Nashi and Sasha were trapped in Dantu's hands. Nashi tried her best to save Sasha, but Dantu proved to be far more powerful than she thought. With Nashi unable to defend herself, trapped within Dantu's Darkness Web, all she can do is endure the pain.

"You need me, Nashi. Deny me and die." Some voice in Nashi's head was offering its help, but Nashi was trying to refuse.

"Have you had enough yet?" Dantu said as he stopped all his attacks. Nashi just hang in his web and wasn't moving. "I guess you can't really answer that now that you've lost consciousness."

"Nashi…." Sasha stuttered for all she could have done was watch since she was trapped. Dantu removed the web and Nashi dropped to the ground. "Damn you, Dantu."

"It looks like she's still breathing." Dantu said. "Not to worry. I'll put you out of your misery." Dantu had dark magic form around his hand and was all set to kill Nashi.

"No! Don't do it!" Sasha pleaded.

"This is what happens to anyone who dare stands in my way!" Dantu said. He shot his arm down and was ready to end this here, but he was surprised when he saw Nashi grabbed him by the wrist and stopped the attack. Nashi got up and sat on her knees

"That fool. I knew she couldn't handle this. Regardless, I can't let her die." That voice sounded like Nashi, but it also sounded a little darker and…..demonic. Dantu and Sasha were confused as to what was going on with her. Nashi had flames form around her hand and was burning Dantu's arm.

"AAAARRRRGGGH!" Dantu screamed from the fire burning him. He pulled his arm free and tore off the sleeve that was burning. With him distracted, the spell was lifted on Sasha and she could move again. He held his arm and felt the burning sensation and he also felt something was different. "Those flames….they're different from before."

"Nashi?" Sasha said as she didn't understand what was going on.

"What is this? How did you do that?" Dantu questioned as Nashi got back on her feet. Nashi chuckled at the question.

"You have no idea what you're really up against." Nashi said. She lifted her head and when she did, something spooked both of them. Nashi had red scales around her eyes, which have also become more demon-like, and it seemed like she was growing horns out of her forehead. Nashi reeled back her fist with it on fire and slammed it against Dantu and had blown back.

"What's going on? Who are you?" Dantu said.

"Who am I? How could you ask such a stupid question?" Nashi said. "I am….your END!" Nashi jumped right at Dantu and slammed her fist against Dantu's gut. It did some real damage and caused him to slide back.

'What's happening to Nashi?' Sasha questioned. 'I've never seen her like this before. It's not from her dragon slayer magic, I can tell. Then again, what is it if it's not her magic?' Nashi slammed Dantu against a pillar. Then, she started beating him around without him getting the chance to breathe. She also seemed to have been enjoying it. Nashi grabbed a hold of Dantu and spun around until she threw him against the ceiling.

'She's like a completely different person?' Dantu thought as he dropped to the ground.

'Something isn't right. Nashi isn't like this.' Sasha thought as she was starting to get nervous. Nashi appeared to have enjoyed Dantu in pain as he tried to get back up.

"You're not the same person you were just a minute ago. You weren't this strong or merciless." Dantu said. "Who or what are you?!"

"So what? It doesn't matter because you're….." Nashi didn't finish because something else strange was happening. Nashi grabbed her own horn and was trying to pull it off. "What are you doing? Let go! You fool! If you throw me out, you'll die!" Nashi was arguing with herself. When she finally pulled her horn off, the scales went with it and her eyes returned to normal.

"I hate it when that happens." Nashi said and she sounded like herself. She dropped to her knees and was breathing hard. Dantu actually seemed a little frightened by her.

"What the hell are you?" Dantu said. "There's no way you're human. So what are you?" Nashi didn't really answer him. Seeing what she could do in that form made him see how threating she is. "I suppose it doesn't matter. You're too dangerous to be kept alive!" Dantu held up both his arms over his head and dark power was gathering together.

"What's he doing now?" Nashi said.

"So much magic power! He's actually going to kill her!" Sasha said.

"Say your prayers!" Dantu said as he was about to finish her as a dark orb grew and grew.

"Don't do it!" Sasha shouted and stood between the both of them in hopes of calling that attack off.

"Sasha, what are you doing?!" Nashi said.

"You don't want to lose your precious lacrima, do you? Don't forget that it's still in my body." Sasha said. "Didn't you also say you need some sort of sacrifice?"

"That would be a problem. However, I don't need you alive to excavate that lacrima." Dantu said. "I can also easily find another sacrifice. This is the end for both of you!"

"Sasha, just get out of the way!" Nashi said, but Sasha refused to let someone else die because of her.

"Silencing Abyss!" Dantu fired a dark beam from the orb and it looked like both of the girls were finished. However, someone else stepped in the way of the attack and took the full force. When the dust cleared away, Seymour was the one who took the attack.

"Seymour?" Sasha said.

"Made it…just….in time." Seymour said and collapsed.

"Seymour!" Sasha shouted and ran to his side. Seeing him like this made Dantu chuckle.

"I wasn't aware you were still here." Dantu said.

"Seymoure, hang on. You're going to be okay." Sasha said, but the damage was pretty bad.

"I'm…just glad…..you're okay." Seymour said with him having trouble breathing.

"I don't understand. Why would you do this for me?" Sasha said.

"I….made a promise…..to your mother." Seymour said.

"A promise?" Sasha questioned. Seymour took this promise to heart.

…

Flashback

When Loretta was captured, Dantu tortured and beaten her around until she tells him what she did with the lacrima, but Loretta was too strong to break. However, her injuries were serious. Seymour came to her and let her down from where she was hanging, but she could barely stay up.

"Loretta, try to hang in there. I'm going to get you out of here." Seymour said, but it looked bad.

"Seymour, I need you to promise me something." Loretta said. "I want you to promise me that, if you ever see Sasha again, you will protect her. You're the only one I can really trust."

"Loretta, what are you saying? You're going to be fine." Seymour said as he refused to believe what is going to happen.

"Promise me." Loretta demanded.

"Okay. I promise. I'll protect Sasha even if it costs me my life." Seymour said.

"Thank you." Loretta said as she took her last breath.

"Loretta? Loretta!" Seymour shouted.

End of Flashback

…

"I…..took that promise…..to heart." Seymour said. "Even if it costs me my life…I would protect you. Your mother….was my…..closest friend. For you…..I would gladly…..give up my life."

"Stop talking. Please just hang in there." Sasha said. Seymour reached up to her and placed his hand against her face.

"You're so much…..like your mother." Seymour said. "You've made…many great friends. Don't ever….forget them." Those were his last words as his hand fell away from her and his body grew cold. Sasha couldn't believe that he died right in her arms. This is what Sasha wanted to avoid. She thought she kept everyone distant enough so their deaths wouldn't hurt her. It didn't work as tears flowed from her eyes and her heart broke again.

"NNNNOOOO!" Sasha cried and sobbed against Seymour. Dantu was the only one who wasn't the least bit bothered by this. All he did was laugh.

"What a complete fool he was!" Dantu said. Sasha turned her head to glare at him. "I can't believe he actually stepped in like that and just gave up his life. The fool gave his life up for nothing because you two won't be leaving here alive." He kept laughing until he was punched across the face and caused him to slide back. All of them noticed it was Nashi who did it and she was furious.

"You think someone sacrificing themselves like that is something to laugh at?!" Nashi said.

"It's his own fault. He knew how powerful that attack was and he did it anyway." Dantu said. "If he knew he was going to die, he shouldn't have stepped in and now that piece of trash is no more."

"You cold heartless monster! What is human life to you? How can you treat people this way?!" Nashi said.

"What is human life to me?" Dantu said and gave a sinister smirk. "It's nothing more than a temporary existence. We're all meant to die at some point, but I worship those who are immortal. Once I bring upon Lord Zeref, I too shall become immortal!"

"No. That's not life at all!" Nashi said as she went to attack him. Dantu tried firing his magic at her, but Nashi was able to avoid each attack. "We all might die one day, but it's what helps make every day special." She said as she beat him around. "Those who seek immortality are the ones that don't understand the value of life and friendship. It's for those who wouldn't care if the people closest to them age and soon pass on. Anyone who doesn't understand friendship isn't human at all in my opinion. Anyone who doesn't want that will live a sad and lonely life." Sasha listened to all of that and it made her think of herself.

'Friends….people that care for you…those who are there for you. Despite how I never wanted them to come, they did.' Sasha thought as she was beginning to have new insight in the word. Nashi pounded Dantu hard and have him slam against the crystals with him near the edge of the tower.

"No. This can't be happening." Dantu said as he could see he was actually be beaten.

"This is what happens to people like you." Nashi said as she twisted her body for her final attack. "Dragon Slayer Secret Art! Flame Lotus: Exploding Flame Blade!" Nashi twisted her body and unleashed streams of fire that collided together and was heading to Dantu.

…

Outside

The attack blew right out from the tower and could be seen by those on the outside. The members of Fairy Tail saw it and knew it had to be one person.

"Is that really Nashi up there?" Lucy questioned.

"I say so." Natsu said.

"Look! Something fell out!" Storm said. They all looked closely and saw something fall out of the flames. That something was Dantu with his body burned and him unconscious as he plummet to the ground below.

…

Nashi and Sasha

Nashi was breathing hard for she pushed herself pretty well. She was about to collapse again, but Sasha rushed over and kept her from falling over.

"Sasha….sorry." Nashi said. "I knew how important it was for you to avenge your mother, but the guy made me so mad."

"It's fine. All I really wanted was for this nightmare to end and you did just that." Sasha said as she was really grateful that Nashi did this. Their little moment was ruined as the whole place began to shake and the tower was starting to fall apart. "Oh no. The fight must have done more damage to the tower than I thought."

"Darn it. I can barely stay up." Nashi said and blacked out.

"I've got you." Sasha said as she placed Nashi on her back and lifted her up. The tower began to break apart and she looked towards Seymour's body. "Thank you and goodbye." There, she left him there. She might have failed to save one friend, but she won't with another. 'Nashi, you risked everything to help me. Now it's my turn to help you.' She thought as she ran and hurried to get out of the tower.

…

Outside

"Hurry. It's going down!" Storm said.

"Nashi! Sasha!" Simon called out. As soon as they all saw the tower going down, they all hurried as fast as they could to get Nashi and Sasha out of there. They just arrived at the tower, but it already fell apart and it was hardly a tower anymore.

"Where are they?!" Lucy said.

"I'm sure they made it out." Wendy said.

"They've got to be around somewhere." Gajeel said as they all looked for them.

"Look!" Juvia said. They looked through the dust and saw something coming out. The dust cleared away and saw it was Sasha holding up Nashi.

"They made it!" Nova said.

"What happened up there?" Gale asked.

"The tower….is no more." Sasha said as her nightmare has ended.

…

The Next Day

After the tower was destroyed, they all spent a day in Marigold Town for recovery. With the tower gone, the town was becoming more cheerful. Before leaving, Sasha paid one more visit to her mother's grave.

"Hey." Simon said as he walked over to her. "Everyone else is ready to go. Are you?"

"Yeah." Sasha said as she turned to him. What she did next surprised Simon. She actually hugged him and his face turned a bit red.

"What's this about?" Simon said.

"Thanks for being there…..even if I didn't want you to be." Sasha said for she has a new personality around her friends.

"Ooh!"

"Kissy, kissy!" Both of them saw Storm and Gale mocking them with everyone ready to leave. Simon got irritated and chased after them.

"I'm glad you all helped this town, but you're all still in a lot of trouble." Lucy said.

"Correct. You took a job without permission and you must be punished. Starting with no reward." Erza said.

"Oh boy. I don't even want to know what my Dad is going to do." Nova said.

"I think we can handle it." Sasha said.

AN: Okay. This is just about the end of the first arc and I haven't got as many reviews as I thought I would. So come on, people. Let's get these reviews coming here.