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A dull thumping throbbed inside his head. A slow pulse pumped through his veins. This was one of the most aching headache the dragon slayer had ever felt. Even his whole body felt stiff to move.
As his eyes squinted open, a burning light pierced his sight. Sound began to materialize in the air. The scent of salt-filled tears filled his nose. Who was it? Who was crying? Why were they crying?
As Natsu eyes began to adjust, he saw the sharp light was nothing but a dim glow of a flame lit torch.
Dark, sandstone bricks tiled the floor beneath him. Old, thick and thin tree up through the cracks in the ancient floor. Natsu grumbled, looking up at the open night sky. The moon was so big; it looked so close that the fire mage could reach up and touch it. He must be somewhere high up for such a view. Onyx eyes searched around him. They looked curiously for the source of the crying. In the end the dragon slayer sat up to get a better look.
Looking around, the dark skies completely surrounded him. Dark night walls closed around him on all sides but one. The only place you could get a view like this would be onto of a- Natsu looked down. Leaning close to tr edge of the ground next to him, he saw the 15Km drop to the forestation below. Natsu was indeed ontop of .
A nostalgic feeling churned inside his stomach. A bad feeling caused his heart to race rapidly as his body slowly turned around.
In the center of the mountain top stone floor, with only about 50m diameter, was whom he was dreading. It was Lucy. Chains linked her bruised body to the ground. Short chains tied her ankles down. Body length chains cuffed to germ arms. Lucy was dropped to her knees,her face buried in her palms. Soft tears trickled through her finger as she sobbed. "Lucy." Natsu breathed.
Without thinking his body lurched forwards, desperate to hold her. Natsu came to an abrupt stop as chains jerked his wrists and ankles. They stopped him just out of reach of the celestial mage. "Lucy!" Natsu called. The blondes head snapped up, turning to face the dragon slayer. Tear stained cheeks, red puffed up eyes turned his way. Natsu returned a sympathetic expression.
"Natsu," she wailed lurching forward to reach him. Chains jerked her backwards at a fingers graze away from each other. Lucy glared at the rusted iron chains in dismay.
Suddenly, her arms shook viciously. Trying to get them off desperatly. Natsu caught a glance of her despairing face. She look terrified. Natsu had never seen hers frightened before. The rattling chains weren't breaking, however the cuffs chafed at her skin causing her wrists and ankles to bleed.
"Lucy," Natsu called, trying to get her attention. She didn't hear him. "LUCE!" Natsu growled. Lucys body stopped. Slowly,she turned to face him. Soft, fearful eyes watched him. Natsu leant his head forward. Lucys chains pulled her arms backwards as she leaned closer. Until both their heads touched. Forehead to forehead, they closed their eyes.
For moments, they sat quietly, listening to each other calmly breathe. Lucy took a deep breath and interrupted the calm silence. "Natsu, they're going to kill me." Natsu felt his heart squeeze tight into an almost stop. Each time his heart beat, an aching pain boiled in his blood. And with each breathe he took, his lungs burned. Swallowing the lump in his throat, he stayed composed, not moving an inch.
"No. They're not. I promise I won't let that happen." Natsu growled. Lucy gave a weak cough.
"But-" she began to differ.
"I absolutely promise. So don't give up on me yet." Lucy sighed in defeat. Natsu warmth curled around. It was true even if thy were in the face if death itself, she would still feel safe with him by her side.
"Thank you Natsu," she giggled. A cool feeling of relieve soothed faintly over his raging body.
"Its the worst crime to make promise to a lady which you can't keep." A deep voice rumbled sadly. A dark bearded man approached the pair.
"Don't you dare touch her." Natsu growled.
"We don't need to. " Amira appeared behind the celestial wizard. "You're the one who has to die dragon slayer."
"What?" Natsu exclaimed.
"No. No." Lucy shrieked. "NATSU!" Quickly the large pirate drew his sabre sheet. In the same smooth moment, all his force fell with the sword as it plunged down to Natsus chest. "NATSU!" Lucy cried.
Seconds before the sword hit, Natsu flipped backwards in a impossibly quick jump. As the sword slammed against the floor, a loud clang of two metals rang. Natsu had manage to flick the chains underneath the swords plummet. Iron crumbled underneath the sword force. The chains broke free. Lucy gasped in a surprise,as the slayer leapt to his feet.
The man grunted in exasperation. Of course the slayer wouldn't die that easily. Pulling his sabre free for the stone, he immediately swung it at Natsu. Dodging the swings, only just, the pink-haired boy danced with the sword. Ducking, rolling, jumping in order to skim the advances of the sword. Lucy was surprised how acrobatic Natsu really was. Mid-air twists, sumersaults, hand overs, it was so amazing to watch.
Frustration burned in the mans pitiful face as he couldn't manage to land a hit on the man. "Why are you doing this?" Natsu growled, jumping over the sword swinging under his feet.
"We want to be free from this damned island!" The man snapped as Natsu ducked under a high blow.
"Free?" Natsu snapped, leaning to the left to avoid a right lunge.
"That girl told you the story." Through captain hissed, as Natsu leaned backwards to miss a decapitating swing. "We are bound to stay here because of that dam star key."
"Didn't she do it to save you ancestors." Natsu rolled out the way of that forceful plunge.
"Saved us? She damned us!" The man scoffed. "And your girl will die. If we are to be free!" the large man roared. Natsu hissed the elbow ramming into his chest. The slayer staggered backwards winded. When the next swing came, Natsu only instinctively leapt back.
The slayer foot just touched the edge of the flat mountain top before his foot slipped as the fire mage dropped off the side. "Natsu!" Lucy shrieked. The lady few pink tuffs of hair disappeared of the cliff. Lucy felt her heart stop, her breath catch n her throat and a horrible sinking feeling of emptiness infect throughout her body.
Lucys body lunged forward against the chains. "NATSU!" She screamed. "NATSU!"
No NATSU! Natsu he's... Fallen? What will happen now? Is this really the end for Natsu and Lucy?
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