepted the situation that he was in. He made a mental note to teach this little girl who had her hand on his shoulder a lesson that she would not forget.
"Listen carefully, your mission is to locate where each of these devils are. Scout out their bases, see how many they have and how many commanders do they have in operation. Lastly, check where is their supplies are stored and where does the supply come from." Natsu ordered.
"Yes, Your Majesty." They all stated as they bowed their heads slightly.
"Make sure you are not seen. If you do, I will know and there will be punishment." He replied. "Now go!"
All except one started to exit out of the room.
Seilah was the one who stayed behind.
"Do you have a question to ask, Seilah?" E.N.D asked.
"No..."
"What is it then?" He asked again.
"Can I speak with you alone?" She asked, in a gentle voice.
Instead of replying, he looked at Grayfia and motioned her to wait outside of the castle for him. She nodded her head and swiftly exited the room, leaving the two demons alone in the laboratory.
It was silence between themselves.
Natsu stared at his demon as he fidgeted with her thumbs, contemplating on what to do.
"I noticed that you mumbled earlier, what's wrong?" He asked.
"The devil." She replied. "I don't like her."
"So? You're both different from one another, I know you hate devils because of my hatred towards them but Rizevim and Grayfia are different. They prove themselves worthy." He explained.
"B-But!" She stuttered.
"But what?" Natsu asked.
"I don't like the way she reacted; I don't like her at all!" Seilah exclaimed in jealousy.
"You feel jealousy." He stated simply.
"I'm not jealous." She pouted.
He chuckled out loud.
"You don't need to worry about her." Natsu breathed out.
"But...!" She said.
"You do not need to worry about her." He repeated.
"If you don't like her then I can do nothing that changes your mind because I have taken an interest in her." Natsu admitted.
Her lips trembled a little.
Instead of answering, she abruptly wraps her arms around the emperor and kissed him full on the lips. He reacted immediately and returned the action but not as passionately as the etherious demoness. As they both manoeuvred their lips against one another, Seilah let out a soft moan and she made him open his mouth with her tongue.
They tackled with each other then, he pushed her aggressively on the laboratory table, making her squeal loudly. They continued to make out heavily until she ran out of breath, making her first to separate from the lip locking session.
His scent was intoxicating her lungs.
"Natsu... I missed your touch." She murmured.
"You crave me since the start." He noted.
"Yes... I want to be with you, to be one with you..." She whispered.
He pulled her up, making her stand on her feet again.
Natsu placed both of his hands on the sides of her head, gently holding her in place and gave her a chaste kiss.
"I promise you; I will show you all the love that you want from me." He promised. "I'm sorry I denied you."
She pecked him on the lips.
"There's no need to be sorry, Natsu. I am the one who should be. I had mixed feelings and I wanted your attention..." She trailed off.
"Maybe later, I will give you what you want. Will that suffice?" Natsu asked.
"Yes, it will be more than enough." Seilah answered.
"Good." He spoke simply.
"I want to spend more intimate days with you." She stated.
"Now, let's not get ahead of yourself. I already promised one day." He reminded.
He grabbed her right hand and lifted it up to his lips, her gently kissed each fingertip softly.
"We will continue this later, Seilah." He spoke, kissing her on the forehead in reassurance.
She stepped back one step and smiled gently at him.
"Now go." He commanded.
Nodding her head, she swiftly teleported out of the room to join the others.
Natsu sighed deeply before exiting the laboratory.
°l||l° Mischievous Dragon King °l||l°
Grayfia looked up from the ashen grounds and gazed towards the opened double doors, she saw the emperor steadily making his way to the entrance.
"Emperor E.N.D." She greeted, bowing her head slightly.
He nodded in acknowledgement.
"Come, we shall make our way to the Demon Kings." He stated.
She nodded.
Following the emperor towards their destination, it was silence for the first few minutes until Grayfia spoke up.
"Emperor E.N.D?"
"What is it?" He questioned.
"The Demon Kings… can you tell me about them?" She asked.
"They are third in command of the underworld." He answered. "There is a total of ten, each and every single one of them are important asset to running the underworld smoothly and they each have a vote to cast if there is an election of a specific subject that needs their attention."
"I see…" She mumbled.
"All of them are powerful in their own right because they hold a title each to represent the power, they hold within them and they have a powerful influence in the community of demons and others alike." He continued. "They are ancient demons, almost as old as I, they follow me through and through since their God was long gone from this plane. He left them here."
"If I may ask, Your Grace?" Grayfia asked.
"Speak."
"Who is their God?" She asked timidly.
"Long and forgotten, he holds the symbol of ancients. He is called Zaros, the Lord of Empty Promises." He answered swiftly. "You won't recognise him since he only stayed on this plane for a decade and disappeared millenniums ago."
"Oh…" She replied dejectedly.
"Enough about the God. You wanted to know about the Demon Kings?" He asked.
"Yes."
"First is the Blazing Demon, one who has control over heat and burns his enemies until they're cooked to the bone. Second is the Corrupting Demon, having a conversation with him is one of the best but his powers are devastating to an army, slowly poisoning them until they fall and no longer walk like a cripple. Third is the Frostborn, just like you, his powers are ice but more disastrous since he has combined his ice with the Cocytus and he slayed the Arch-Glacor from the World of Leng, a monstrous beast in its own right." Natsu explained.
"World of Leng?" She asked.
"If you are able to defeat the Great Red, he will let you choose to go to one of the many realms. Naturally, you are able to ask the Dragon God which realm is what and he will tell you the information about them." He replied.
"Did you defeat the Great Red?" She asked curiously.
"I wouldn't say defeated... Let's put it at a draw." He answered slowly.
"I see..."
"So, if you do come across Leng. It's a frozen world with a bleak and jagged landscape of dark stone mountains. It has very strong winds and many large blizzards. Also, has an eternal, frozen plain, miles deep and several large cities encased in ice." He continued.
"It almost sounds like Helheim." She retorted.
"Helheim... I haven't heard that place in ages..." Natsu spoke distastefully.
"Emperor E.N.D? Is everything alright?" Grayfia asked softly.
"Yes, everything is fine." He says, gritting his teeth slightly.
"As you say..." She mumbled, feeling concerned for the emperor.
"Carrying on. Fourth is the Glorious, one who loves to battle with anyone and he always comes out to the top, claiming the victory. Fifth is the infernal, another Demon King who has expertise in the fiery heat, setting flames to his opponents just like me but he doesn't hav– Never mind." He abruptly stopped talking.
"Your Grace, are you sure everything is fine?" She asked again.
"Yes." He replied.
"Very well..." She mumbled, trailing off.
"Sixth is the Obscured, he drains the enemy's life and consumes their souls. Seventh is the Pestilent, another Demon King who specializes in poison but only much deadlier." He explained, he turns around and stepped in front of Grayfia, surprising her in the process.
He whispers in her ear.
"Once you're in his grasp, he will never let you go. His poison will flow through your veins and in your blood, coagulating every pathway, stopping the blood from reaching your heart."
He stepped back and glanced at her face.
A terrified expression was formed.
Turning around and Natsu continued to walk. Grayfia snapped out of her moment and followed the emperor, she made a mental note to not encounter the Pestilent in battle.
She didn't want to die yet.
She hasn't fulfilled her duties that Lucifer asked her to complete.
She shivered a little as the words echoed through her ears.
"Eighth is the Rending, by just looking at his enemies in observation, they bleed like no one's business. Ninth is the Shattering, his stomps and punches replicate an Earthquake, shocking his enemies with brute force. Lastly, the Tenth is the Terrifying, his ability to make his opponents lose the will to fight and make themselves suicide with their own power." He ended the explanation as he stopped walking.
"Anything to say, Grayfia Lucifuge?"
"I... They are... They sound very formidable and dangerous in battle." She answered as she struggled to find a suitable answer.
"Yes, they are. They always will be. Zaros is a young God after all but he is still very powerful and those are his creations. You will not underestimate them or his power." He stated seriously.
"Yes, Emperor E.N.D." She replied honestly.
"Good." He whispered. "We're here."
They stood before the tallest walls of the underworld, there were many demon guards on duty, Watchers of the Wall. Stood behind them, was an absurdly large castle, it was ten times the size of Feurig Castle.
Grayfia swallowed hard.
She met gazes with the many Watchers and they all noticed her. Every single one that was nearby, their abyssal eyes were intimidating. She could tell by instinct that they knew she was a devil spawn and she wasn't welcome.
No devil was ever welcomed here.
Natsu threw a draconic fireball into the air, it lit up the surrounding area like a beacon. Now, all eyes were off Grayfia and instead, they all stared at the emperor.
"Open the gates! The Emperor has arrived!"
As the gates slowly opened, all the guards saluted as Natsu walked through the gates with Grayfia followed behind him closely.
"HAIL THE EMPEROR!"
Their voices roared and it echoed throughout the area.
Approaching the castle, Mard Geer leaned off the walls and bowed slightly towards the emperor. He briefly glanced at the devil and quickly nodded in acknowledgement that her presence was noticed by the etherious demon.
"Your Majesty." He greeted.
"Did you inform them?" Natsu asked.
Mard Geer nodded.
"Good. Let's meet them, shall we?"
"Yes, Your Majesty." He replied swiftly.
Natsu walked through the open doors with his right-hand demon beside him, Grayfia was walking behind them at a small distance.
As they entered the massive open area, Grayfia could only see a beacon that as lit brightly in the middle. Everything else was dark. Despite her senses of seeing in dimly lit places, she couldn't see anything in the room.
She was frightened of what would come her way.
Only the beacon could distract her.
She could feel the warmth of the blazing fire and her eyes were glued on to the mesmerising light, she couldn't take her gaze off it.
"Our Emperor, Lord of the Everlasting Fires. We, the Demon Kings, have been very eager to meet you since your awakening from the long slumber."
Their voices made Grayfia jump a little, it made her mind panic a little and stayed on high alert since her vision was useless in this situation.
"It's been quite some time, Kal'gerions." Natsu finally spoke.
"Before we discuss our issues... Why is there a Devil Spawn following you, Our Emperor?"
"Is there a problem?" He asked them.
"No, Our Lord."
"Good. Now, before I talk about any serious business. I want to let you know that all the dragons and the Dragon King Tannin has relocated on the fifth layer. Thus, the Dragon Mountain on the first layer is completely empty. I want two thousand abyssal guards to be there by the next day." Natsu stated.
"Will that be our base on the first layer?" Mard Geer asked, whispering to the Emperor.
"Yes." E.N.D whispered back.
"This will be the first home on the first layer since the devils have taken most, if not all spaces on that layer." Natsu stated, speaking to everyone.
"Very well, we shall assist you in creating the Dragon Mountains into a home that you require."
"Good, now let's talk about war." He spoke as he grinned a little.
North of the beacon, a crimson fiery flame lit up in the darkness. It was the Blazing Demon King's flame, Grayfia felt the ominous aura that was radiating from that direction, she shivered in fear.
"Who are we going to war with?" The Blazing asked.
"Devils. Who else? Unless you wish to fight Gods, Effluxam." Natsu answered, stating the obvious.
'Effluxam... A strange name for a demon. The Lord of Empty Promises must have spoken a different ancient language to name his creations, only the emperor would recognise them...' Grayfia thought.
She shook her head to clear her mind and paid close attention to the conversation between the Kal'gerions and Emperor E.N.D.
"If you ask us to fight Gods then we shall do as you command, Our Emperor." Effluxam stated.
"Of course, you would never go back on your words..." Natsu murmured.
There was a little silence between themselves and then, another flame was lit. West of the beacon, it was an ice-cold flame. It made Grayfia shiver again but not in fear, it was the cold. Despite her affinity of using ice, she couldn't withstand the freezing temperatures that was radiating from the western flame.
It was peculiar.
She remembered that one of the Demon Kings has slayed the Arch-Glacor from the World of Leng, she couldn't imagine what an Arch-Glacor would look like. To survive the temperatures of Leng and to defeat a strange beast was a challenge for an undefeated champion.
"Are we going to eradicate them all?" The Frostborn asked.
"No. At least not yet. There are only a few devils that have proven worthy to me, the others can be dusted away." Natsu replied.
"There are worthy Devils?" The Demon asked again.
"Yes, Fractiel. There is always someone worthy in a species." Natsu replied in a monotone voice.
"My apologies, Our Emperor. I didn't mean to question you in such ways." Fractiel apologised.
"Do not worry, it's fine." E.N.D replied, waving it off.
The emperor turned to Grayfia and he tapped her shoulder, she turned to the east to face the emperor, looking at him directly in his eyes.
"How many devils are there in the enemy's faction?" He asked.
"300,000. Less than one hundred only possess a powerful bloodline of power and 50,000 are High class devils that are particularly strong in their own right. 130,000 are middle class devils but they do not possess any bloodline strength, they only count on their training that they receive from their masters and the remaining numbers are lower class devils, Emperor E.N.D." She answered honestly.
"Very well, I trust your answer." Natsu replied.
He turned and faced the beacon again.
"I will be needing 10,000 demons from each of your platoons, you will be the commanders on the battlefield." He stated.
"Only 10,000? Shouldn't we need more on the battlefield?" Effluxam asked.
"Are you questioning your demons and comrades' ability to fight?" E.N.D spoke in anger.
"No, Our Emperor. I just wanted to make sure..." He croaked.
"Then, 11,000 would suffice." Natsu requested. "All of you will make an appearance on the battlefield, there will be no excuses. If I do not see you there, I will punish you accordingly in the name of Zaros, your Lord of Empty Promises."
"Yes, Our Emperor. We understand the orders that you have given us."
Their voices echoed once more.
"I expect all of you, the Demon Kings, to be ready within three months." Natsu stated. "This meeting is adjourned."
The northern and the western flame extinguished, Grayfia could no longer feel the coldness from the western flame. Now, she wanted to be out of this ominous place.
Natsu turned away from the beacon and headed towards the entrance to exit, Mard Geer followed instantly while Grayfia stood in her place for a few moments. She stared at the emperor's back and she could sense his anger raging within him yet he did not express it openly, snapping out of her thoughts, she quickly followed the emperor and his right-hand man.
Once they were outside the huge castle and walked past the wall, passing the Watchers of the Wall which Grayfia glanced towards, only for a brief moment.
"My Emperor, are we going to attack the devils when they are unprepared?" Mard Geer asked.
"Yes, we are. I would rather launch the attack when they are at their weakest since it'll be easier to wipe them all out." Natsu replied.
"I see..." He replied, nodding at the thought. "Is there anything else that requires my attention?"
"Yes, there is. You will attend to the rest of the team and join them in their scouting mission. Make sure they don't do anything reckless, if they do... tell me immediately." Natsu commanded.
"As you wish, My Emperor." Mard Geer replied and teleported out of the area instantly.
Now, it was just the two of them. An Emperor and a Devil Spawn.
"Grayfia," he called out to her.
She turned attention towards E.N.D and stared in his eyes directly, waiting for a command.
"Have you thought about your answer from the first time we met in the throne room?" He questioned out of the blue.
Her eyes widened a little.
"I... I'm sorry." She apologised. "It slipped my mind, I forgotten about it."
"Shhh. There's no need to apologise." He replied. "You can make a decision now, can you not?"
Putting her on the spot, she didn't know what to do.
"I... I can't think of a decision." She stuttered.
He lightly growled.
"I have waited long enough for you to make a decision, Grayfia Lucifuge. You do not want to keep me waiting, do you?" He spoke harshly.
"No, I do not." She replied quickly.
"Do you remember the first time I kissed you in the throne room, you had mixed feelings about it." He stated. "How about if I kissed you right now, would you like it or would it be the same feelings from before?"
"I remember." She recalled.
He stepped closer towards her. Once he was close enough, she breathed in his scent that intoxicated her senses, her breathing was unsteady. He could feel her hot breath on his skin, it made him want to touch her more. And so, he did. Stepping closer to her body, he caressed her cheeks and kissed her again on her luscious lips. Natsu heard her squirms that she let out in satisfaction and it only made him kiss her more aggressively.
A short sweet touch to the lips turned into an unbreathable lip locking session.
After a while, he separated from the kiss and stared into her glistening red eyes.
"Did that help make a decision?" He asked.
"I'm not sure..." She whispered.
"Is it because you serve me and tend me? Is it because I'm your new master? And you've never felt such feelings like this before in a servant and master relationship?" He questioned rapidly.
"Yes, it is." She answered truthfully.
"Then, how about we change that?" He continued to interrogate. "Don't you want to experience it?"
"I do..." She replied.
"What's stopping you from doing so?" E.N.D asked.
"I don't know," Grayfia answered honestly as she looked into his eyes.
"If you don't know, then how about I express my feelings towards you?" He says.
"Okay, I'm willing to listen..." She trailed off.
"Even though it's been a short amount of time that we've seen each other, that doesn't matter to me, the most important part was that I get to see you with me and I truly care about you. No matter what others say about us, I want to be with you." He stated honestly.
"You care about me...?" She parroted.
"Yes." He answered simply.
"But... those times... when you didn't say my name but instead, addressed me as a Spawn." She spoke, avoiding his gaze.
He cupped her cheeks again, making her look at him.
Her face was even more heated than before.
"My anger within me, rages on for as long as I can remember. I addressed you that way before because it eases the burning rage. Do not get me wrong, I do not hate you. I merely have hatred towards other devils." He explained.
"You've told me one of the reasons why you hate the devils, how many other reasons are there?" She asked.
"I cannot count but there is one that stands out from the rest. They did something unimaginable... it will be a story for another time." He answered seriously, there was no room for an argument.
Natsu kissed her gently on her forehead, this made Grayfia blush lightly.
"So, now you know a little more. Do you understand?" He asked.
"Yes." She replied simply.
"Then, do you want to be with me?" He questioned.
"I do, I want to give this feeling a chance... and... I want to be with you more, to share these feelings with you." She spoke truthfully.
"I'm glad you finally gave an answer." He replied.
By the seconds that passed, his face inched closer and closer towards Grayfia, she couldn't resist anymore and she took action first. Planting her lips on the emperor's and snaked her hands around him, embracing his body in her arms like she wanted.
On instinct, she pressed herself against him.
She could feel herself getting hotter by the moments that passed by, she didn't want the moment between themselves to end.
Natsu was enjoying the moment and he maneuverer his lips against her soft plump lips, he pressed harder into a more aggressive action. Her soft moans became more predominant in the surrounding area.
Grayfia parted from the kiss, she breathed heavily, trying to take in all the air to catch her breath. She gazed into the emperor's onyx eyes; she saw softness in them.
"In our moments when we are alone, you can call me Natsu. No titles are needed." He whispered in her ear.
She could feel his hot breath against her skin, she couldn't help but shiver in delight.
"Natsu..." She spoke, her voice was a little raspy.
"Natsu..." She repeated.
He kissed her once more, this time, it was a chaste kiss.
He smiled gently.
Her face lightened up as she saw his smile. In return, she formed the gentlest smile she could offer to him.
"Come. Let us head back to Feurig Castle, Grayfia." Natsu stated.
She nodded.
He held out a hand which she accepted. Hand in hand, they took their time to go back to the fifth layer of the underworld.
°l||l° Mischievous Dragon King °l||l°
Earlier today, he had met with the Demon Kings again, they all had their turn to discuss ideas and to create the perfect plan against them.
Now, E.N.D was on his way to the Forbidden Forest. It was located on the first layer of the underworld. Every time he would visit the first layer, it always disgusted him since the devils live here and the air had this permanent stench of devils which he detested.
Upon entering the forest, he could hear this eerie sound in the distance. He waved it off as if it was nothing since there were other creatures and animals alike living in the same area. The further he got into the forest, Natsu sensed someone nearby.
They were hundreds of meters away but it was getting closer and closer, he didn't brace himself as he knew that other creatures in the forest wouldn't attack him except for one. Looking towards the direction that the bushes were moving and the trees were swaying from side to side, he looked up and there was the one and only large beast that would attack him in such manner.
Tiamat, the Dragon King, flew out of the trees and pounced on to the emperor. Knocking him down in the process and he pulled her down with him. She was a large draconic western dragon and she had her claws dig deep into the forest grounds while she rubbed her scaly head against E.N.D in affection.
Natsu's expression remained calm.
"Tiamat." He called, getting her attention.
She stopped what she was doing and licked his face like a dog.
"Tiamat." He called again.
She stopped her actions again and stared at the demon beneath her. She breathed lightly on his face, teasing him slightly but instead, Natsu got a little more annoyed by the second.
"Tiamat." He called again for the third time.
He grabbed her head and flipped their positions and now, the emperor was on top.
"You're so aggressive towards your mate, Natsu." She purred.
He ignored her ridiculous comment.
Natsu pulled a fist and launched it towards Tiamat but she saw it coming and dodged to the side. His fist was buried in the ground and he glanced at the dragon, he hissed in the process as he recovered himself and stood up from the ground.
"Darling, why would you hit me?" She asked in innocence.
"You are annoying me, Tiamat." He stated, gritting his teeth slightly.
"In what ways?" She retorted.
Then, she attacked him with her claws but he dodged easily.
"Stop this now." He commanded. "I want to talk to you seriously."
"Oh? Do you now?" She spoke in a teasing manner.
"Yes, I do." He answered.
"You started the fight, now you need to end it. Otherwise I won't be talking to you, after all, you ditched me for several thousands of years." She whined.
"Fine, if you're going to be like that, I'll enjoy watching you squirm under my grasp." Natsu stated as he got into a combat stance.
He flew into the air and launched himself towards her, aiming to kick her in the stomach. She blocked the attack with her forearms and she pounced on to him again, making them fall to the ground once more.
He attacked with a flurry of fiery punches and elbowed her head towards the side, Natsu managed to escape from her grasp and he jumped on to her back, trying to strangle her neck with his legs but in retaliation, she manoeuvred swiftly, trying to get him off.
To no avail, she couldn't.
After some struggling moments, she fell on her back, crushing E.N.D with her body weight.
"Gah! You're too heavy, Tiamat. Get off." He yelled in annoyance.
"How rude! That's not the type of comment you say to your mate." She spoke. "I'm offended."
She smacked him with her tail but he managed to grab it, she stopped her movements and glanced at him dangerously.
"Darling, my tail. Can you let go?" She asked, she moaned slightly at his touch.
There were no signs of letting go.
"It's sensitive." She continued.
He held on tighter and threw her towards the trees, she braced herself with her scaly wings. She got on her legs and stood up, trying to tower over him and she breathed out a chaotic breath then Natsu attacked with his own, he breathed out his own fiery flames. In contact with Tiamat's breath, there was an unnatural force between the two and it burned the surrounding area. All the trees and bushes disintegrated into ashes, the creatures nearby flew as far away as possible, avoiding conflict between two beasts trying to dominate each other.
Ending their breath attack, Tiamat launched herself towards Natsu but he dodged in the process and kicked her in the shin, making her fall back on to the ground. He threw a large ball of fiery flames towards her, it was too late for her to dodge and instead, she embraced the attack by eating the flaming ball.
"That was a tasty treat, my mate." She teased. "Care to give me another? In a more sensual way?"
He spat on the ground.
"There, are you happy?" He asked, grinning slightly.
"Ewww! No, that's not what I meant!" She squirmed.
E.N.D chuckled out loud.
"Why don't you show me, Dragon King Tiamat?" He taunted as he readied himself in a battle stance.
"Now, you're asking for it!" She shouted.
They continued to fight, trying to dominate each other with their fists and claws. Natsu attacked with an onslaught of draconic flames but it had no effect since her scales were protecting her to the fullest. Instead, the flames he launched were swallowed by Tiamat. Then, she was headbutted to the ground and Natsu grabbed her tail again then throws her high in the air but she managed to fly away and land on the ground perfectly.
"You grabbed my tail again; do you like it that much?" She asked, teasing him again.
"I'm not going to answer that." He answered.
She sighed heavily.
E.N.D lifted up his hands in front of himself, lightning started cackling around both of his hands and flames started to light up, he looked at his opponent and he charged his attack.
Tiamat, on the other hand, she knew that her mate was getting slightly serious right now. She only waited to anticipate an attack; she didn't want to attack first as she wanted to avoid that white lightning.
She remembered the last time she came in contact with her mate's lightning, it wasn't a pretty sight since she was in her human form. It's been more than seventeen hundred years since that incident and still remembers it to this very moment.
It gave her an unpleasant shiver down her spine.
Natsu had his whole body surrounded with fire and electricity, he looked towards his mate who was a little nervous.
"What's wrong, Tiamat?" He questioned; his expression showed excitement.
"Nothing is wrong, Darling." She lied.
She was afraid of his lightning to the point where she didn't want to be near her mate.
"Don't you want to give me a hug, Dearest?"
"Maybe later..." She answered hesitantly.
Natsu flew towards her and shot out his right arm to launch a fiery attack and then his left arm electrocuted Tiamat. Despite being in her draconic form, she still took some damage from the attack and she tried her best to hold in the pain but E.N.D was doing too much damage to her body, she gave up.
"Arrggh...! Aaah... Aaarrrrhhh!"
He stopped his attacks and walked towards her twitching body that was laying on the ground.
"Do you give in?" He asked.
"Y-Yes... Please... Natsu, ease the pain for me..." She replied slowly, stuttering a little.
He diffused his fire and lightning around his body and kneeled in front of Tiamat's body, he healed her body with the healing spells. He learned them since he came to the underworld, his spells were efficient enough to heal all the burnt marks and ease away the small wounds and pain that kept coming.
"It's your fault that you didn't answer me when I called out your name." He stated, sighing heavily.
"I just wanted to tease you a little, Darling." She answered.
"Oh?"
"Yes, it's the truth. You are the one who took it too far and started the brawl." She replied.
She huffed and turned her head away from him.
"But... I love having a brawl with you, Darling. It's always so easy with you, letting out some stress." She teased.
Natsu smacked her around the head lightly.
"No dirty thoughts." He stated seriously.
"But you love them, don't you?" She asked rhetorically. "I want to be with you again, especially now, since you've awakened from your long slumber. You do realise that you left me alone in dozens of mating seasons?"
"I'm not going to answer that, Tiamat. You can get over it." He answered simply, shrugging it off like it's nothing.
"I'm touched."
"Enough. I want to talk to you about something else." He stated seriously.
"What is it, Darling?" She asked curiously, she turned her head around again to face with Natsu.
"Tannin and his flock of dragons have moved into the fifth layer with me and the Dragon Mountains are empty except I requested two thousand abyssal guards to be there, it'll be our base on the first layer." He answered.
"And I need to know this because...?" She asked.
"I want you to claim the territory and make sure no devils will cross paths with the Dragon Mountains." He explained.
"Ooh! You just know how to treat me!" She exclaimed and rubbed her head against her mate.
Natsu didn't stop her instead, he welcomed it.
"Also, I will be going to war with the devils soon, I will be attacking them when they least expect it." He replied.
"You are? You're not going just with your elite twelve, aren't you?" She asked, worryingly.
"No, of course not. Who do you think I am?" He grumbled.
"My Beloved Darling, who else?" She cheered him up.
He placed a hand on Tiamat's head, softly rubbing her head in a loving affection. Aside from the tweeting noises in the background, there was a comfortable silence between them. E.N.D smiled at Tiamat's as she snuggled a little against his hand, he remembered the times that they had moments like this many times before.
In places like the overworld, she had shown him that there were beautiful places and they would spend their time wondering around and keeping each other company.
"Now, will you kiss me on the lips, Darling?" She requested.
"Not in your draconic form, it will be awkward." He replied.
She got up and pounced on Natsu, placing her right claw on his body, making sure that he wouldn't escape.
"Watch closely, Darling." She whispered in his ear.
He gulped hard, anticipating of the next events that was going to happen. Then, Tiamat the Dragon King transformed into her human form.
She didn't have any decency to cover herself up.
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