Title: Blood Revelation
Author: Sane. Allen
Rated: T
Genre: Angst, Hurt and Comfort, Romance
Summary: Nastu was kidnapped by a dark guild few days after Erza was declared to be the 7th guild master of Fairy tail. Three weeks after Natsu got kidnapped, Zeref, who heard what happen to Natsu, pass by a castle where he heard Natsu screams. The dark mage saved him, but the fairy tail mages arrive when he healed Nastu and both of the revealed something that the other mages never accepted for few years.
Pairing: Eventually Gray x Natsu
Warnings: Bad Grammars, OOC, Angst scene, Mention of rapes, torture, brother complex, temporary female Natsu, bad languages, gore and violence, trigger warnings and major AU.
"Talking"
'Thinking'
"Brother complex mode, angry"
(Actions while singing/ actions while playing song/ scene change)
"Flashback/Past/memories"
"Emphasizing"
Please enjoy the story!
A/N: I'll using Natsu and Etherias to call our favorite salamander
Opening Song: V.I.P from Magi
Akogare o ima tsukanda
(Natsu, who was facing to the right and face down, slowly looks up and look in front and gives a sad smile.)
Daikansei no namari ni kokochiyoku utareta nara
(Zeref, who was facing to the left, face down as well, looks up although albeit faster and gives us a sad look)
(Gray, who was standing in the middle, face down, looks up and raise both of his hands, his fisted hand to the other and began to use his magic)
Saa tobikomou
(Then Gray release it, viewing this words
"Blood Revelation
ケツち
コクつ.げる")
Ashita kara umarekawaru to ka dareka ga mikiritsuketa to ka kono machi no sutairu to ka
(Sakura petals began to fall from their tree. Zeref, who's back is facing us, walks few meters away before stopping and look behind him and watch the petals flew before reaching his hand out and caught some sakura petals before blowing it and looks up.)
Sonna mono ni nagasaretsuzukete kado no toreta genseki ni wa kitto daremo you wa nai
(Nastu, who was laying down at the grass under the shade of tree, watch the petals flew over him before reaching out and caught one of the petals, and inhaled deeply when the breeze pass him and he lets go of the petals his holding)
Fushigi to tobira no mukou ni wa V.I.P nanoru yatsu wa naku daremo ga kunou no hate sa
(Gray, who was climbing at a plain grass mountain, stops and look down where he saw the town below him and looks up and watches the petals flew, before reaching out and took some petals before pocketing it, he smiled and then he continue to walk)
Akogare o ima tsukanda mi o yudanereba ii kaji wa kono te ni mittsu
(Zeref, who's face was near the view before it began to move away and showed as his whole body, open his closed eyes, as the view moves away from him and held up his fisted hand before opening it and releasing some black mist. Natsu jump in front of Zeref smiling and blow some fire towards the black mist, which made the mist to burst into flame before it disappeared, showing)
Kazoete the show time
( Natsu and Zeref standing back to back smiling and their hands intertwined.)
Daikansei no namari ni kokochiyoku utareta nara saa tobikomou
(Gray appeared in front of them and began to make some arrows with his magic and shoots it at us, followed by Erza who was wearing her Heaven's wheeled armor and her swords circling around before firing at us and lastly Lucy who summoned her celestial spirits.)
("Blood Revelation
ケツち
コクつ.げる")
(Bloody 14: Sacred Orbs and Old Friends Part II)
(The Next day)
Natsu and Aoi started their journey at the break of dawn. As they had north and pass the trees, Natsu couldn't help but worry for her brother and the others but mostly, Zeref. She sighed, wishing she could use her magic but there must be a reason why her parents told her not too.
"I was told by the brat that your brother revived you Nat-chan." Aoi then commented which made Natsu to look at him.
"Nat-chan?" she asks confusion.
"I called you that when you were young." He answered, while Natsu hummed before smiling.
"And you called father brat?"
"Well, he is... to me that is." Aoi shrug which made Natsu to chuckled before sighing.
"Yup, Zeref-nii told me that I'm the E.N.D., his powerful demon, a curse he put on me so that when he dies, I die as well."
"Can you use it?"
"No..." Natsu sighed sadly. "Unfortunately I can't. Zeref-nii said that I need to train to control it, or I might turn into a demon, and lost control. That's why my book should never be open without his permission, because if it was open, then everyone is good as dead."
"Your book?" Aoi ask, confuse, before landing at Natsu head.
"Hmmmm... Every demon Zeref-nii created had their own books to seal their powers. If you know the Lullaby, its power was sealed at a flute, I'm sure nii had a book about that demon, but due to some accidents the power sealed at the flute and the book was empty."
"How come you know all of this? Karma told me that you will forgot everything."
"I did forgot years ago, but a month ago I was kidnapped and was force to remember everything... and I think... father pass his 'gift' to me." She said hesitantly, which made Aoi to frown.
"What? That's impossible." he said. "Karma's magic as a future seer mage will be pointless if your only a half Akabane."
"Aoi... I don't see the future... I see the past of my brother. His past after I died, how he talk to me about his demons, how he failed at making them... I saw them." She paused and look at him.
"Aoi... can my mother see the past?" The blue phoenix fell silent, wondering if his mistress was right, if Natsu ever had the ability to see the past then it must have came from her great-great-grandmother, who had that ability.
"No... your mother cannot, but your great-great-grandmother can." He said, Natsu hummed, before continue to walk, the atmosphere around them seems to be unknown, because none of them knew whether its an awkward, tense, happy or sad atmosphere, but for now they let their mind to rest from their information. Well, more like Aoi was resting his mind, Natsu was remember the night she saw his brother past, which was two days ago, before arriving at her mother's cottage, whether this was a gift or not, Natsu isn't sure but she would do her best to know her brother, even if she had to use this gift.
(Albareth Empire, Same day)
Zeref was looking outside from the castle veranda, where Makarov found out about his family. Speaking of family, he look to the side and smiled, when he saw how Brandish are teaching his sisters to dance, while the boys were under Invel teachings, learning what they should learn at their age. But Zeref knew that Lily was annoyed at this, he was a big cat, older than the others, but he also knew that Lily was enjoying playing as Happy's twin and as a child. So Lily let go of his pride and enjoyed everything.
"Lord Zeref." August said, walking towards the 'young' emperor who look at him.
"What is it August?" He asked.
"Are you worried about your sister, Princess Etherias?" He asked, Eileen was standing behind the old Spriggan, looking at him as well. At his question, Zeref smiled sadly and turn to look back at the mountain.
"I am."
"Is it because you thought it will be very dangerous for the princess?" Eileen asked, Zeref shake his head and they saw as he began to tremble.
"If Natsu is the one who inherited my mother's blood... then..." he paused, everyone around him stop what they were doing and look at him worriedly.
"Nii-sama?" Wendy ask softly.
"I'M MORE WORRIED ABOUT THAT PERVERTED BIRD WILL DO SOME PERVERT THINGS TO MY SISTER! I WILL KILL YOU IF YOU DO SO, KORO-SENSEI!" The emperor shouted, which shock them as he cried with crocodiles tears, they all look at each other asking if they know what their emperor was talking about. Wendy and her other siblings sighed.
"I think we should blame Nee-sama for making Nii-sama going out of character." The blue haired mage stated, while the other sighed in defeat. No one, and they mean no one, can ever turn their cold emperor into a five years old boy unless you go by the name Natsu Dragneel, had pink haired and a fiery attitude. But they won't change that for the world, after all, it just prove that their emperor cares at someone at some point, even if its not them.
(With Natsu and Aoi)
Natsu and Aoi, sneezed together, before looking at each other when Aoi manage to burn a bark of the tree from his small 'achoo'.
"I bet it's your brother who's talking about us." he said, while Natsu sniffed a bit and nodded.
"Yup, your right." She agreed before looking at her bracelets.
"Ne, Aoi..." She called out which made the bird to look at her and down her bracelet before he look back at her from her shoulder.
"Can you teach me how to use them?" The bird smirked.
"I can but can you handle my training?" At that Natsu smirked back.
"More than you know."
(Three days later)(A/N: I'm going to skip how Natsu traveled, I'm behind schedule for my chapters)
Natsu and Aoi look at the scenery in front of them with slight wide and shock eyes before they look at each other.
"This is the right place, right?" The pink haired princess asked, the phoenix nodded before she look back at the scene in front of her. "I expect the place to be full of life, considering its the land where a guardian lives but... I didn't expect this." She added, in front of them was a dead land, no signs of life at all, animals bones at the ground, the sky dark, dead trees and plants, the land is dry and had some cracks, which made Natsu to be wary, because she doesn't know if it will turn into a sink hole.
"I also thought the same..." The bird stated, and Natsu slowly walk down at the small hill they were standing.
"Was the hill we were standing earlier was the border of this land and the next?" She asked, which made the bird to hum as he fly beside him.
"Maybe... we never knew whether they had borders or not." Natsu sighed at his answer and look around.
"Do you know where Regilos is staying at?" She asked, the bird perched at the branch of a dead tree beside her and shake his head, which made her to sigh again. Just then Natsu heard a rumbling sound followed by the ground shaking.
"Wha-?!" Both of them exclaim, then something burst out in front of Natsu, causing some bed rocks and land flew around them and towards her.
"Kyyaaa!" She screamed as the rocks went towards her when the bird went in front of her and created a dome shield.
'Nii-san!'
(Albareth Empire)
Zeref look up from the paper he was currently signing at, while his other siblings read the books he had at his library where they are currently staying at.
"Natsu..." he whispered, before standing up and head towards the window, which made his younger siblings to look up from their books. Though they didn't called him, instead they merely look at him, knowing that his worried at their elder sister.
'Please be safe...' Zeref thought, as he leaned his forehead at the window pane, not knowing that his sister is in a dangerous situation.
(Natsu and Aoi)
Aoi then release the shield, once everything settled and look at his mistress, who smiled at him as a thanks, when Natsu's smile suddenly turn into a shock expression.
"Aoi..." She whispered silently, and points behind the bird who turned around and jerkily flew back at what they saw. In front of them was a huge turtle, big as a dragon, but it was no ordinary turtle, it's shell was covered with plain grass, pointy rocks above the grass, its long neck was covered with flat rocks and a small stream of lava, its feet was surrounded with gems as the toes were metals, mouth open showing pointy teeth, eyes black and had a pointy nose, spike on its head.
"Wh... what is that?" Natsu ask backing away from the turtle, who growled at her, which made her flinch.
"That's... Regilos... the guardian of the earth orb..." Aoi stated slowly flying beside his mistress, at his tone, Natsu knew that he was shock as she was, and she was correct, because her phoenix then added. "But... that's not what he looks like the last time I saw him."
"Then how did you know that..that's..." Natsu trailed off, finally seeing a slightly brown orb, glowing above the spike of the turtles head. "Is that..."
"Yes, that's the orb..." Aoi answered the unasked question. As the two of them focus at the orb, they didn't notice that Regilos's mount had a fire ball forming inside, only when did the guardian release it did Natsu notice and immediately jump, or in Aoi case, flew to the side. Though they were still caught with the explosion when the ball met the land making Natsu to flew towards a dead tree while Aoi to the sky.
"Ouch..." Natsu grunted before standing up and look at the guardian, who in return looks at her. Aoi look at them from the sky, as the seconds pass everything was tense, that is until the guardian went to attack the pink haired princess, who waited before jumping up, stepping at the nose bridge of the guardian for a better leverage. Aoi look at his mistress in awe, didn't expecting for her to immediately went to the orb, when in reality... Natsu wasn't planning it, only when did she saw the orb on her way up did she decided to grab it, but suddenly the spike at the turtles head suddenly grew covering the orb, which made Natsu to clench her teeth before doing a mid spin, making her feet to meet the body of the spike and use it to push her away from it. Aoi went towards her as she landed at the ground and look at the guardian.
"Stay away from my orb, Humans!" The guardian roared, while Natsu blink and Aoi flew in front of her.
"Calm down, Regilos! This girl here is the child of Nagisa!" He shouted, only to be answered by a fireball, which they dodge and jump to the side.
"Shut it! No more will you harm me!" At that statement Natsu and Aoi look at each before looking back at the guardian who continue to speak. "For the pass years... you humans, destroyed my home! my woods and kill my animals! I will kill you!" And then suddenly the spikes behind the guardian began to flew and head towards them.
"Woah!" Natsu exclaimed, jumping to the side and notice that new spike replaced the ones that were fired at them. Natsu jump and run to the side as the guardian continue to attack her.
"Nat-chan!" Aoi shouted, flying towards her. "Nat-chan, this might be my theory but I think Regilos might be-"
"Corrupted." Natsu ended, cutting Aoi from speaking more, which made the phoenix to blink.
"How did you know?" He asked.
"He said that the humans destroyed his home, and for a guardian, their home is their elements, maybe... 400 years and up had pass since you last saw him, maybe humans cut down trees and all that things he mentioned and never replace them or waited for them to grow back again. With that kind of feelings, as the time pass the guardians will be corrupted."
"Are there any chances that the others might be corrupted as well?"
"Gosh, I hope not." Natsu then jump to the side before a spike could hit her and jumps up at the said spike and stands there, looking at the guardian who was growling at her. Natsu close her eyes and took a deep breath before lifting her left arm where her bracelet is and exhaled. Kneeling down at one leg, Natsu raise her arms up, her left arm straight in front of her while the other was bend heading towards the back.
"With the blood of the blue phoenix clan running in my veins, I command you to show yourself to me and help me with my fight!" She chanted, Aoi watch from above.
'She's doing the summoning spell of the Shiota... well, as long as it's not her dragon magic or any else it's fine.' The bird thought and continue to watch his mistress.
"Arrow!" Natsu shouted and then an bow and arrows appeared at her hand, just in time as the guardian began to gather fire on it's mouth. Natsu inhaled deeply and before slowly releasing it and waited for the guardian to fire, the moment Regilos did, the pink haired princess fire her own arrow, which was then covered in blue fire right after, passing and destroying the fire ball and hitting the orb. Natsu and Aoi panic and gaped when they realize where the bow hit.
"What are you doing Nat-chan?!" Aoi roared, flying down towards Natsu, who gulped fearfully. "You are not supposed to hit the orb!" As the bird continue to scold the princess, they forgot the orb and the guardian. The blue fire around the arrow that Natsu shot, was slowly spreading itself around the orb and the guardian, who remained still until a bright light came out from them, stopping Aoi from scolding Natsu more and look at the direction where the light came from and then it was gone as well as the guardian and the orb. Natsu gulped fearfully, glancing at Aoi, who's beak was drop to the ground, she whimpered silently and prepared for the worst, when something flash before her eyes and in return it made her clench her eyes more. Suddenly she felt a huge hand on her head, patting her.
"Eh?" She asks softly before turning around and gasp sharply, Aoi blink before looking at her mistress, wandering why her breath hitched and what he saw made him shout.
"REGILOSSSSSSSSS?!" Behind them and patting Natsu head was a man with a height of 6'6 ft, lean body, dress with a long red kimono and a black cape, his hair was black, and so long that it reaches his ankle and tied into a lose ponytail, tan skin and soft black eyes. There were no weapons found on him, which made Natsu to be nervous and glad, the man was smiling at them. Holding the brown orb with his right arm, safe and undamaged.
"Hello, Koro-sensei." Regilos greeted, which made the bird to sigh and flew towards them.
"Actually Regilos, it's Aoi Ajisai now, my new mistress gave it to me." He said, Regilos blink before looking down and saw Natsu which made him step back and exclaimed.
"Woah!"
"You just realize that now didn't you?" Aoi sighed as he perched from his mistress shoulder.
"I thought it was Nagisa! I mean, she's the only blue fire phoenix I know and the person who only had a pink hair!" He shouted before glancing at Natsu and gasp. "And she looks like Nagisa!"
"I'm her daughter so stop talking as if I'm not here!" Natsu shouted, pouting while the bird shake his head at Regilos attitude.
"What!? Daughter!?" Both Blue fire phoenix clan members sighed as they began to explain everything that had happen.
(Half an hour later)
Natsu glared at Regilos, who was shrinking away from her, knowing that she was pretty much mad when he continue to cut in during their explanation.
'Even guardians are childish.' She thought, inwardly shaking her head.
"So... you need my orb as well as the rest of the elemental, season and the top three orb for your brother?" Regilos asks, glancing at Natsu before looking back at the bird, who was standing in front of him while his mistress was a few steps away from them to the side and leaned in to whisper.
"Are you sure that's Nagisa's daughter? Because if she is then it would be okay if I court her right?" He smiled at the bird only to be answered by Natsu, who heard everything due to his sharp ears.
"I am Nagisa Shiota Dragneel's daughter and no you are not allowed to court me. One, I was born male and will be a male once I overcome my past. Two, my siblings and people will kill you, whether your a guardian or not, and three..." As Natsu mentioned those words, she glared at the guardian and it got darker and darker until she reach the end.
"I will kill you for thinking of courting me."
...
...
..
.
"Your so cruel!" Regilos cried out, while Natsu sweat drop and glance at Aoi, who sighed.
"Guardians are very much childish on the inside even though they seem tough on the outside." He sighed again as the guardian continue to cry. Though the crying didn't last longer because Natsu immediately smack him hard in the face.
"CUT IT OUT ALREADY!" She shouted, irritated at the guardian. While the guardian was here crying like a child, who knows what is happening back to her empire, which made her aura more darker than ever. Regilos, who finally felt her aura, immediately became serious.
"Alright then." He said, coughing into his hand and immediately reach out his orb in front of Natsu, allowing her to hold it. "I want a single tear from your right eye and drop it into this orb, that way you can carry this orb wherever you go and you can bring this land back to its former self." He explain, when Natsu look confuse, the princess look at her phoenix who nodded. Licking her lips, Natsu inhaled deeply, remembering what Aoi told her as he train her on their way here.
"As the heir of the blue phoenix clan, well, leader of the of the blue phoenix clan, you are capable of healing every one or everything as long as..." Aoi trailed as Natsu look at him with confusion.
"As long as what?"
"As long as you think of your happiness or happy memories."
She exhaled slowly and began to think about her siblings, most importantly her brother, who gave everything for her, who was always there for her whether she knows it or not.
'Thank you... nii-sama.' She thought just as a single tear fell down from her right eye. Inside that tear was her experience with her brother, her happy moments with him. The tear fell down at the orb, and her other companions had to held back a gasp as the orb glow brightly and brightly until they were covered with the lightness that made them close their eyes. When Aoi and Regilos open their eyes, they couldn't help but gasp in shock. Natsu was holding the orb to her chest, cradling as if it was a baby, her long pink hair softly floating around her, a soft smile and aura surrounding her, eyes close, but that scene wasn't the reason they were in shock. Because as they look at the scene they couldn't help but think, Natsu was the exact replica of Nagisa... no not the replica but the perfect leader and princess of the blue phoenix clan. Aoi blink plenty of times, wondering whether it was his imagination or not, it was Nagisa, floating above her child, looking at her lovingly before turning to look at him and smiled before she disappeared.
"Well..." Regilos started as he look around his land before looking back at the princess, who finally opened here eyes and smiled at them, which made him smile back. "Looks like we got another perfect princess and leader once again... rigth Aoi-kun?" He asked, while the bird hum happily.
(An hour later)
It was time for them to go and gather the other orbs. Natsu just finished making sure that everything was back to normal and that the orb was safe inside her necklace. How Aoi manage to do that, she doesn't know but she is grateful for the bird, waving at the guardian good bye, Natsu couldn't wait to meet the rest of the guardians, as well as Aoi.
(Two days later)
SPLASH!
"Kyaa!"
"Whoa!"
SPLASH!
Natsu panted heavily, her clothes wet and sticky, which made her wish that she could use her magic. Aoi is seen flying above her as they both waited for the next water spray to attack them. It took them two days to arrive at Etlantris, where the water guardian, Aquaria, lived. As the two of them headed to Etlantris, they expected the worse. Though Aoi declared that it was much worse, the once crystal blue that he once knew and loved is now pitch black, dry and crack land surrounding the big lake where Aquaria lived in, no more fishes that use to swim around freely the pond and the guardian was on its guardian form. A water serpent, but instead of sky blue scales he and his former mistress usually saw whenever they see the said guardian, it was pitch black just like the lake. The orb was nowhere to be found, but the hands of the tiny hands of the serpent were clench as if they were holding something before but it was lose, it's mane releasing some black smoke. Upon arriving at the lake, they never expected to be blasted with water which made Natsu went and Aoi to fly slowly.
"Got any idea on how to help her, Aoi?" Natsu asked, before dodging another water spray, but she didn't expect for the serpent to use its tail, wrap it around her left ankle and lift her up.
"Kyaa!" Natsu scream while Aoi was flying around the serpent trying to distract it, when the said guardian suddenly threw Natsu at the middle of the lake, which nearly made her lose consciousness when she gasp out. She shakes her head and began to look around and was about to swim up when suddenly, she something glowing at the corner of her eyes. Turning and swimming to look at it, she found out that it was the missing orb.
'So the orb was here the whole time!' She thought before reaching out to grab, when she was electrified by it. 'It reject me!' She thought to herself before narrowing her eyes with determination, taking out her bracelet and mentally calling her mother's sword. She was lucky that she can call them mentally now, and it's all thanks to Aoi's training. Once the sword was in it's normal form, she made a slicing motion hoping it would touch the orb considering how close she is, but she didn't expect for the water to be parted, which caught the attention of a certain phoenix and serpent who immediately flew towards, one wanting to protect and the other wanting to kill. Natsu gritted her teeth and began to inhaled deeply, a single tear fell down to her sword which she was looking at, before twirling it and stab the orb which cause a huge bright light to come out and strong wind. Once it settled Natsu look up and saw the serpent glowing before everything went black.
(Few minutes later)
"Calm down Aoi..."
"Don't tell me to calm down Aquaria! If her brother founds out that she fainted under my care, I will be a phoenix stew!"
"Wow protective much huh."
"If that little brat had that brat looks while having his mother attitude, I won't be shock if he had a protective attitude like his parents but instead of having his mother protectiveness he had the brat's! which is worse!"
"Your that scared huh?"
"Who wouldn't be!? Shall I remind you that he threaten to turn you into sardines when you suggest for Nagisa to marry Solaris while he was courting her!"
"..."
"..."
"Please don't remind me of that."
"Ugh... can you please tone it down for a bit." Natsu groaned out, waking up due to their loudness, head throbbing in pain. She slowly open her eyes while clutching her head and notice a beautiful lady, with long dark blue hair that reaches her ankles, wearing a sky blue spaghetti dress and barefooted, smiling at her.
"Hello Princess..." She said softly, Natsu smiled before groaning and look at her chest where she was cradling the orb, blinking in confusion.
"What the...?" She trailed off, remembering that when she tried to touch the orb for the first, she was electrified, but now she felt safe.
"Is there something wrong Nat-chan?" Aoi asked, landing in front of her, finally stopping flying in circles from above, paniking.
"You were shocked when you touch the orb weren't you?" Aquaria guessed, which earn a nod from Natsu. "Orb never allow themselves to be hold by someone else other than the guardian, unless the said guardian hand the orb over to you or your the one they've been waiting for."
"The one they've been waiting for?" Natsu asks in confusion, only to receive a smile and a grin from the guardian and phoenix.
"You will know it time." The water guardian said, which made Natsu to sigh and stands up, before lifting her bracelet up and blows the orb gently. After that the orb began to glow and shrinks before heading to her bracelet, sticking itself like a glowing pearl beside the earth orb.
"How did you learn to do that?" Aquaria asked, shock. She only knew one clan who can transform a weapon, orbs or anything at all into jewelries and those were the Blue Fire phoenix clan, but she never thought that this girl could do it.
"Aoi taught me on the way. Much easier he said." Natsu answered, patting her clothes before looking around for her bag which is fortunately on a dry area. "I'm going to change some clothes." She mumbled before going to where her bag is and into the bushes and trees, hung her cloak as a curtain in front of her and out from her view, using one of the branches of the two trees that she passed.
"Your just lazy," She heard the water guardian complain as she take of her upper clothes followed by her bandages around her chest before throwing it at the side and began to wear a bra (A/N: P.S. I'm getting uncomfortable on where this part is heading *sighs*) which her brother made her bring, when she saw there are no more clean bandages. After putting her bra on as well as her top clothes, which is the same style she used since the very beginning of her journey, she then took off her short and underwear and change into a new one, followed by her socks and extra black shoes. She then change her bandage around her arm and used the dry ones she used to wrap around her chest and began to gather her things and took the cloak from the trees. Walking away from her spot, Natsu look around where the sun shines which is isn't far from the shade they were in, ignoring the quarreling guardian and phoenix, she laid her shoes down, hung her cloak and clothes using the branches that extended itself towards the sun and left them to dry there before heading to pond and look down, before smiling once she saw that the life in the pond finally came back.
"PERVERT PHOENIX!" Natsu flinched before turning look what was going on behind her and sweat drop when the heated aura around them continue to grow.
"Are you fighting due to your elements or you just miss each other?" Natsu asked, smirking at them as it stop the two of them from saying more and sighed instead, the princess smiled and look back at the water. After a few minutes, she stood up, dusted her knees and turn to grab her clothes, planning to leave when she saw Aquaria putting some fruits into her bag. She smiled in thanks once their eyes meet and took her cloak from Aoi, who brought it to her, as the guardian put her dry clothes back inside her bag. When Natsu walk towards her shoes, she sighed when it was still wet and decide to just hang it on the side of the bag.
"We'll be going." She said, smiling at Aquaria, who nodded and kissed her forehead.
"Good luck on helping your brother."
"Hai!"
(Three days later)
Natsu and Aoi stared at the man standing in front of them, shocked and a bit of a surprise. The man narrowed his eyes at their reaction before laughing loudly and began to pat Natsu's head, and taps Aoi's.
"Oh come on, you two did you really think that I can will fight you? Well... if you went after me first then I have to fight you." He grins at their confuse expression before they asked.
"What do you mean?"
"I'm the wind guardian, the wind is in my command, wherever the wind goes, I am there. Wind is everywhere and so am I. So put it this way, if my wind is everywhere then its in the land of Regilos and Aquaria, if those guardians are corrupted then so am I, due to my wind getting corrupted as well but if they aren't then I'm safe~" The man then began to twirl around which the two phoenix to sweat drop and sighed.
"That man is Aurelo." Aoi stated, as the said guardian began to skip. "Among all the guardians, he's the childish one, probably due to his entity the wind, which like a child."
"How so?" Natsu asked and began to back away from the man.
"Well, wind can be gentle like a child, and be dangerous as if they were throwing a tantrum. If it was possible that man would be kid, but luckily he had a body of a man, people won't tease him if they ever saw him. If he did..."
"Then a strong typhoon would appear." Natsu sighed and flinched when suddenly the man was in front of her. She then took in his appearance, silver hair that reaches his knees and tied into a high ponytail, silver eyes, slight round face, 6 ft tall, and wearing the same clothes like Zeref only his color is white.
"Its a pleasure to meet the heir of the phoenix clan." The man bowed, which made Natsu to bow as well.
"The pleasure is all mine." She said and smiled at the man, who smiled back before reaching his hand out and revealed his silver orb, glowing. Natsu didn't waste any second and change the orb like she did to the previous orb before looking back at the guardian.
"Take care and be careful, the wind will always be with you." He stated before slowly disappearing.
"Whoa... that was short." Aoi commented, which earn a chuckled from his mistress before they left.
(Two days later)
Natsu and Aoi panted as they finally reach their final destination for gathering the elemental orbs, Flerelos, the land of the Fire guardian, Solaris. Natsu then wiped the sweat that was starting to gather around her forehead, while Aoi perched himself at this mistress shoulder.
"I never thought Flerelos would be so hot, not only that... Father didn't say that it's basically the land for active volcanoes!" Natsu shouted, looking at the land in front of her which are mountain of volcanoes that are bursting small lava once in a while.
"I normally love hot places but I never knew a place that can be hot like this~"
"Why are you complaining?" Aoi snorted, though he was shaking his feathers once in a while. At his statement, Natsu gasped and look at him as if he was nuts.
"What?! I'm not complaining!" She denied, before the bird could say something, Natsu immediately sprinted forward laughing happily. "This is my land!" She declared, the bird sweat drop.
'So all those whining were happy statements?! Is Igneel magical teachings affect her that much that she loves a place like this, like her surrogate father/grandfather?!' He thought and then his mind went to his former mistress. 'But then, Nagisa is also like this. I guess its in the phoenix clan and Dragneel bloodline to be like this.' he ended happily, that was when he notice that his mistress finally stopped running and laughing.
"It's been a while..." He heard a deep voice started, which made him look from his mistress to the man in front of them. "Nagisa, Koro-sensei. I see that, Karma is not with you." At his statement, Aoi couldn't help himself but to face palm or in his case face wing(?), while Natsu fell down, anime style, which made Aoi to flap his wings. The guardian blink at their reaction, Natsu then immediately sat up and pout at the man in front of her. Short red hair, sharp red eyes, 6'8 ft, lean body, and wearing red knee high combat boots, red slacks and sleeveles vest, slight red long sleeve button up shirt and a cape.
"Solaris..." Aoi sighed before looking seriously at the man while Natsu sulk. "How long have you been sleeping?" he asked, the guardian hummed before shaking his head.
"Don't know, few years maybe?"
"400 YEARS HAD PASS SINCE MY MOTHER'S ERA! MY NAME'S NATSU DAMN IT!" The pink haired princess screamed glaring at the man, who look her with wide eyes before looking back at the bird for confirmation only to receive a deadpanned expression.
"WHHHAAAAATTTTTTTTT?!"
(A while later)
"So let me get this straight." Solaris started, leading the way back to his cave. "Nagisa and Karma are dead, I sleep for four centuries, and you're their daughter, who is on a mission to gather the orb for lifting your brother's curse."
"Yup." Natsu answered, the guardian hummed.
"I can't believe that brat's vision did come true." The man grumbled, before glancing at Natsu and saw a bit of resemblance from both of her parents which made his chest hurt for a bit. 'Damn it.'
"So the fire element guardian always sleep to keep the fire and volcanoes calm?" Natsu asked, looking at her bird who was nodding.
"Yup, it's the best way."
"So the reason he isn't corrupted like the first two guardians is because he's sleeping?"
"That and humans are afraid of my fire." Solaris answered, and nearly fell down at Natsu's statement.
"But I love them, after all I do eat fires due to my dragon slayer magic."
"YOU EAT MY FIRES!?" The guardian roared and the volcano beside them burst a big lava before it calm down.
"Yup, after all eating fire is my strength." He sighed and look at Aoi, who was snickering at him.
"Yeah, yeah whatever Aoi." he grumbled before looking at Natsu, who was looking at him with big innocent olive eyes. He smiled sadly and patted her head before he began to lead the way, while Aoi narrowed his eyes and sighed before perching at his mistress head.
"He still love her huh." He stated, Natsu look at him before looking at the man in front of her.
"He had a crush on mom?"
"Yup, it goes years back. That man and the other guardians were your mother's best friends since they were kids and were quite inseparable, but due to the duties as a guardian and their immortality, a distanced was created between them, the guardians remained together while your mom was out of the group. They were still friends though, but when Karma entered the picture, everything was back to normal, the guardians no longer feel guilty about leaving your mom alone as long as she's with your father and Karma fit in quite quickly. But at first the guardians thought your parents were merely friends, when Karma kissed Nagisa in front of them... well, it 'cause quite an uproar and the guardians challenge Karma for duel to see if he's worthy to be with your mom. During in the middle of the battle between Solaris and Karma, however..."
(Flashback 400 years ago)
Nagisa watched at the heated battle between her lover and best friend, Solaris. Hearing a groan beside her, she look to the side and saw Koro-sensei smirking at the defeated guardians who somehow got bruised on their faces.
"Here I thought, guardians were strong." Koro-sensei stated, which made Nagisa to sigh.
"That brat is good, and Nagisa is also the one who teaches him some spells. Nagisa is the only person who can defeat us you know." Regilos grumbled.
"Nope, Karma is an Akabane, that's why he wins." The pink haired girl stated, before turning to look back at the battle when she saw her friends shocked faces.
"AKABANE!?" They shouted which caught Karma's attention and look at them, giving Nagisa a wink before looking back at his opponent, who growled.
"What's wrong Solaris-kun?" Karma smirked, the man growled angrily before launching himself towards Karma.
"She's mine!" He shouted, which shocked his friends including Nagisa and Koro-sensei, who were the most shock. Karma narrowed his eyes, though his smirk remains and clash his sword with Solaris's.
"Hooo..."
"Nagisa's mine." Solaris growled. "I love her, always had and always will be! There's is no way that I will let you a mere mortal to be with her!"
"Say... what..." the guardians trailed off glancing at Nagisa who's eyes were wide and mouth agape.
"Oh boy..." Her phoenix suddenly stated which snapped Nagisa from her shock and face palm.
"He just went and said that." She sighed and watched before stepping back as dark aura began to surround Karma.
"She's yours you say..." He growled, the smirk he wore slowly change into a frown and he then glared at the man, who decided to declared his love to HIS Nagisa.
"I don't think so!"
(End of Flashback)
"In the end, Solaris was defeated, though his body didn't recover right after. Among all of them, he's the only who suffered worse and Nagisa had to drag your father away from him."
"But they were still friends?"
"Yes." Natsu hummed before looking back at the man, who seems to be sad for some reason, now she knew though and it made her sad. After all, she knew the feeling of having an unrequited love.
"Hey... we're here." He said, Natsu look up and saw a huge cave in front of them. They entered and went deep inside until they reach the very end of the cave, where there's a bed, couch, carpet and a table were the orb is. Natsu blink as the red orb glow, Solaris went towards it before giving it to her, she then did the same thing she did with the rest of the orb before looking up and Solaris wanting to thank him when suddenly he kissed her forehead.
"Eh?"
"Solaris do you still love Nagisa?" Aoi asked, when the said guardian moved away from the princess and look at him instead. Aoi sighed as the fire guardian smiled sadly at him before the said guardian went towards his bed. Natsu thought that he was going back to sleep, when the latter lift his pillow, though he was blocking her sight.
"Can you close your eyes, hime?" He requsted softly, Natsu hummed in agreement before closing her eyes. She heard him shuffling towards her and then she felt a little weight put on her head. "You can open your eyes know."
The princess obeyed and when she look up, gasped. In her head was a tiara, the headband of the tiara were small diamonds, it was holding a pair of spread wings filled with small sapphire gem on its wings, at the middle though was the biggest sapphire it possessed. Natsu immediately fell in love with it.
"So you had that one all along." Aoi stated, the guardian smirk at him.
"Nagisa gave it to me before she and Karma got married. Saying I should give it to her heir."
"What is this?" Natsu asked turning to look at them. Solaris smiled and gestured to his head, Natsu followed his action and tap the middle of tiara and gasped when she was suddenly covered by a bright light.
(Later that day)
"We'll be going then, thanks for everything. " Natsu stated, bowing at Solaris, who bowed back while Aoi smiled at him.
"Take care."
"You too."
"Watch over her Aoi."
"I always do."
"Sayonra!" Natsu waved at Solaris, who waved back, when they were gone out of his sight, Solaris started.
"Your daughter is beautiful as you Nagisa... you better be taking care of her in the heaven Karma."
"Still hate me for stealing her?"
"Jealous."
"Hmm..."
"Shut it you ghost. What are you doing here anyway?" Solaris growled looking behind him and saw Karma smirking smugly at him, beside the black haired male though was Nagisa who was smiling at him.
"Why watching over our daughter~" He started, though no matter how much Solaris wanted to punch him, he knew he can't. You can never punch a ghost after all.
"Karma..." Nagisa said softly, putting her hand at Karma's arm before smiling at her best friend. "How did you know we're here?"
"From the very beginning. That's why I mistaken your daughter for you."
"Ahh..."
Well... we need to go and watch over little phoenix~" Karma stated before looking at Nagisa who smiled and bowed at the guardian, his lover and the former did the same. Then the dragneels were gone. Solaris sighed and look at the sky.
"She will be a great leader."
(Natsu and Aoi)
The moment Natsu and Aoi were far from the boundary of the Flerelos, Natsu touched her tiara. Covered in a bright light, Aoi watched as her mistress seems to change shape, and then the light was gone and standing in front of her was Natsu in her phoenix form, just like her mother, only Natsu form is a little small and bright.
"Shall we go, Nat-chan?"
"HAI!" And they were off, behind them was Nagisa and Karma smiling proudly at Natsu, before Nagisa shifted into a phoenix. Karma waited for a bit, once Nagisa was done, she flap her wings and grabs Karma's raise arm and allow himself to be carried away, like a prey and his predator... Though it may seems that way, it was Karma who's the predator.
(The next day)
Natsu panted quietly, not wanting her phoenix to know her condition before they continue to walk. As much as she wanted to merely fly using her phoenix form, Aoi told her that they were near the seasonal guardians. Though as they continue to walk, Natsu began to expect a lot of things but unfortunately, seeing the seasonal guardian having a tea party, is once again, not what she was expecting.
"Having a tea party, I see." Aoi commented the guardians nodded, Natsu took in their appearance and notice that the guardians for each season were...
Fairies.
They were wearing the same style of clothing, short sundress but looks different due to their season. She saw a girl with long purple hair, a lotus flower clipped to her hair, slight pale skin and purple eyes, wearing the dress made out of flowers and leaves, which she then dubbed as Alohu, the spring guardain. At Alohu's left side was a girl with long brown hair and eyes, slight tan skin, sun flower crown on her head, and her own dress was made out of Sun flower petals, not the little petals but big ones, that made Natsu think, that the guardian grow the sunflower as big as she liked it to be and sewed it to be her dress. She then defined the brunette as Flaro, the summer guardian, beside Flaro was Leffla, who had short slight brown hair, yellow eyes, tan skin, hers was made out of dried fall leaves. And lastly was Frozz, long silver hair, pale skin, silver eyes and snow dress. Natsu saw their wings at the last minute though, it was nothing out of ordinary, it was like a big version of the wings dragonflies had, only they had little sparkles falling down from their wings.
"Done observing them?" Aoi asked, flying beside Natsu, who nodded and went towards the guardians who were smiling warmly at her.
"We finally got to meet you, son of Nagisa or should I say... daughter?" Alohu stated, Natsu smirked at them as she sat at the chair that was set between Frozz and Alohu when they gestured for her to sit.
"That depends to you. If you saw me on my birth or heard of me from my parents then you can call me a boy. For I was turned into a woman by my brother due to some... circumstances." She stated, the guardians then began to laugh.
"No need to be formal with us, dear Natsu." Flaro waved her hand dismissively and it made Natsu smile.
"Well, you did started it."
"Got use to speaking like this to your mother, although we merely do it for fun." Frozz chukled as Leffla continued.
"Yup, your mom really hated to be talk so formal, whether it was serious or not."
"It always happen?" Nagisa look at Aoi, who nodded.
"Well, Nagisa is the princess of the Blue Fire Phoenix clan, that makes you the princess or prince due to you being the heir."
"Great..." Natsu sighed. "A princess on both empire and clan... can my role get any worse." She mumbled, though the they pretty much heard her. Natsu immediately duck with a yelp when the guardian spewed out the tea they just sip. Aoi's fire suddenly burst due to shock before they all look at her.
"A princess of an empire!?" They shouted.
"My brother, Zeref, is the emperor." She merely stated, they choked and seems to back away from her, while Aoi merely shake his head.
"You Dragneels are so scary..." They stated hugging it each other, after a while they all began to laugh and then give Natsu their orb which had their own entity surrounding it.
"See you soon." They stated once Natsu turned the orbs into jewel, she nodded in response before turning into a blue phoenix and flew away with Aoi in a tow.
"What a wonderful ruler." Frozz smiled while Leffla nodded.
"What do you think will her reaction will be if she found out, she's the new guardians of the orbs, both elements, season and etc."
"Add us to the list, she'll be our guardian too... lucky for her we're hard to find unless we're really needed to be seen." Alohu stated before chuckling.
(Two days later)
Natsu look at the scene in front of her before looking at Aoi with a 'Really?' look, which made the phoenix to shrug.
"Hey, I didn't know about this." He stated, which made her sigh and look back at the scene.
"Soo... how long until they stop fighting?" The princess finally asked after a few tense minutes passed. When they were about to arrive at Magolo and Aerelon, Natsu began to expect a lot of things... but the two guardians fighting each other? Is definitely not one of them. The phoenix sighed and shrug.
"I don't know, not only are those two the guardian of dark and light but they also represent the life and death. Though, they never fought when Nagisa and I arrived."
"Probably because they were expecting you." Natsu sighed and look at the said guardians. At first glance Natsu immediately thought they were twins, which is correct as Aoi told her, both have long hair, and wearing long sleeve dress that reach their ankles. Though they do have a piece on an armor on their shoulder blades and elbow, and their can easily be distinct due to the colors that their outfits had. But the princess had no time for this, so without thinking Natsu summoned her mother's weapon and fired an arrow between the two guardians, who stop and look at her.
"As much as I enjoy watching people fight... I'm running out of time so can you two stop and get down to business." Natsu stated, glaring at them, unknowingly made the guardians shudder in fear.
'Na-nagisa and Karma?' they thought as they look at the pink haired princess, before they cough and straighten their clothes.
"Your right..." Dollo started before stopping and blink at the pink haired mage.
"Who are you?" Dulsk asked, which made Natsu to groan in frustration.
"AOI!" She shouted as she began to fume and stomp the ground while the said phoenix began to explain. After a few minutes Natsu finally manage to calm down, her back facing the guardians and her phoenix, it took her another few minutes to turn around so that she wouldn't explode immediately. When she turned however, she didn't expect to come face to face with sparking eyes and faces.
"Aoi... please don't tell me they're the babies or the doters of the guardians..." Natsu look at Aoi with hopefully, when the bird merely look away, which made her to frown and look at them.
"You're such a brave girl~" Dollo started, Natsu sighed and look at them with pleading eyes.
"Can I have your orb please..." Adding a pout to the expression both guardians fainted on the spot.
"You just have to do that." Aoi commented, sighing while Natsu shrug. Though Natsu and Aoi didn't have to wait long, because the guardians woke up after a few minutes pass which is only 5 minutes. The moment the guardians woke up, they look at Natsu before nodding at each other and look back at the pink haired princess.
"Before we gave the orb-" Dollo started only to be cut by Natsu who spoke.
"If you ask me to fight then can we do it already? Unlike you guys, I have important people waiting for me back at the empire and I don't really appreciate it when I have to stay away from them more than two weeks." She snarled which of course made them blink before smiling in understanding.
"You do know that things aren't supposed to be easy right?" Dulsk asked, which made Natsu look at her.
"Things were never easy, that's why I'm trying to get back to my brother fast. Because for him, the hardest part is for me to never come home sooner." At her statement, the guardians couldn't help but look at each other, wondering whether or nor should they just give the orb. In the end they did, because as much as they wanted to test her strength, their powers are nothing compared to the final test. Reaching a final decision they sighed and revealed their orbs, smiling at Natsu, who sighed in relief, before looking at the guardians seriously.
"I'm about to head into a huge fight, right?"
"How did you manage to conclude that?" Dollo asked.
"It seems that you guardians are giving the orbs to me so fast, dad told me that I may fought you guys. But so far, I only fought Regilos and Aquaria, the rest are merely giving me your orbs, using the 'corrupted' excuse."
"Those are true." Dulsk stated, which made Natsu to sigh before nodding.
"With that being said, I need to go." She stated before turning around and head away from them. After said 10 steps though, Natsu stopped, turning to look at them and smiled.
"Arigato." They smiled in return and watched Natsu leave before looking at Aoi, who was silent the whole time.
"She was raped, wasn't she?" Dulsk asked which made the phoenix to nod grimly.
"It seems so, during our travels, I notice how fidgety or tense she is when night or we passed a very dark shade."
"You can also add her dull eyes. When she smiled at us, her eyes weren't shining." Dollo sighed before looking at Aoi who then turned into a fire ball.
"I'll watch over her." The phoenix then disappeared appearing inside Natsu's necklace.
"We're saying good bye to them?" Natsu asked, touching her necklace. The necklace then shine followed by Aoi's voice.
"Saying good bye means never seeing each other again. I more likely used the 'see ya later'." Natsu smiled before humming and began to sing.
(Three days later)
This time, Natsu didn't expect anything upon arriving at the Orela Deox, considering she expected a lot of thing with the previous guardians but they weren't doing what she expected. That being said, Natsu and Aoi weren't very much shock at what they saw upon arriving at the said land, where it is being rule by two guardians. The thunder guardian and the crystal guardian. Ea Tross, the thunder guardian and the crystal guardian whose name is unknown to him.
"Dad didn't mentioned about a crystal guardian." Natsu stated, flipping at her father's journal.
"And he also told you they are hard to deal with." Aoi commented which made Natsu to hum and look at him.
"I thought they like dad." She smiled, while Aoi scoffed.
"At the beginning, this guardians are, however, protective of your mom and didn't really appreciate it when your mom and dad got together without them knowing. So in return they tried to be harsh as possible to you father, without Nagisa knowing about it, due to them being afraid that she will hate them."
"Poor father." Natsu shakes her head while Aoi laughed.
"Besides, the only person who knew the crystal guardian is your mom, me and Ea Tross."
"I see." Natsu hummed, before stopping and look around her.
"Are we…. In an abandoned town?" She suddenly asked, looking around her.
"More like abandoned city." Aoi commented, while Natsu hummed as she look at the crumbled and destroyed buildings, dirty puddles of water. They both look up and notice that the sky and clouds were gray, dead trees and huge crack of lands.
"It looks like this land is corrupted." Natsu stated.
"That's impossible." Aoi denied, flying around Natsu. "You cannot corrupt the thunder guardian and the same goes for the crystal guardian."
"That is because this city, is a battle field." A ferocious voice started, which startled the two of them and look up just in time to see something falling towards them. Jumping to the side, Natsu and Aoi got separated, before standing up and look at the guardian.
"Ea Tross." Aoi started.
"Koro-sensei." The thunder guardian started before it shake his head. "No… Nagisa is dead… I assume you had a new name?"
"Yes…" Aoi answered, which made the guardian to look at Natsu, who gasped. This guardian's form is a lion, its color standing between white and gold, lightning appearing around the said guardian once in a while.
"What do you mean this city is a battle field?" Natsu started and saw the guardian look up.
"This city, was the most peaceful town there is centuries ago. That is until Aconoglia came and destroyed everything." Ea growled before looking at Natsu, who flinched.
"Due to that, the people become greedy for power and began to plan to take my orb. I have no choice but to fight." Ea began to crawl towards Natsu, like a predator stalking its prey. Aoi immediately flew in front of his mistress.
"Stop! This girl is the daughter of Nagisa!" He shouted, the guardian roared.
"I don't care! You are not going near my orb nor near the heart of this continent!" As the guardian said those, Natsu blink and open her mouth.
"Kessho no tochi?" She asked, the thunder guardian roared.
"How did you know about the heart of this continent?! The land of the crytals!?"
"My father told me!"
"You're planning to use the crystals and my orbs for your terrible deeds!"
"No!" Both Aoi and Natsu denied. Aoi was cursing in his mind though.
'Damn it! How could I forget how stubborn this guardian is!' He thought.
"Silence! Those who plan to use the orbs in a terrible way… are better off dead!" The guardian roared and lift his paw, which made Natsu and Aoi to jump away from him.
"Aoi!" Natsu shouted, when she landed safely to the other side, while her pet was flying above the guardian.
"EA TROSS! Stop! We're here to help!" The bird shouted, which seems to make the guardian angrier than before as he began to swat Aoi away. Natsu immediately summoned her mother's weapon and began to shoot at the guardian, though she made sure that her fire won't hurt the guardian, which made the said guardian turn its attention at him. Natsu froze when Ea began to release some lighting bolt at her, though she didn't move, confident that it's the same with Laxus lighting, only to scream it pain once she was hit.
"NATSU!" Aoi shouted worriedly and flew towards his mistress and land beside her.
"Natsu…"
"Damn… I thought his attack is the same as the thunder dragon slayer I knew." She grumbled, spitting out some blood.
"I'm not the same with those dragons!" Ea Tross roared, which made Natsu and Aoi to look at the guardian.
"Stop it Ea!" Aoi flew in front of his mistress.
"I will not!" Ea then swat Aoi away from the Natsu, who gasped as the bird hit a wall of one of the crumbled buildings and lose consciousness.
"Aoi!" Natsu shouted worriedly, running towards her bird only to be block by the thunder guardian, who growled at her and made her step back as he advances forward.
"You…" Ea growled, while Natsu back away from him, heading towards a huge crack.
"Please… I'm gathering the orb for my brother…"
"The orbs will never be yours."
"I just want to say my brother!" Natsu shouted, stopping when she no longer felt a ground on her left heel, which made her look behind and saw the huge crack with a 30 meters deep or more.
"Lies!" Ea started, which made Natsu to look at him. "You will not use or touch the orb! You will not step at my home! You will not step at Kessho no tochi!" The guardian roared which made Natsu to fall back, in slow motion. Aoi regain conscious just in time to see his mistress began fell down, which made him flew towards her.
"NATSU!" He shouted only to be stop when Ea bite his tail, preventing him from getting closer to his mistress.
"You are coming with me to thee Kessho no tochi!" The guardian growled and Aoi was forced to watch his mistress disappeared in the darkness.
"NIII-SAAAANNN!" Natsu screamed, reaching toward her phoenix, who gasped and shouted her name.
"NAATTTSSSSSSSSSSUUUUUUUUU!"
(Albareth Empire, same day)
Zeref was about to eat another spoonful of soup when he suddenly froze, which made the spriggan and siblings look at him.
"Nii-sama?" Wendy asked, suddenly Zeref drop his spoon and began to grab his clothes where his heart is, gasping.
"Nii-sama!" Wendy shouted, worriedly as they all stood up and head towards their emperor, who looks at the window as he manage to calm his breathe.
"Nii-sama…" Happy grasped Zeref's clothes which made the latter to look at him. "Is Natsu-nee-sama…" The youngest Dragneel trailed off as Zeref look at him for a while longer before glancing at the floor, his emotions showing. They all could see his worry for his sister and that he's frustrated because there's nothing he can do.
'Please…. Please make her come back to me… I need her….'0
(With Natsu at Orela Deox)
Natsu fluttered her eyes open, vision blurry and red (?), when she finally manage to gather her thought and the blurs were gone. She realized that her head was wounded from her fall and her red sight was cause by the wound she had, her phoenix and the guardian was nowhere to be found, she fell down at approximately 1048.9 meters away from where the surface is, the hole/crack she fell down at was 118.7 meters wide. There are stones, some sharp and some are not, and pointy metal bars showing out from each particulars stones on each side of the crack. And the last thing she noticed… is that her body hurt as fuck. She inhaled deeply and slowly tried to get up, gasping and biting her lips in pain when it hurt a lot more than she thought. During this moments though she couldn't help but remember her time at the… she then cut off her thoughts about them. But with her body like this she only manage to sit up and leaned against a rock, panting heavily. Natsu look at cloak, before slowly wrapping it around herself. The moment the cloak absorbs her blood, it began to glow, which made her sigh in relief as the pain began to disappear.
"Thank you for the cloak, nii-san…" She whispered. The cloak was to protect her, but as she travelled to search for the orbs, she realized that its purpose was to heal her not to protect her, and that realization made her smiles. She knows that her brother finally realize that she can protect herself. Unfortunately, this time she wasn't expecting a very angry and powerful guardians to fight her and as much as she wants to face palm for underestimating the said guardian, she needs to focus on saving her phoenix and helping her brother. Inhaling deeply, Natsu moved to stand up, forgetting that the cloak was still healing her, so the moment that the cloak shift from her wounds after standing up properly, she couldn't help but to scream loudly in pain as she fell down back to her knees.
"SHITTT!" She cursed before turning to look at her legs, and gasped at the sight. The injury her leg had was something she thought would never happen to her, blood was flowing from it, rip skin that showed some tissues, muscled and a little bit of her bone.
"Damn it…" She cursed and took of her cloak just to wrap it around the wound hoping that it would at least heal faster. She gritted her teeth as the cloak began to glow though it was a bit dim than it was earlier. She took it as a sign that the cloak was losing its magic, as she saw blood beginning to show. Inhaling sharply, she stand up again and had to grit her teeth to stop the scream that was trying to come out, though she knew the healing process would be a bit slower if she keeps moving.
"I don't have time to rest." She mumbled to herself before touching her tiara. "I need to finish this." And suddenly she was a phoenix, she immediately flew up, though it was a bit slowly due to being in pain. When finally manage to reach the surface, she landed away from the crack and turned back into a human and gasped in pain.
"Nii…" she whispered before looking at the cloak and notice it stop glowing. When she removed it, her leg was still bleeding but she can no longer see the tissues and muscles, which made her glad that at least the cloak healed her deepest wound, even if it was still bleeding. She then tore a piece of the cloak and wrap it around her leg, once done she stood up and slowly headed towards the heart of the continent.
Kessho no Tochi
(Two hours later)
Natsu panted as she rested at the dead tree beside, while looking at the huge mountain in front of her.
CRACK!
She gritted her teeth in both pain and annoyance when she heard another noise that could only came from one thing, the monster around this land.
"Stop following me damnit!" She shouted, immediately turning to shoot her arrow at the said monster. The monster was different than what she knew back in Fiore. It had a body of a worm, big as dragon, though it also had arms. The head however wasn't something she couldn't understand, at first it look like an innocent flower or something when she first show it, but she couldn't that it was pretty hideous in the inside. Tongue like a snake, hundreds of teeth circling around it mouth and acidic saliva. She was glad that she had her mother's weapon or else she couldn't kill that thing, but she never thought that she would meet hundreds of them as she headed to her direction. When the monster died, she sighed, exhausted, though she wouldn't stop. Licking her dried lips, she headed towards the mountain, taking it the only land bridge and that it seems to be separated from the Orela Deox, she glance down and winced when she saw the acidic water below. Slowly, she walk towards the opening of the cave hoping that she wouldn't meet another monster. She nearly sighed in relief when she merely saw stairs leading her way up, which she decided to follow. She didn't know what level she was in, when suddenly the orbs began to shine, which made her look around and saw another opening she went inside, though she didn't expect to slip down. She yelped as she slide down, though she wasn't far from the entrance, she didn't expect an acidic water to be inside of the place where she is, which made her scream in pain as her injured leg, her right leg hits the water and seems to reopened the wound.
"GAAAH!" She bit her lip to stop from screaming and summoned her father's sword before stabbing the ground above her and use it as a leverage to lift her up and away from the water. She panted as soon as her leg was out and look at the ceiling trying her best to never cry when she saw a movement from above her. She gulped when she saw that it was another monster, she tried her best to relax when something glowed from the corner of her eye. Which made her look at it and gasped when she saw the orb. Not one orb, but two orbs, she immediately turn her attention back to the monster when she heard it move and shut her mouth when the monster was in front of her. This monster seems to be a spider having the eight legs a spider had, it doesn't seems to have some eyes, and ear. But her mouth was big enough for her head to fit in, teeth were sharp as newly made knives, and long tongue. Natsu stared at the monster when it suddenly brought its tongue to her cheek and lick it, before retrieving the tongue back. Suddenly the monster drooled, before roaring which made Natsu to flinch and gasped, immediately moving to the right, just in time to avoid having her head bitten when the monster lunged towards her, using her uninjured leg, she kick the monster at the gut and watched as it fell down to water and immediately crawled away from her spot as it screech, grabbing her sword on the way. Natsu heard the monster move from the water and jump, which made her immediately turn to her back and pointed her sword up, while turning her head to the right when it was about to land towards her. The monster screech in pain before it died and Natsu kick it at the gut once again to remove it from her sword and pants heavily.
"This is all for nii." She mumbled to herself before standing up and headed to where the orbs are, displayed across the room, on the top of two stalagmite floating inches above it. Though, she had to step at the acidic water just to reach it, and though she is doing this for her brother… it still hurts. So exhaling a shuddering breath, Natsu bravely step into the water, ignoring the pain and headed towards the orb. When they were in her hands she began to head back to wear she came from while the orb shrunk and headed towards her bracelet. Though her legs were still in pain, Natsu knew that she need to save her phoenix and get the final piece for her brother's curse.
Crystals.
Thus, she continued her journey heading towards the top part of the mountain. Natsu didn't know for how long she was walking but the moment she reached the top, she immediately hide away from the entrance of the cave upon seeing the guardian fuming as her phoenix bristled in anger. Natsu look around the cave, and realize that filled with crystals. The crystals she needed for her brother. However, she knew that she can't get the crystals without permission from the guardian. She then look at her phoenix and saw that his flames were growing, and cage at a crystal cage.
"I told you my mistress is different from the humans you saw! She's like Nagisa!" Aoi shouted, the guardian roared, releasing few lightning bolts which were reflected by the crystals and out from the cave.
"We've been fighting about this for hourse, Koro-sensei! I will not acknowledge anyone other than Nagisa!"
"Natsu is Nagisa's child!"
"I need proof of that other than you!"
"Do you still love her?!" Aoi shouted, which silence the guardian. "You love Nagisa just as Solaris loves her! But you can't confess to her! You couldn't even confess to her like Solaris did even though it was in a middle of the battle! Why can't you accept that Ea Tross!?"
"Shut up!" The guardian roared, this time releasing his bolt towards Aoi who froze when suddenly.
"ARROW!" Something blue passed by, and then the bolt was gone. The two of them snapped their heads towards the entrance and saw Natsu standing there, panting with her bow raise.
"Natsu!" Aoi shouted in relief before blinking when he felt the weakness of his mistress.
"You…" The guardian growled and went towards to attack her, when Natsu lifted her bracelet.
"Thunder!" She shouted and the thunder orb grew and went towards her hand which she then use to fire at the guardian who dodge to side while she ran towards her pet. The guardian remain at the side, shock that someone, other than the person he loves dearly manage to control the orb and manage to acquire it.
"Aoi…" Natsu sighed in relief and lifter her sword, slashing the crystals and freed him. The bird immediately went towards her, hugging each other before letting go and turn to look at the guardian. When the attention was on him, Ea growled planning to attack them, when he realize that the pink haired princess started to cry and mumbled some apologies. He watched painfully as the tears fell down to the bracelet where every orb glowed and so is he. When everything shine so bright Natsu fainted.
(After 10 minutes)
"I won't forgive you!"
"Karma stop! Minutes had pass since it happen!"
"Whoa…. Not only is Karma protective of you but also at your daughter? This is like a forbidden love."
"Aloha! You're not helping!"
"That's why I confessed to Nagisa. If I bottle my feelings up things won't do good."
"Solaris!"
"Stop trying to stop me you perverted bird! Let me kill that guardian for pushing my baby boy to that crack!"
"Wait? Baby boy?"
"Natsu is originally a boy, Regilos. Her older brother Zeref just change her."
"Nagisa! Help me with your husband damnit!"
"HOW ABOUT ALL OF YOU SHUT UP AT ONCE! I'M TRYING TO REST!" Natsu shouted, sitting up in anger which silence everyone before she moaned and groan in pain, which worried her parents and pet.
"Natsu!" Immediately they run towards her and saw that she was reaching towards her leg, which was bleeding again. All of them gasped as she remove her shoes and saw the acid burn scar, she then lifted her shirt which revealed another wound, she acquired earlier when the guardian release some lightning bolts due to anger. By the end of it, Natsu was ready to fell down and sleep, when she felt an embrace of her mother and the hand of her father patting her head. She hummed happily and then she fell asleep. Nagisa look at her husband, smiling proudly as well as her husband.
"She did it." She whispered, before Karma sat down and leaned at the head board, followed by Nagisa leaning in his chest and Natsu at hers. Aoi followed resting above the wound Natsu acquired slowly healing it.
"Now… the only missing is Zeref." Karma whispered to which Nagisa nodded.
"Soon, Karma… soon." And the dragneels were asleep. All of the guardians surrounded them their back facing the dragneels.
"Back to being a protector huh…" Solaris whispered to which everyone chuckled and listen to the silent and peaceful breathing the family had.
TBC
... Sorry guys, got lazy and busy due to school (_ . _)'
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laxusdrayer2324: Yup I read some of them, but unless they have my OTP welp.. you know the answer XDD Thanks for reviewing~
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Titania1796: Actually, Natsu's power as END is still sealed... I won't use the END, until the manga post what kind of power Natsu had... or so I thought... but that will change :) . Well... now that Koro-Sensei aka Aoi is with Natsu hehehehe.. Zeref will be so much OOC but that is to be expected and thanks for reviewing~
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