Natsu's POV

My eyes hurt. I thought as I opened them. Ow! Too much light!

"Boss? Why are the both of them here anyways?" A foul stench invaded my nostrils. I tried my best not to gag.

"Yeah, why not throw pinkie and Scarlet over there away with the Blondie." I heard another voice say. My eyes widened in recognition. Lucy! Erza!

I tried to lift my head up in vain and since that didn't work out, I attempted to open my eyes. It felt as if 100 daggers were thrown into my eyelids in the half second it took me to do so.

Master Hades was standing in front of me, a dark smirk sketched on his wrinkled face.

"Now tell me boy" he leaned down and whispered "Are you Igneel's son?" He uncomfortably got close to my face (funny coming from Natsu… Am I right, Fairy Tail fam?) and, once again, his breath made me almost want to gag. Scratch that, it actually made me gag.

I looked at him dead in the eye for what felt like hours before I remembered that he asked me a question. I opened my mouth and hurried to answer him before things took a dark turn. I was too late.

I felt a sharp jab in the gut and noticed that a large, black boot had entered my line of vision before it made contact with the side of my head. I could swear that I started seeing stars. I had barely recovered before a pair of hands twisted my arms behind my back and that same black boot pushed my face farther into the ground.

"Take him away," Hades stood up and fixed his eyepatch, "and get some answers out of him. This boy needs to be broken."

"Yes sir" a deep voice replied from above me. I attempted to turn my head and tried to face the person pinning me to the ground. I made out a pair of dark black eyes and raven hair.

"I swear, you better let me go before I make you regret it!" I squirmed on the ground.

Master Hades smirked before he left the room, slamming the door shut behind him. As soon as he left, the raven-haired boy let go of me.

I jumped up to my feet and leaned in to punch the guy. He easily blocked my punch and positioned his body into a fighting stance.

"You're pissing me off! Stay still!" I screamed.

The raven-haired boy laughed at me and I found him standing right next to me a split-second later.

What the….

He punched me straight in the face and sent me flying into a nearby wall. I struggled to lift my head up before I sent him the scariest glare I could muster.

"You've got some spirit!" he smiled darkly.

"It's nice to meet ya, Natsu!" he added before walking towards me and grabbing me but the collar.

He put his forehead against mine and grinned mockingly.

THAT BASTARD!

He suddenly erased that grin of his face and whispered in my face, "Name's Gray," his eyes glinted evilly, "And I'm gonna have some fun with you…".


Erza's POV (who had been pretending to be knocked out until now)

It was too much for me to handle. I had been able to pretend this long but I must help him.

"Name's Gray and I'm gonna have some fun with you…".

I opened my eyes. Natsu was against a wall, being held by the collar by that 'Gray'.

I stood up and charged for Gray. As I got closer to him, I started only seeing red. I couldn't control my actions.

Must protect my nakama. My mind screamed over and over again.

I let out a powerful yell but it didn't come from me. It came from someplace else, somewhere deep within. It's as if that one part of me that I've always kept hidden had broken free from the depths of my soul.

I looked around the room and saw different kinds of swords hung up on a wall. They all suddenly started moving.

If only I could aim them all at Gray and make him beg for mercy.

Suddenly, all those swords aimed their tips to Gray and started flying through the air.

Wait!

As quickly as the swords came to life, they fell back to the ground, free from that other wordly power that had momentarily possessed them. It was then that I realized that, maybe just maybe, I could be able to control the swords as well.

I closed my eyes and concentrated. I once again felt this otherworldly aura, paired with an uncontrollable amount of adrenaline rushing through my veins. I lifted my hands up to the sky and, without thinking, whispered the words:

"DANCE MY SWORDS!"

I heard the swoosh of many swords piercing the air followed by their clatter, one after the other. I opened my eyes and found them in pile across the floor.

I looked at Gray, who was now on the ground, bleeding from many different areas. It was obvious that some of the swords had gotten to him. Natsu was still sitting against the wall, holding both of his hands up to his neck, catching his breath. He looked at me, eyes wide with fear.

"Erza..." he whispered as he breathed out. I relaxed my body, not realizing it had been tense until then, but I felt a part of my body shaking. I looked down and saw that my hands were trembling, a dark red glow surrounding the contours of my skin, going from my fingertips to the rest of my body. I brought my trembling hands up to my face before I focused my gaze back to Natsu.

"What. The. Actual. HELL!"


Hi! Sorry for waiting so long to post this chappie! I've rewritten it so many times because it never felt right. Especially when I forced myself to write when I didn't feel in the mood. As I'm progressing through this story, I'm starting to learn about myself and find myself as a writer. One of the things I've found out is that I write the best when I'm actually feeling motivated and in the mood to write! You learn something new everyday, am I right?

I'm currently working on chapter 8 and I will try my best to upload it before Monday, but no promises! I'm thankful to all of the people who have been able to bear with me! You might not believe me, but you truly motivate me and keep me going! Thank yall so much and feel free to review! Only nice things and constructive criticism though! I will not tolerate anyone who tries to mock or rudely comment on my work!

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