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(Two weeks later with Natsu)
Over the two weeks Natsu had to prepare for the arrival at Tenrou Island, he found himself mastering the IDF, or Induced Dragon Force, that Mika had told him to look at. He could now maintain a state of Dragon Force for almost 4 hours, but there was one issue. IDF was far weaker than a natural Dragon Force. He had 2 small shards of Ethernano Lacrima remaining and he'd definitely need to use them against Master Hades, his primary target. Yes he'd been the one who was to take on Hades, and therefore, Cap had been drilling Natsu with enough information to give a librarian a migraine. Finally, Natsu had been working on his Ice Dragon Slayer magic. It was his weakest point and therefore, it was almost useless in many of his combination attacks. Having three types of magic that all synergize with each other created a world of opportunities to combine and mix his attacks, and he was going to use that to his full advantage. Natsu was fully prepared to barrage Fairy Tail, Grimoire Heart and anyone else foolish enough to stand in his way with an array of attacks that would render them totally helpless to everything other than to accept their demise. He could feel the burning power of an Immortal inside of him and he would use that power to make his enemies kneel before him. That's what the hosts of the Third Immortal has done before him, and he shall do the same.
Currently, Natsu was on board the Grimoire Heart vessel, heading towards Fairy Tail swiftly. Inside his backpack were a few things; His Ethernano Lacrima, A potion from the recent betrayer-turned Cap's puppet Yowah, the third was one of the things Mika had left him. A small thank you note, and he had a tiny communications Lacrima linked to The Fraternity's HQ. To finish it all off he had Mika's cloak in his bag as well. Mika's cover was going to be totally ruined at this moment after all.
But back to the note. That small note Mika had written for him. It was thanking him for simply loving her back. Apparently, she had written it the first night he told her that he loved her, and she had written the letter and kissed the paper after she folded it.
Dear Natsu,
I need to take this time to thank you, because you have helped me in more ways than you can imagine. You've helped me by joining this guild. You've helped me by returning my feelings. And you've helped me because you won't leave my side. You promised that after all, and I want my man to keep his promises. Anyway, I had to express this but you're too dense to have understood any of this if I had said it to you, so for now, you need to read my words and know that they come from my heart and these feelings for you will never grow dull or dim, that is my promise to you.
I love you, Natsu.
Why the hell did it sound like she was saying goodbye or something? I mean, yeah sure, Master Hades is strong and he's probably going to end up fighting with Fairy Tail first so he'll be a bit drained of energy but he's not gonna die.
"Fuck yeah, I'm not gonna die. I'm stronger than my opponent and I'm gonna help these Immortals take over so everyone gets their wishes. How fucking generous am I?" Natsu said aloud by accident. It's a very good thing he didn't blurt out the plans in detail, otherwise it'd be Natsu vs Grimoire Heart at this point.
"Fuck off. You're really pissing me off. It seems too perfect to work out this way." Zancrow butted in after hearing Natsu boast about his power aloud. "I mean, c'mon. You get kicked out, then you're found by the exact guy that was looking for you exactly as you've left your Guild. Then, you start stealing and killing like you're a fucking pro and all of a sudden you're agreeing to sacrifice yourself to Zeref? It's way too fucking easy! I'm never gonna trust you, don't give a flying fuck about how much everyone else trusts you. I sure as hell ain't!"
Yes Zancrow, along with 100% of Grimoire Heart, were still under the impression that Natsu would act as a sacrifice to Zeref in order to restore the Immortals powers. They were also unaware to the fact that Natsu would be the direct reason for their tremendous downfall. As it stood, they were sitting ducks in front of the gun that is Cap's genius. It was only a matter of time before the trigger is pulled.
Natsu turned to Master Hades with a bored look. "I'm gonna go ahead. See you whenever you arrive. I'll try not to kill them too fast." He said, despite not planning on attacking Fairy Tail at all for now. All he had to do was put some distance between himself and Grimoire Heart so he could contact Cap and get him over there.
And so, Natsu took himself outside and summoned up his Fire, blasting himself away from the vessel at a much faster pace than the floating ship was capable of. He'd seen them again soon, but their next meeting would not go down peacefully.
(The same time, over with Fairy Tail)
The 2 weeks had been odd, to say the least. Survival had been easy, but maintaining a positive spirit had been incredibly difficult. The members would talk, eat, drink but none of them would find very much time to be happy. Things, as they were currently, were simply too confusing.
Mika herself, despite having no reason to feel depressed, was also joining in with the melancholy feeling in Fairy Tail. The atmosphere was so dull that it was making her feel down, despite not having any real reason to.
She was currently working with Gajeel and Erza to repair some of Erza's equipment, whilst also making her swords stronger against Natsu's magic. The metal from Gajeel was being fused to points on Erza's armour by Mika's own fire. It was a desperate act but it was guaranteed to have some effect, but how much effect was still unknown.
They were almost finished modifying Erza's Black Wing Armour, when Gajeel and Mika picked up an approaching scent. And they both realized who it was.
"Shit, he's found us!" Gajeel said, rushing outside to see for himself and as he stepped outside he could see the approaching flames. Yes, they were once again going to be faced with Natsu, and his ever growing strength.
Gajeel rushed towards the main hall which had been constructed, followed by Erza and Mika. "IT'S NATSU! HE'S ON HIS WAY HERE!" He yelled at the top of his voice, his panicked voice filling the whole hall with the same feeling of fear and desperation that it had been feeling far too often as of late.
"How long?" Gildarts spoke up quickly, preparing himself to fight Natsu once again. Gildarts had been spending time increasing his strength, so that when the time comes, he would be able to protect everybody. No one was dying this time.
"I dunno how long, but soon." He finished in a hurry, sniffing the surrounding air to get an idea of just how long they might have before Natsu got here. He didn't like the answer that followed.
"Sooner than you'd like."
Gajeels eyes swung to the door where Natsu stood, his Katana, locked firmly in its sheath in his left hand and his bracer in the other. They weren't attached to his body?
Natsu threw the sheathed Katana and the bracer at Gajeel who caught them out of instinct and dropped them just as soon as he caught the items.
"What the h-"
"I only want to talk for now. Well, me and a few others. I'd like to introduce my partners. So long as you don't do anything funny, this will be painless. 'Kay?" Natsu said with an uneasy smile that made it feel more like an order than a question.
Makarov really was backed into a corner here. For now, he'd have to agree to any terms that were held by Natsu. "Very well. We will be keeping your weapons for now." Makarov stated with confidence.
"Come on in guys."
And sure enough, the room gained a few extra members. One of them could be recognized by the fact that Natsu had come to rescue the person. It was the Ice Form Wizard they had captured earlier on. "I'm Jay, or Mary-Jane for anyone who's feeling polite enough to call me by my full name." She said, puffing out her chest as she stood to the far left of Natsu. "Oh, and I'll be expecting an apology from you fuckers!" She exclaimed afterwards.
Next to speak up was Juan, who stumbled in and fell directly onto Natsu's back and stared at the remaining members of Fairy Tail who were facing him. "I'm Juan, and that's all you need to know. Can't be giving my details to a bunch or random guys, can I?" Juan chuckled with a low tone.
To the right of Natsu stood Sparrow, who never said a word. He knew there was no point in introducing himself to the enemy. It was very likely he'd be fighting them after Grimoire Heart had been dealt with.
And finally, was the man himself. The real reason for all their pain, suffering, despair. Cap Clive, who bore an awful grin on his face as he stared at the enraged face of his brother, Gildarts.
"You're lucky I don't kill you where you stand!" Gildarts boomed, his voice carrying all of his anger behind it.
"Now now, let's be reasonable here. I mean, we didn't come here to fight you. We're actually here to do 2 other things. The first is get back something of ours that you have. The second is to destroy the Dark Guild Grimoire Heart for going against our orders." He stated with his hands raised just above his shoulders.
"We know about your plan! You want to start a fucking war, don't you! ARE YOU MAD?! NO ONE WILL COME OUT ON TOP IF YOU FORCE THE THREE STROGNEST BEINGS EVER TO DUKE IT OUT! YOU THINK YOU'D STAND ATOP THAT MESS?!" Gildarts retorted with, slamming his foot against the ground with a powerful kick.
"I won't let you get in my way, if that's what you're implying. After all, I'm not alone. I have all these brilliant mages willing to put their life on the line to see a world where they are rewarded for their duties. All of us, including your little Fire Dragon Slayer." He snickered away at his brother.
"We know that you're manipulating Natsu! You're not working in the shadows anymore." He declared with confidence.
"They weren't talking about me." Natsu said, pulling his backpack towards his front and pulling out a black cloak, similar to his very own and presenting it towards Mika who was already beginning to step out from the group of Fairy Tail mages, but in her haste she missed to see that Erza had swung her sword at Mika's back, ripping the back of her clothes apart, showing the large tattoo that was printed on her back.
Mika paid no heed to it seeing as she didn't cause any physical damage and pushed Natsu's hand to the side as she continued on a secure path, capturing his lips instead. The two Fire Dragon Slayers weren't paying attention to those around them as they continued their heated kiss.
"I have people everywhere, Gildarts. I thought you would have realised this already." He said with his hand gestured to the two mages.
No one in Fairy Tail could deny that they felt a pain in their chest again. How many times do they need to be played with?
"You're sick, you know that." Gildarts uttered with a violent glare.
Mika and Natsu finally broke apart and Natsu instantly caught the approaching sound. "They're on their way here. I'm gonna get ready." Natsu finalised, pulling his Cloak off and dumping it on the ground. "I'm gonna need that scarf back." He said, unwrapping the item from Mika's neck and re-wrapping it around his own. Finally he pulled the remaining shards of Lacrima out of his bag.
Natsu took a step away from the Cap and the others and stood in the middle ground between Fairy Tail and The Fraternity.
"Stop right there. I will not allow this to happen here!" Makarov demanded but was ignored without as much as a thought his way.
Natsu let out a heavy breath that was clearly visible to everyone. The temperature in the room quickly began to drop and steam rose from Natsu's body. His eyes snapped open and his Magic Power surged tremendously, rising immediately into his Induced Dragon Force.
'Why can he continue to grow stronger? What is the reason behind his strength?' Makarov questioned himself as he watched the boy whom he'd cared for like his own son from a young age, turn into a powerful killer.
"Now, the Coupe De Grace." He voiced before tossing the Lacrima Shards into the air and catching them in his mouth. It was time to take down Grimoire Heart.
The room began to shake violently as Natsu leapt through the roof of the shelter, ripping the floor boards out from their position and launching the mages into the walls of the room.
Just then Erza realized that in that split second that he moved he'd grabbed his Bracer and Katana from beneath her feet. There wasn't even a hint of magic used during that time and yet he managed to get within centimetres of her without her realising. She could have died in a fraction of a second, and that fact, truly scared her.
On the beach outside Natsu stood still with scales coating his body, his hair rising from its usual messy state. The surrounding area was alternating between unbearably hot and insufferably cold. The sky above was twisting and contorting around the intense Magic Pressure from the man and he stared only at the approaching vessel. His bones reinforced by the Ice Dragon Slayer magic that he'd recently been becoming more potent with.
"This isn't going to be like fighting Fairy Tail. I don't know what it's actually like to fight Hades or what it's like to fight alongside him. I've not had much time to analyse him either, but fuck it. If he's against me then he's already lost." He grinned with his razor sharp fangs, glistening as he watched the approaching ship.
"I'm not sure it's that simple." A voice to the side said in a hushed tone.
Natsu swung his head round and seen an unfamiliar face. One which he wasn't expecting either. The short black hair, red eyes and incredible magic power was somewhat familiar, but not something he could totally recall.
"How'd you hide your scent so well? Why couldn't I smell you?" Natsu asked the unwanted guest
"I have help with things like that. Mavis Vermillion. Does that sound at all familiar to you, Natsu?" The man asked.
"Yeah, I'm going to have to kill her eventually. If you're on this island then I presume you're part of Fairy Tail, and I'm not here to kill you guys now. My concern is with a bigger enemy." Natsu finished, turning his back to the awkward man.
"I have the Fairy Tail insignia, but I am not strictly part of their guild. I only needed to communicate with Mavis. You may not have realised it, but I am Zeref. One of the Immortals and I will not let you resurrect the Third." He spoke again, this time his tone was far more serious and almost sinister sounding. "I can see you are stronger yet again but you shall not be able to beat me. Surrender now or feel my unmatched wrath."
This put Natsu on edge. His instincts kicked in and in a mere instant Natsu was donning his full armour and his Katana was open, ready to strike. "You'd better not be lying because I'm really looking for a good fight!" He yelled with an enthusiastic voice.
"Okay, Zeref. Show me what you've got!" Natsu taunted as he lunged at Zeref, his Katana swinging through the air and striking nothing. Zeref had side stepped around him and smashed his palm into the top of Natsu's hand, knocking away the Katana and dealing enough damage to the armour to make it decompose back into its original state or just a Bracer.
"Those tools cannot stand up against me. The soul of the Third Immortal no longer resides in those items. His soul has bound itself to your body now. Do not insult me with anything less than your best." Zeref calmly retorted.
Seeing no other option, Natsu gave it his all, and with tremendous speed he lunged forward, magic flowing from his entire body and he got within centimetres of Zeref, before he vanished once again in a flash and attempted to slam a fist into Natsu from above, but just as quick as Zeref vanished, Natsu also vanished right before him. The battle of the Immortals, began now!
Powerful black magic erupted from Zeref, surrounding the area and in doing so, he followed Natsu's movements. Natsu seen Zeref's plan and acted accordingly. Attack again! Changing his direction and charging straight at Zeref, his tri-elemental magic coating his leg as he swiped to attack, which Zeref had seen coming. As Zeref moved to dodge he noticed that Natsu had thrown one of the most powerful faints in history, and he'd already prepared to counter attack.
Zeref's weight shifted quickly to his left side as he braced for the impact, but once again, a faint.
'He's no longer Natsu. This is power that the Third is letting him borrow' Zeref concluded as Natsu's third and final faint was sussed out.
'3 Faints? What the hell is this?!' Was rushing through his mind as he tried to anticipate the next move, but it was too late. Natsu disappeared altogether and just as Zeref caught onto his plan, he was engulfed in Fire, Ice and Lightning. Natsu had left 3 after images of him attacking and swung round the back of Zeref to unleash a Roar.
Pushing magic into his fists Zeref moved on Natsu whilst he was recovering from his attack, and he landed a solid hit on Natsu's jaw, sending him spinning and skimming across the ground into the building where Fairy Tail and Cap were at, but it was only here that Natsu realised something. Their fight had been going on for less than a second. Cap was still mid-sentence when Natsu was thrown through the building.
'I'm all fired up!' was all Natsu could think as he slammed his hands into the ground, correcting his path and giving him a pivot point to use to catapult himself at Zeref, and with all the force of Zeref's punch and then some, Natsu was already moving towards Zeref, preparing a Secret Art.
One thing that Natsu had learned during his training was that when he was strong enough, he didn't need to chant the names of his attacks, making it all the easier to unleash attacks. The trick he pulled with the after images probably wouldn't work again, so he'd have to go into a full frontal assault this time.
As the Tri-Elemental Sword Horn collided with Zeref, Natsu felt a powerful pain in his neck. Zeref had dropped his elbow into Natsu's neck, slamming him into the ground at the same time as Zeref was launched across the beach.
With some distance between the two they were given a short breather to see what was happening around them.
With the building destroyed, all eyes were now watching the panting warriors and the area around them was either frozen, melted, decaying or had been blown away.
Natsu spat out a sharp spit of blood which scattered onto the floor.
"So, still think it's gonna be that easy?" Natsu asked Zeref, the tone of his voice made it very clear that he was happy with the way things were turning out.
The inside of Cap's head was a tornado of thoughts. 'This is impossible! Why is he fighting Zeref now? That's not supposed to happen. Why the hell is Zeref even here right now?! What did I miss? Either way I need to stop this before he runs out of magic.´ Cap concluded as he summoned up his magic, he issued the command "Stop, Natsu."
But nothing happened. "No way! This is the best fight I've ever had. There's no way I'm stopping this. Someone else can deal with Hades, he's mine."
'With this much magic flowing out of him, he's actually destroyed my mark and he doesn't even realise it. Goddamn it! I've got no other choice then.'
"Mika, Juan, Jay! Give Natsu everything you've got! If he runs out of magic now then we're all dead." Cap ordered swiftly, but little did Cap know that this would change nothing of the outcome.
"We can't. They're moving too fast for us to follow and Natsu doesn't have time to stop and take our magic!" Juan reasoned, trying his best to make Cap understand.
"He's on his own now." Mika said with a solemn voice. It's not that she didn't believe Natsu could win. But it's just that Fairy Tail have a plan, one she wasn't able to figure out whilst she was there and that was what was worrying her.
Meanwhile the battle between the two raged on, hundreds of attacks being thrown every second and it was beginning to show. Just 30 seconds into the fight and they were wearing out rapidly.
Natsu barrelled away from Zeref after taking another large hit and once he had a bit of ground between him and his opponent he shot skyward leaving a trail of crimson fire behind him and he landed a powerful knee onto Zeref's jaw, but the blow was lessened by the fact that Zeref turned his head to absorb some of the damage.
It was only now that Natsu realised that, even when he didn't have his sword, his fire was the crimson red that it used to be when he would wield that Katana. Zeref was right. The remaining parts of his soul were linked to his body.
This short moment that Natsu took to think would almost cost him his life.
Zeref caught a glimpse of Natsu's face and seen that his mind, for a fraction of a second, wasn't focused on the fight and so, the opportunity presented itself.
Zeref prepared his magic and in one swift motion, he plunged his fist straight through Natsu's ribcage, leaking magic into his body.
If Natsu were any weaker then he'd have been killed instantly, but the immense strength that he had right now was the only think keeping him alive after the incredible blow.
Natsu keeled over, his arms rising to the hole in his chest, trying to stop the bleeding but failing to do so. "You bastard!" He snarled out, bearing his teeth for a moment before blood began spewing from his mouth, along with any food he had eaten prior to the fight.
It was at this moment that the heavens opened up and the dark clouds that were on the skies let loose a torrential rain storm and the winds began to pick up. As the cold droplets began pelting Natsu, who was currently down on one knee desperately trying to hold himself together, he realised that right now, he'd lose what he held precious to him. If this continued, he'd lose Mika.
'Fuck it. I need your help!' He thought with determination, calling out to the immortal's soul that was lying dormant inside his body. And now, with Natsu's permission the Third was able to become whole again.
Fire began flowing out of Natsu's body, the crimson red flames dancing around his body were so hot that Zeref was forced to back away for fear of being turned to ash.
Lightning soon followed and it arced between himself and the skies above. The massive strikes released thunder that could shake mountains and topple trees.
The fire and lightning started to twist and contort into two forms, the bodies that Natsu had seen before and were the souls that used to reside within his Sword and Bracer. The two remaining halves of the Third Immortal were ready to come together.
Natsu looked up and locked eyes with the two bodies that were looking down on him. "Go on, kill him." Natsu ordered with a stern gaze and harsh tone.
"Not yet. First, you need to die so we have a physical form in which to properly manifest." The flaming figure said before Natsu found his jaw being forced open by two fiery hands. Whilst his jaw was locked open the lightning from the second figure began rushing into his mouth, forcing Natsu to literally devour the soul. He was being force fed magic that was beginning to overpower him.
Whilst lightning continued to rush into Natsu's mouth, the flaming figure admitted "You've always been destined for this. I locked away part of my soul into those items which I held precious to me and I waited, for you. The human who held my other soul to finally wield that legendary sword and ancient armour. You simply couldn't resist the need to become stronger and now, here you are, dying to the power you craved. It's time for my manipulation to come to an end. I need no longer make you feel any hatred or anger towards your old companions."
It was hard to hear outside, but everyone was just in ear shot enough that they could hear it. "It wasn't Cap doing this to Natsu. It was the Third…" Makarov said aloud as he was forced to watch the scene unfold in front of him.
"Is it really that hard to comprehend that a being as powerful as myself could force my vessel to change? How pathetic of you." Upon seeing Natsu finish devouring the Lightning, crimson fire soon began to force its way into Natsu as well, and he could do nothing to stop it.
"NATSU!" Mika cried from the side as she attempted to leap through the fire that was rising from Natsu, but she was blown away in seconds by the overwhelming power of the heat and sent rolling across the sand of the beach before coming to a stop.
He'd have enough. Even if he couldn't stop himself from devouring the flames that were being he was being forced to eat, he could try something. Anything! Even when he couldn't move his arms. Even if his legs wouldn't rise and if his fist couldn't hit anymore, he'd never give up! And so, Natsu opened his mouth wider than before and let loose a blood curling scream of rage and desperation and as he did so, his fire began to change. The crimson red fire that had been coming from him until this point began to flicker back to his incredible orange colour. He was trying to force the Third out!
"It's too late to stop this, you are already dead!" The third spoke in return to Natsu's futile attempt at saving himself. But that wasn't his goal, and the third wouldn't know that for a long time.
In one final burst all the fire surrounding Natsu burst into the usual colour of the Fire Dragon Slayer and it exploded outwards, covering all of Fairy Tail in its welcoming heat as well as Mika, Juan and Jay. The fire itself bent around Cap and Zeref for reasons unknown but no one wanted to escape from it. It wasn't a painful heat, it was pleasant, calming and it gave them hope for a brief moment, before it all stopped. His fire vanished and Natsu was left unguarded as the Third immortal finished feeding its soul to Natsu.
The form of the Crimson fire was gone, and Natsu was all that was left there, among the scorched sand and, there was a minor difference. His hair was brown.