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- The Evil Inside -
Night befalls on Earthland as the light of the sun vanished on the horizon, replaced by the ever growing darkness that soon blankets the whole land into a cold and chilly night. On the outskirts of a town near the outlying forest on the border towards another town, Natsu and Sayla continued their duties silently after they heard about what happened to Fairy Tail.
Sayla could understand his pain since she knew just how much he cared for the guild that raised him into a fine mage and the news of his guild actually disbanding shocked him.
After all, they never thought that Fairy Tail would actually disband but it seems like they were wrong.
Natsu walked to the middle of camp where the logs and sticks were still useable for a campfire He lit them on fire and released a sigh afterwards somehow catching the demon girl's attention. She wanted to speak but with things revolving around the pinkette's mind, it made it hard for her to say something to comfort him.
They were silent for a few minutes until Natsu finally broke the silent atmosphere between them.
"You know, if you're going to say something, I don't mind hearing it," He spoke suddenly, surprising the demon girl.
"W-Wha- I mean, I was about to but I don't want to trouble you or anything." Sayla stammered in response.
"It's alright... It's just that–this is a lot to take in, you know. I never thought that everyone would disband just like that and I'm not in the position to say anything against it since I'm like this." He sighed before turning over to his backpack and took out some food for himself and stared right into the fire in front of him.
"I guess, Gramps had a good reason behind it and I also think that everyone had the same reason to do so."
"Would you like to find out? I mean, find them." She offered.
"No– I don't want to approach them. I've decided that I would stay away from them as long as I have this curse inside of me. It might be also a matter of time before they would know who I truly am." A bitter smile made its way to his lips as he stared oddly into the fire which worried her in the process.
Another wave of silence went over to the two as Sayla failed to say anything back to keep their conversation running through the whole night.
"Hey Natsu." It was then she suddenly spoke, catching his attention in the process.
"Yeah?"
"What if–just what if I could help you in releasing your curse powers?" Of course, that question startled the dragonslayer as he widened his eyes in disbelief.
"Are you serious?! You know I can't do that! This power is way too dangerous. Look what it did to Bahamut. I didn't even hesitate that time!" He protested.
"I know but if we could just help in using your power differently from what it was originally meant to do, then it wouldn't be a problem for you to release anytime you want to without losing control." She proposed.
"What do you mean by that?"
"As of now, your powers are still incomplete and some of its power haven't merged into your magic which is to be expected since magic and curses never combined with each other that easily. Due to that, you're unconsciously tapping into that incomplete form which is more dangerous than a complete one because you never had full control of it." She explained.
"So you're saying that I should accept my curse alongside with my magic?"
"That would be the case. This has never been done before but you were the first Etherious and also the very first one to create curses, a power embodied in the negative emotions on the hearts of men. The curse gets its power around those who experienced these emotions. I'm sure you can merge both your magic and your curse together." She paused.
"Right now, your curse have just made its first stage in combining with your magic which was possible enough to fully sync together. With this, you will have no problem in releasing the curse without losing control and that you could use it to your advantage as well in order to win other opponents."
"Why are you telling me this? Even if it was successful, I can't return to Fairy Tail! Zeref already made his move and it cost me. I don't want anyone to be involved in this problem of mine anymore." He reasoned.
"We were created to destroy him. I don't know what would happen once that's done but if you want to become free of this curse, you must defeat him. It will probably also help you get back to your home, you know." She guessed.
On the other hand, Natsu had a different realization on what she just said.
"Hey, Sayla?"
"Yes?"
"I know it may sound a bit weird but what will you do once we managed to destroy Zeref. I mean, you said so yourself that we're created to destroy him. What are you going to do after that's done?"
"That's... something that I would like to think about when that time comes." She replied with a frown which he noticed it.
"You don't want to return back with me?" He replied which somehow made her blush due to his choice of words.
"N-No! I–I mean, yes– I don't know. I just don't picture myself living with you together with your friends after all what I've done to them." She reasoned.
"That doesn't mean that you shouldn't come back with me. If things don't end that way, I'll find another way. You know, I can't leave you out just like that after all we've been through." He smiled.
"Natsu..." Her words trailed off for a moment as she stared at him momentarily until a blush went through her cheeks in the process.
That's right. It's been like this ever since from the start. He is the kind of person who would never leave anyone behind no matter how distant they are to him. That kind of personality he had in him is something that made her feel attached to him. She couldn't explain it but his very nature is what makes her do the things she wanted to do with him, no matter how silly or small it is to him.
He accepts her as a person not a demon or an abomination of one of the demons in the books of Zeref.
"I-In any case, we should do it." She immediately changed the subject.
"Are you really sure about this?" He asked doubtfully.
"I'm an archivist. I know all about the nature of the demons, except for you that is." She explained.
"What do you mean by that?"
"This is exactly your first time to be awakened as an Etherious so I had little knowledge about it. But seeing that you're an Etherious like me, our nature works almost similarly."
On the other hand, she also noticed some of the markings that appeared on the dragonslayer's body a few days back began to grow without even tapping into its power. Italerted her but decided to keep it to herself in order to prevent him from worrying.
"Right now, your curse is probably being held back again since you don't experience any pain for the last few weeks but that doesn't mean you're entirely safe. It will keep coming back and try to merge again with your body and magic which will cause you pain," She paused.
"So we'll try a method to bypass that procedure and get your curse to adapt to your body and also to your magic."
Natsu scratched his head in uncertainty.
"Is this even necessary? I mean, I'm fine on what I am now. What if something happened to me and I ended up hurting someone?"
"You'll be fine. You will not hurt anybody. This method will assure you that you won't harm any person or human."
It took only a few moments for him to decide as he looked at his hands for a moment, fearing about tampering with his hidden power once again. From what he could remember, he did obliterate someone with this kind of power easily. He didn't feel proud of it.
It was more like having a sense of fear towards the power itself since he knew how much power can be capable of destroying someone.
Looking back at her, Natsu could only close his eyes for a moment before finally releasing a sigh, signifying his approval towards the situation.
"Fine, we'll do it your way." Sayla smiled at his reply which in turn also made him smile lightly in response.
Eventually, the two started on their journey far off from their camp and into an isolated field. Silence occupies much of the atmosphere around them except for the crickets that are heard around the bushes.
Night is approaching to midnight and there are no travelers seen around them which makes the place a perfect spot to start the procedure.
Sayla straddled off a few meters away to scan the ground around them to see if there's a place she can draw upon to perform her curse. Looking at her vicinity, she was currently standing on soft grass enough for her ritual.
"Then we should start now," She spoke.
"Eh? Right now?"
"Of course, it's more convenient to do it here than in daylight or anywhere near a town. Won't this also lessen our chances of being found out?" She supported her claim which somehow got the pinkette to agree.
"I guess so. Anyways, what kind of method are we going to do?" He asked in curiosity.
"Simple," She paused as she used her Macro to grab a nearby stick and began drawing some intricate circles; different from the magic symbols that Natsu sees everyday.
He could've guessed that those drawings were part of a curse that Sayla has in her sleeves aside from her Macro. Seeing that she knew almost all of the methods and knowledge about the Etherious, it seems like her claim as an archivist was no joke.
Even so, he was amazed by her skills and talents. No wonder why she was considered to be one of the top demons in the Nine Demon Gates.
It didn't take them long enough to finish as Sayla finished her drawing circle, covering half the field. It was large enough to fit inside a building inside.
"First, let's start with the positioning. You should go over to the center of the circle since that's where the ritual will commence," She proposed. He nodded in response and went over to the center.
Sayla followed soon after but not before she stopped just a few meters away from him as she looked at him for a moment to ask.
"Are you ready?"
"I haven't tried anything like this before. Will I get hurt by any of this?" His voice held doubt.
"I will only send you into your subconscious. The process will start once the user is put to unconsciousness and will eventually return back once it's complete. You won't feel any pain from the ritual. Just some unpleasant things." She replied.
"What kind of unpleasant things?"
"Well, that's for you to see once you delve into your subconscious. I'm just worried that this might make you feel a bit uncomfortable once this starts so…" She trailed off in thought as Natsu saw through her worried look.
Placing a reassuring pat on her head, Natsu smiled.
"Don't worry, whatever comes in my way, I'll promise to overcome it. I'll always come back after that so wait for me until then, alright?" His words soothed her heart almost instantly as she felt warm inside before returning the same smile towards him.
"Well then, let's get started."
With the two of them standing in front of each other, Sayla began her chant. She began to murmur incoherent words as the field around them began to fill with dark purple mist. It kinda unsettled Natsu as the ritual continued.
Moments later, the drawing beneath him began to glow red as the spell had started.
Looking back at the demon girl, she lifted her face slowly to him as her body began to fill with power.
"It's time."
After hearing her words, Natsu suddenly felt his consciousness fading away from him as darkness filled his vision and eventually delved deep into his subconscious, leaving him deprived of his control to his body.
He felt nothing as he dived into the dark abyss waiting for the ritual to start. He was still unsure of the unpleasant things that she mentioned to him earlier but he'll have to face it soon.
On the outside, Sayla watched as Natsu's body began to glow in dark red as flames sprouted out from his body and began to light up the place around them. The intensity of the heat was too much that she had to back away for a bit before looking back at the unconscious pinkette.
The ritual works on about having the person to delve into his subconscious and face his inner fears. At the same time, she also had to deal with a completely uncontrolled Etherious since the curse still doesn't merge into him completely.
Basically, she'll have to contain him until he manages to finish up his matters inside his mind in order for this to be over. Facing against the most powerful Etherious is quite suicidal. She knew what E.N.D. is capable of since she also studied about him.
This will be the first time the strongest Etherious will be awakened completely.
Transforming herself into her own Etherious Form, Sayla frowned at the thought of lying earlier. She hated lying, especially to him after what they have been through but if she revealed this part of the process, he would not agree to it and he would eventual lose control of his powers in the future.
"Forgive me, Natsu… But I'll promise to live on for your sake. In return, you also have to promise that you'll come back for me." She spoke as Natsu simply let out a menacing growl as scales formed up around his arms with his eyes becoming more predatorial and redder as flames began to expand.
Meanwhile... In Natsu's subconscious...
Natsu felt like he had been floating around the darkness for quite some time. Ever sincedelving into his inner thoughts, he's being dragged somewhere he didn't know.
"How long am I gonna keep doing this?" He muttered into himself as he continued to fly towards the endless dark world before him.
Moments later, he began to see a small light in front of him. It grew bigger as he got closer to it. It only took a few seconds until he managed to find himself in front of a ball of light.
'What the hell is this thing?'
He tried reaching to it slowly with his hand but before he could even touch it, the light snuffed out almost instantly, bringing in the darkness around him once again.
However, it was not long until an ominous voice began to appear right before him.
"It seems like we've finally meet." The tone of the voice was full of malevolence and Natsu didn't waste any second to raise his guard and focused on his surroundings.
"Who are you?" He demanded but the voice simply chuckled.
"It's so surreal to see that you don't know me. If this turns out to be the real you who controls me, I would've stomp on you and take over your body myself."
"Take over me? What are you getting at? Show yourself!" Natsu shouted.
He was expecting another reply but the black world around him began to distort but not long before he found himself falling into the dark abyss below him. His vision momentarily faded as he fell. Soon afterwards, his vision returned but he mysteriously found himself in a land filled with fire and destruction.
The place was full of death as he seen an enormous amount of burnt bodies. It shocked him and he looks away, feeling horrified by what he saw.
"J-Just where the hell am I?"
"You're in my domain… Or at least, in a place where you and I should be." The same voice resounded once more as Natsu heard it from behind, prompting him to glance around. A mysterious figure was coming towards him.
The flames made it hard for him to see clearly until his eyes widened in shock after recognizing the person right before him. The same scaly scarf and the horn that is seen visible from his head though only longer and more intimidating. His eyes were pure red and his canines were visibly seen through his mouth as if he was some sort of a predator.
He also had the very same spiky pink-hair before he started to grin wide in a wicked way after seeing the shocked look on his face.
"It's been awhile."
"W-Who-"
"I am you. Or perhaps you could just call me, E.N.D."
"END?" Now Natsu felt really confused at the lookalike before him.
"That's right… I'm actually grateful that you finally came to me. It was so irritating to see how you tried to struggle fighting against me and all the while rejecting me every time. Well, I guess that doesn't matter anymore." Another wicked smirk went on his lips once more as Natsu turned to ask in confusion.
"What are you talking about?"
Without warning, Natsu felt a wave of pain coming from his abdomen as END instantly punched him fiercely, causing him to fly away and crashed into a pile of debris as his evil counterpart stood there with an emotionless expression on his face.
Soon afterwards, Natsu emerged from the crash as he struggled on his knees but not long before he spurted out some blood from his mouth before looking back at him in surprise.
He clearly didn't expect him to be fast like this. He didn't even have the time to prepare for his attack. Coughing roughly from his lungs, END looked at the pinkette with a glare.
"If I kill you here, I would be finally free. You're the only one that stands in my way of awakening."
"I don't know what you're planning to do but, I won't just let that happen." Natsu retorted as he began to raise his fists towards him as flames gathered around him once again.
"Heh… Did you actually think that you can beat me with those puny flames? To become the strongest Etherious, one should know better about who has more power than the other." He boasted as red flames began to coat around him in the same manner as Natsu though being hotter and stronger than his original dragon flames.
Yet despite all that, Natsu could only smirk in response to his opponent's power as he uttered his very own trademark.
"I'm all fired up!"
In just a split second, Natsu and END clashed against each other as the two collided their fists before generating a huge explosion around their vicinity as both sides were simply thrown away from the huge blast.
END recovered just in time before dashing straight in mid-air towards Natsu who was taken by surprise as he delivered a right hook to his face, sending him away before dashing straight towards him again.
"A weakling like you should not deserve to hold this kind of power! A person who is afraid of this power is nothing more but an insect to be trampled upon!" END spat as he kicked the dragonslayer to the chest that sent him away once more.
"Shut up!"
Fortunately, Natsu recovered his position as he simply tapped into his magic before chanting his magic against him.
"Fire Dragon's Roar!" Natsu simply released a torrent flames towards the standing figure who remained calm as it approached him in a matter of seconds before slowly lifting his right hand and started to chant as well.
"Flame Demon's Sundered Hell!" And in just like that, a burst of red dark flames formed into a shape of a long blade and easily cut through the flames like it was a paper, shocking Natsu in the process.
At the same time, the red flames went through Natsu's left cheek as he barely dodged it before blood began to streak down his face.
END smirked in response before dissipating his flames and looked at the dragonslayer.
"For someone like you who possesses great mastery over the element of destruction, I have to say I'm disappointed in you. Trained under the teachings of a dragon, you still lacked conviction to use your power to its full potential."
"What are you talking about?" Natsu asked.
"Heh! You might not understand what I'm saying. You're a person who relies on the feelings of human emotions; it's completely unnecessary to the Etherious like us." END sighed.
"Nobody had the authority of discarding these emotions despite whether you are an Etherious." Natsu spat.
"Authority? That's not the case there, Natsu. Etherious don't need such emotions. The only thing that makes us stronger is instilling fear and despair on all living beings in this world. It is why I created the curse in the first place."
"Well let's see if that curse has anything to say to my magic!"
Natsu moved into his battle stance as lightning began to form around his body together with his dragon flames as he entered into one of his strongest forms.
"Lightning Flame Dragon Mode!"
END smiled evilly as he saw the destruction caused by the pinkette's new form before he also made his battle stance and brought out his cursed flames to fight against him.
"Interesting! Interesting! Interesting! It seems like you're not bad at all. Come, dragonslayer of Igneel." END taunted as he faced Natsu in front of him but not long they both disappeared into a silver blur as their powers enhanced their speed and eventually met at the center with both fists clashing each other that soon brought up upon another powerful explosion around them.
Dust and rubble flew violently away from the vicinity as the two flew away from the dust cloud to meet up in the air before Natsu readied his fist and aimed it towards the other pinkette.
"Lightning Flame Dragon's Firing Hammer!"
"Flame Demon's Cleaving Fist!"
Both attacks collided as the force of their spells blew each other away as they both tried to stand on their ground.
"I'm not done yet!" Shouting valiantly, Natsu mustered his strength to overcome the gale and met up with END before clasping his hands together above him before a massive fireball encased in lightning formed at his hands.
"Lightning Flame Dragon's Brilliant Flame!" Swiping his hands down towards the demon, Natsu sent in a massive blast before being followed by a series of lightning strikes.
The dragonslayer leapt away from the vicinity to wait for the blast to dissipate. A moment of silence filled the air as the rumbling sounds of debris falling was heard around him.
It was not long until END emerged from the blast with his clothes fully tattered but only sustaining little scratches from that powerful attack just now which kinda surprised Natsu.
The demon dusted off his tattered clothes before taking a bit of a stretch on his neck.
"I never really thought that power could match against my power. However, it is not enough to obliterate me completely." He smirked which only made him to grit his teeth in frustration.
"Shut your mouth! This fight is just getting started."
"I wonder about that."
Swiping his hands fast in front of him, END made a series of magical symbols as he began to chant his own spell once more.
"Infernal Demon's Cursed Flame." A large surge of red flames went on its way towards the pinkette who could only smirk in response.
"You totally underestimated me, END. I'm immune to fire and I can power myself up to any flame I eat."
But before he could even move and eat it, Natsu felt the heat of the flames hurting him as he was left screaming in pain after being engulfed in the sea of flames and staggered in the near debris before looking in shock towards his evil self.
"W-What the hell?!"
"You should remember, dragon flames and cursed flames are two different things. Dragon flames cannot mix together with a flame that is created in the nature of a curse."
"L-Like Godslaying magic?" He stuttered in surprise.
"While it's true that you can eat any flames but the power of the curse is the epitome of corruption. No sane person would dare to swallow a curse. It's the complete opposite of magic and that the curse represents the negative emotions of one's heart that only made it stronger," He paused before pointing a finger at his heart.
"And since you carry a good will in you, taking in my flames is like taking the very evil into yourself. Your heart is filled with negative emotions where my curse could feed on its power and overwhelm your magic. You have doubts, fears and a looming despair."
"I don't give a damn about that curse of yours. I'll defeat you here, END." Natsu declared.
Flaring up again in his Lightning Flame Dragon Mode, Natsu tried to charge towards End in blinding speeds as his figure immediately disappeared into a flash and instantly appeared right in front of the composed demon.
"Lightning Flame Dragon's Flashing Fist!" With that shout, Natsu nailed his fist right towards END before both of them were engulfed into another massive explosion once more.
On the outside world...
A large part of the forest simply went ablaze as Sayla narrowly dodged a fire beam that was shot out from Natsu's mouth, resulting a massive conflagration which also lights up their position due to the destruction around them. Apparently, Sayla had to hold out as much as she could in order for the process to continue further. However, the full completion of the ritual rests on Natsu himself if he was able to deal with his curse.
So far, the battle was pretty much one-sided since she already sustained injuries and burns from the pinkette despite in her own Etherious Form. She never thought that E.N.D. would be this strong without the control of Natsu himself. It made sense why he was having a hard time suppressing it for a long time.
Panting slightly to catch her breath, she had to move quickly as she saw the flaming pinkette in front of her beginning his attack on her.
Lifting both her hands right in front of her, Sayla began to chant as her hands simply let out a massive beam towards the pinkette in just a matter of seconds before resulting into a powerful explosion afterwards.
She waited as the blast subsided and could only grit her teeth in frustration after seeing him unscathed from her attack just now.
"You're one tough opponent. As much I don't want to hurt my master, I have to do it in order to help him acknowledge his powers once and for all!" She declared while Natsu simply let out a snarl towards her before dashing straight at him in blinding speeds.
Sayla narrowed her eyes as she used her Macro to pull the dragonslayer's body down to the ground, causing him to tumble a few meters away from him but he recovered just in time before dashing straight towards her again.
The demon girl jumped out of the way as Natsu slammed his flame-coated fists to the ground, causing a large smokescreen around them she landed on a safe spot.
Raising both her hands above her in an open fashion, Sayla chanted once more as a series of kanji-writings began to form in circles before glowing in bright light.
"Dark Malevolence!"
In an instant, the magical circle around her spun fast before generating a dark beam towards the dust. Sayla didn't hesitate to shoot it as the beam shot in seemingly fast speeds and exploded towards the area where the pinkette was last seen, generating another explosion.
She waited for the dust settle as she floated in mid-air, raising her guard.
It took only a few seconds as her eyes widen in shock as she noticed his presence above her. Looking up through the night sky, she saw him clasping his hands together before forming a massive dark red fireball that is large enough to even level an entire town in one shot.
Sayla widen her eyes in alarm as the looming shadow above her began to close down as Natsu swiped his hands down on her which forced to use her Macro in the process.
Gathering chunks of trees and debris from the earth to form a huge ball as large as the fireball above her, Sayla mustered all her strength to lift them all up in order counter it.
"I won't let you!" She shouted as the two giant spheres smashed into each other, creating powerful gales that blew back everything. Even the other trees weren't spared from the blast.
Sayla gritted her teeth in frustration as she was being overpowered by the pinkette and could only hold out in a few seconds before the fireball could make its way towards her.
And in just an instant, a massive explosion followed afterwards, stretching as far within a couple of kilometers, leveling the entire field with powerful tremors and destruction.
The sound of the blast were also as loud, being heard from distant towns in the process.
It took only a few minutes for the explosion to subside as the aftermath of the struggle resulted a wide-area destruction. The green field was burned and the ground was completely shattered as multiple large cracks can be seen from all places.
Fires and burning trees are seen everywhere as life seemed to be nowhere in sight.
Sayla emerged from the rubble after the explosion with a series of injuries and burns all over her body. Blood began to streak down from her head as she sustained way more damage than she thought after that power struggle.
She reverted back to normal as her Etherious Form vanished due to the power she used in that last attack.
Looking at the devastated field around her, she began to realize the power that Natsu currently wields as the strongest Etherious. If she hadn't stopped that fireball, then the destruction would've been graver than this.
She staggered away from the rubble, hoping to recompose herself until Natsu descended down from the ground, causing a slight tremor around him. She glanced back towards him who seemed to be full in strength despite that usage of power he just used on their last attack.
She was starting to feel hopeless to fight since her body was reaching its limit. However, she must not stop here. She had to delay him a bit more until Natsu manages to come to terms within himself.
That's the only thing that would end their battle once and for all.
Donning back to her Etherious Form, Sayla tried for one last time to confront against him.
"Hurry up, Natsu. I can't hold out much longer."
Back at Natsu's subconscious…
Natsu tumbled away throughout the field as he received another powerful kick to the gut while finding himself at the mercy of his evil counterpart.
"What's wrong? What happened to that confidence you were showing before. Show me more of that power of yours. I really like a little entertainment, you know." END laughed comfortably as he dashed right towards the pinkette once more before blowing him away with his flame-coated palm strike in his chest.
The pinkette crashed once again to the ground before coughing out blood from his mouth as he struggled to stand up due to the punches he received from him.
Despite him at his full power, END manages to overpower him in just a few minutes with ease. He was feeling powerless to fight someone like him in his current state. Although, he did get some hits on him, he easily recovered from it like it was nothing.
What's more is that, he's using his curse powers without any limitations except for him who still gets tired after a very long fight.
"Are you just gonna let it end here, Natsu? I thought you said you were going to defeat me. At this rate, I might just kill you by accident." END smirked evilly as he sent another flame spell, engulfing him into another massive explosion as Natsu fell down on his knees with heavy injuries all over his body.
He panted in exhaustion as he looked at him with blood-shot eyes.
"Hmm? It seems like you're still standing, huh? Well, that's a new one Tell me, why do you fight me? It would've been easy if we just join together as one yet you still deny your true nature and cling into that false life you are living in." He asked.
Spitting a streak of blood from his mouth, Natsu spoke with hostility.
"Isn't it obvious? I don't recognize you as my true self. I will not fall to someone like you!" He shouted.
END sighed.
"Is that it? I was hoping a bit longer answer from you but I suppose that one meaningless reason is the only thing that keeps you from accepting your true self. It's a pity indeed. Zeref would've been disappointed in you." He launched another flame ball towards him in which he barely dodged in the process before stumbling back to the ground due to his injuries.
"I don't care what that Black Mage is trying to say to me! I'm not obeying some person who is from the past. I follow whatever I want to do!"
"You're mistaken, Natsu. It is our will to return back to him and fulfill his wish. In the near future, it would be us who will carry out this task in finally destroying him once and for all. But unfortunately, only one of us will meet him in his final days. And the other will simply die and vanish from existence," He paused before looking back at the pinkette with vicious eyes.
"And the one who will perish is you!"
He shot another wave of flames towards the pinkette who only raised his hands in defense before being blown back from it and crashed into another pile of debris around him.
"A-And what makes you think that you're so true about that?"
"Depends on what you are now. You're a weakling to fight against him. Too weak to be spared twice from Acnologia's wrath and too weak to even protect your dying father!"
"Igneel fought on what was right and he fought to prevent you from awakening!" He glared in anger.
"And yet he still failed. In his last breath, he failed to accomplish his mission in killing Acnologia. Igneel is doomed from the start, he was not the one who can destroy him in his current state. In other words, he died in vain!" It only took him enough for Natsu to grit his teeth in anger after hearing enough against his father.
"You don't have the mouth to say anything against him! Who are you to downgrade him who fought to the very end like any other great dragon would do?!" Natsu shouted in pure rage. His fists clenching tighter before flames started to pour out once more.
END could only smirk at this. He finally saw through his weakness.
"Say, I see that you're accompanying one of my demons in your travels. Sayla was it?" He asked but Natsu never spoke back as he gazed at him with pure anger.
"I'd say she would make a perfect slave for me once I kill you here and take over your body. I wonder what kind of impression she would make after I break her will and make it mine! Haha-"
END never finished his statement as he felt a striking pain on his stomach as he saw Natsu instantly punching him away in the vicinity, shocking him in the process.
"W-What the-"
He stopped speaking once more as he saw the flames becoming brighter and more intense than it was before he saw the vague image of an enraged dragon behind the pinkette as red orbs glowed in his eyes before engulfing flames to power up for a roar towards him.
"Fire Dragon King's Roar!"
And in just a matter of seconds, END was simply taken by surprise before a huge surge of flames wiped the whole field around him, blasting the whole ground in a couple of kilometers away with a powerful tremor that followed afterwards.
Minutes later, the roar simmer down, revealing a large torn field around them. END only shielded himself with his hands but resulting multiple burns from his body with his clothes also tattered due to the intense heat of the roar itself.
His expression turned into shock as he looked at the pinkette in front of him who could only look at him in an expression drowned in pure hate and anger.
"I'LL KILL YOU!"
A/N: And stop! That's the wrap for the chapter. I hope you like it.
This was a combined inspiration to the scene in Bleach and also from the story of NeoShadows, "The Story of the Dragon, the Knight and the Fairy Hunter, in which I had my own different change in this with a different pairing. Kudos to his idea and also read his story too since he was one of the writers that drew me into writing.
And so, I also showed the evilness of END in this fic. Sorry for making him too much villainous but he's END ffs. What do you expect from that?
Well, Natsu will have to try and deal with him in the next chapter which will be also the last chapter before we finally can go to the one-year time-skip.
As always, leave a comment and tell me what you think of the story so far. It would help me a lot. And thanks for the support guys! I really appreciate it.
See ya on the next chapter.
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