-Sieg Hart's Location-
"Sorry for the interruption there." Zero said, stretching. "I just couldn't help myself." He smiled. "Talking to the wicked is a waste of breath. I stand ready. Proceed. Attack me any way you desire." Sieg told him, standing ready.
"Alright." Zero extended his hand. "Dark Capriccio." Zero fired a green beam of energy with red spiralling around at Sieg, who encased his hand in a bit of magic and caught the blast, stopping it in its tracks until it dispersed. "If you wish to harm me, you will need to try harder."
"Oh, interesting...However..." Sieg noticed a hole in the ground in front of him as another Dark Capriccio came out of the hole, piercing him in the gut. "GUH!" Sieg said as he was hit, but then soon faded into nothing, as the real Sieg Hart appeared behind Zero. "But know I shall be coming at you with the intent to kill." Sieg pointed his finger at Zero's back and shot a fireball at him.
"GRAH!" Zero was hit dead on in the back. "Not bad.." He turned around and told Sieg with a mocking tone, showing no real signs of damage. "My apologies, but you are not my primary target." Sieg lifted his finger to the sky and then brought it down towards Zero's direction as a lightning bolt fell from the sky and hit not only Zero but also the lacrima crystal, destroying it.
"Hmph." Zero dodged with ease but let the lightning hit the lacrima, destroying it, as it then began to repair itself. "So that mage was right..They truly do need to be destroyed at the same time..." Sieg muttered.
"Oh? To hear that, you must've also hacked the transmission." Zero grinned. Sieg nodded. "But there was nothing I had to say to them. What their guilds plan is their business, not my own, even if we do share a common goal."
"Really should listen to them..." Zero talked, firing many green balls of energy at Sieg. "You are not the type to listen to another's words either." Sieg shot back, setting up a barrier to stop the attack in its tracks. "Wind." Sieg used the wind to reflect all the balls at Zero with even more force.
"Dark Gravity." Zero used his magic to increase the gravity of the area, making the balls crash into the ground and be destroyed. The gravity was so immense it even brought the mighty Sieg down to one knew, the weight paining him.
"Gravity..." Sieg closed his eyes to think about something and soon opened them. "I will give you one last chance to surrender, solely because I've come to realize that taking a life, no matter how good of an idea it seems at the time, can possibly be a mistake." Sieg told Zero, remembering how he tried to kill Elie for what he thought was the greater good of the planet.
"I don't care. I WILL DESTROY EVERYTHING!" Zero shouted. "..I see. So be it. I shall use the magic once more." Sieg said, slowly getting up despite the immense gravity. He extended his palms, both of them glowing, as he charged a spell. "Space magic.." Sieg aimed his hands at Zero. "ALTEAR-"
"STOP!" A voice rung from the entrance and both Sieg and Zero looked to see the young Fire Dragon Slayer, Natsu. "Natsu..I see, so you chose this lacrima. But I do not need your help. I will finish him with this spell." Sieg stated boldly.
"I know you don't..But that's not the point..No-one deserves to be hit by that spell of yours...To see all their loved ones die...Even though I doubt he has any loved ones..It's too cruel." Natsu said, remembering the pain he had suffered from that spell.
"It is the only way to protect Cait Shelter and destroy him along with Nirvana." Sieg told him. "No..I'll show you the other way. I'LL TURN HIM INTO ASHES MYSELF!" Natsu roared. Sieg closed his eyes in thought and then opened them.
"I see..Yes, it makes sense. This battle was originally between your guild and his. It only makes sense that a member from your guild should defeat him." Sieg dispelled the charging of his spell. "But if I think you're not gonna make it; I'll resume this battle by myself."
"Deal." Natsu agreed, glaring at Zero. "So you still live, huh?" Zero asked, rather uncaring that he failed to destroy Natsu. "You have come to fight me, brat? I should warn you...It's impossible." Zero stated arrogantly as Natsu just smirked.
"Me or you? I wonder who's gonna be destroyed in the end." Natsu had a smile on his face, showing just how fired up he was for this fight. He jumped at Zero with an attempt to use a flaming right hook, to which Zero easily avoided, only to have Natsu spin around and bring a flaming kick to Zero's face, though it was still too easy for Zero to dodge by simply ducking.
Natsu then inhaled his cheeks expanding them and then he exhaled, releasing a massive amount of fire, destroying the ground and covering such a large area that Zero would be unable to dodge.
"Hm. Well your movements certainly are better than before." Zero said while waving his hand, clearing the smoke, showing no signs of injury. "Dark Capriccio!" Zero aimed his index and middle fingers straight at Natsu, firing his signature spell. "Ngh!" Natsu grunted as he ducked under Zero's attack to notice it digging into the wall behind him.
"Now don't make the mistake of thinking my magic is the same as Brain's." Zero waved his hand as his attack came up from under Natsu hitting him. "Hahahaha!" Zero laughed as he continued waving his hand making his attack curve and bend, hitting Natsu repeatedly. "HAHAHAHA! WHICH OF US WILL BE DESTROYED YOU ASK?! I SHOULD THINK THAT IS ALL TOO OBVIOUS!" Zero screamed, with his usual insane, malice filled smile.
"Fire Dragon's..." Natsu pulled his fist back. "Iron Fist!" Natsu met the blast with his fist ablaze, gridding against the ground as he was being pushed back. "Nggghhhh" Natsu gripped his arm with his other hand, holding it in place. "AAAAHHHHHH!" Natsu yelled out as he came to a halt, finally stopping the Dark Capriccio, his hand covered in blood.
"Stopping a magic designed for penetration with a head on punch, hm? Very interesting." Zero kept his smile, becoming intrigued in the power of a Dragon Slayer.
"Ouch..That stings.." Natsu said, rubbing his hurt hand. "We don't have much time left Natsu. End this quickly, or I will." Sieg reminded him. "Yeah yeah.. But how.." Natsu said out loud to himself. "You still have the gift Jellal gave you." Sieg offered, catching Zero's attention.
"The Flame.." Natsu reached into his pocket and pulled out The Flame of Rebuke, which shined brightly. Natsu grit his teeth, thinking about Jellal. "This is from him.." He remembered how much pain and suffering Jellal had caused so many people, especially Erza, and why he hated him.
"Make a decision, Natsu. You can either risk trusting Jellal to save your friends or you can allow yourself to be defeated and have those same friends die along with Cait Shelter. The decision is yours." Sieg laid it down for him, knowing his answer.
"I don't trust Jellal...But I DO trust you to kick his ass if this is a trick!" Natsu answered, bringing down his teeth on the flame and taking a bite. "AAAAH!" Natsu screamed in pain, falling to his knees while gripping his chest. He coughed up blood.
"It seems that Jellal has tricked your friend. Haha!" Zero laughed. "Look again." Sieg stated, giving a confident grin. "Huh?" Zero turned his attention back to Natsu.
He was getting up. He rose and stood on his feet, a mysterious aura around him. "Thanks for the meal." Natsu wiped his mouth as massive flames erupted around him. "I've received it now, Jellal."
"You ate The Flame of Rebuke, given to you by Jellal? Wouldn't that make you his fellow sinner?" Zero asked, carefully inspecting Natsu.
"The mages of Fairy Tail...Are already used to sin." Natsu explained, glaring at Zero. "The true sin is...To avert one's eyes away," Natsu dug his foot into the ground, causing it to break as he launched towards Zero. "AND STOP BELIEVING IN OTHER PEOPLE!" Natsu yelled out as he tackled Zero, then gripped his shirt with remarkable strength, throwing Zero up and over him.
"?!" Zero was stunned as he grinded on the ground but managed to regain his footing and fired off a Dark Capriccio to which Natsu just swatted away like it was nothing more than a fly, a look of surprise replaced the smirk on Zero's face. "T-that is..." Zero was in total shock as he saw a change in Natsu. Scales were forming on Natsu's body. "That light...Dragon Force?!" Zero stated the name of Natsu's new found power.
"This power...It's similar to when I ate Etherion..." Natsu analyzed as he stretched his arms, getting used to the new power. "This is great... I feel as though my power has doubled or even tripled." Natsu was still trying to fully figure out what just happened.
'Dragon Force... a Dragon Slayer's final form. The power said to be equal to a Dragon. The power to destroy everything. Destroy...' Zero thought to himself. "Interesting..." His arrogant smirk returned. "With this power, I can win!" Natsu proclaimed.
"Come, Dragon's power." Zero taunted. "Let's go!" Natsu yelled out as he charged Zero and tried to strike him with his elbow. "Hmph." Zero blocked the elbow with one arm and raised his other hand. "DARK GRAVITY!" Zero swung his arms down as the gravity around Natsu increased drastically, breaking the floor he stood on as Natsu fell through floor after floor.
"That was too close." Natsu managed to get out of the gravity just enough to avoid falling out of Nirvana. "!" Natsu jumped up and back flipped out of the way of Zero, who had jumped down to strike him.
"Heheheh." Zero chucked as he formed two Dark Capriccios on his hand, but this time he did not fire them, but only extended them a certain distance from his hands and swung them at Natsu like a whip. "Zero Slash!" He called out his attack's name as Natsu managed to avoid and breathe a large amount of fire to cancel out the whips while Zero flew through the flames and went to strike Natsu with a large green wave of energy. "Dark Delete!" After striking Natsu with the large wave, Zero fired multiple green bullets as Natsu was covered in smoke, after being hit.
"Haa... haa... haa...!" Natsu was panting but his damage from Zero's attacks was minimal at best as he then matched fists with Zero. "It seems like...You still can't use that power properly!" Zero exclaimed as he struck Natsu down and started stomping on him.
"HAHAHAHA! WHERE'S YOUR POWER?! DID THE DRAGONS REALLY RULE THE ANCIENT WORLD WITH THIS PATHETIC STRENGTH?!" Zero was not only mocking Natsu, but every Dragon Slayer and every Dragon to ever exist before he then kicked Natsu away. "I am the Master of the Oracion Seis Guild, Zero. My power is on a completely different level than a soldier from some guild." Zero boasted.
"Ugh... guh.." Natsu was grunting in pain as he tried to force himself to stand up. "There's no way a little shit like you can take me on your own." Zero continued to boast with a psychotic smile. "Come on, Sieg Hart. How about you take over so I can have some fun destroying you too!" Sieg shook his head. "As much as I'd love to...You're not even able to destroy the man in front of you."
"I'm not alone..." Natsu said simply as he got to one knee, prompting Zero to look at him. "I can feel it..." Natsu said again as he finally got to his feet. "Everyone's voice... everyone's feelings..." Natsu continued as fire formed around him. "It's not only my power but... everybody's feelings are... supporting me and... KEEPING... ME... STANDING NOW! MY COMRADES POWER IS.. RUNNING THROUGH MY ENTIRE BODY!" Natsu shouted as the fire around him increased and the ground beneath his feet shattered.
"This is such a pity, to tear you into pieces. Though I've had enough of this." Zero stated as he waved his arms in a large circular motion, green energy forming around his hands. "It was fun so... I'll give you the best naught... by my utmost magic." Zero explained with an almost insane look on his face.
"Dragon Slayer Secret Art..." Natsu began pulling both his fists back, an insane amount of flames forming around his arms. "FLAME LOTUS: EXPLODING FLAME BLADE!" Natsu charged the same attack he used to beat Laxus.
"GENESIS ZERO!" Zero called out as Natsu charged. "VANISH! TO FAR BEYOND NAUGHT!" Zero screamed out. "This will be the end of history before me. The world will end and be reborn into a world of nothing! Open! Gate of the Nil Dimension!" Zero yelled out as an almost tsunami size wave of what appeared to be tortured souls burst from the very center of his body, the center of the circle of green energy he had formed. "NIL TRAVELERS! TAKE THEIR SOULS! THEIR MEMORIES! DEVOUR THEIR VERY EXISTANCE! DISAPPEAR! UNDER THE NAME OF ZERO!" Zero ordered as the wave approached Natsu.
"Guh!" Natsu suddenly stopped as he was overtaken by the wave of Nil Travelers. Soon, Natsu was completely enveloped in the wave as they then disappeared and Natsu was nowhere to be seen. "Welcome to the Nil Dimension. Enjoy your stay." Zero smirked as he turned his back to where Natsu once was, chuckling.
'It...It hurts...I can't take it...' Natsu thought to himself, unable to move as he floated through what was essentially a void of nothingness, much like the one Sieg trapped him in earlier. "Tsu... Natsu... Natsu! Are you really going to be defeated by something like this?!" A voice rang through Natsu's head, as he began to remember something.
"Oh come on! How am I supposed to bust up something that big?!" A young Natsu in just red shorts questioned as he pointed to a giant rock with a number of holes and large chips in it.
"Natsu...You are my son." A large red dragon, the dragon that raised Natsu, the dragon that he saw within Sieg's spell, Igneel, explained. "You are a Dragon Slayer. Never forget the pride that comes with that title." Igneel explained simply.
"Ok!" Natsu said with a goofy smile rivaling Haru's. "But... I still don't understand though." Natsu laughed, keeping the smile.
Natsu smiled as he then moved to a position where he would be standing within the void, as the Golden Flame of Rebuke formed around him. "Hm?" Zero turned to see a bright golden light burst out from where Natsu once was. "What?!" The light faded almost as soon as it appeared to reveal Natsu enveloped in the golden flame, as he was burning the Genesis Zero to nothingness. "T-The golden flame... Is he burning through my magic?!" Zero was in complete shock.
"RAAAHHHHHH!" Natsu roared as he stomped, as the image of a large red dragon could be seen directly behind him, mimicking his movements as his roar once again resembled that of a dragon.
'To defeat a dragon..You must become a mage with the same strength as a dragon..' Zero thought out the old story behind a Dragon Slayer's origin. "This is... a real... Dragon Slayer!?" Zero yelled out, scared out of his mind as Natsu suddenly lunged at Zero, punching him right in the face, not only breaking his face in several places but also sending him flying up towards the Lacrima.
"Magical power fully unleashed!" Natsu pulled his fists back, his magic seal appearing under him as the golden flame formed a twister of sorts around him. "Hidden Flame Form... FLAME LOTUS: PHEONIX SWORD!" Natsu launched himself up at Zero, ramming his fist into Zero's gut as the golden flame formed something of a spear around the two as it flew straight, crashing and bursting through floor after floor, returning them to the original floor.
"TIME IS ALMOST UP! DO IT NOW, NATSU!" Sieg shouted at him. "OOOOORRRRAAAAA!" Natsu propelled him and Zero towards the Lacrima, the timer reaching its final countdown.
Lucy somehow managed to limp her way down the hall to the room with the lacrima, alongside Happy. "That thing's big... what are you gonna do, Lucy?" Happy asked, curious as to what Lucy had planned. "Honestly... I don't know." Lucy stated.
"I don't have an ounce of magic left in me...But I'll do something...Even if I just throw my body against it! I'll definitely destroy this thing! That's why... I won't give up until the very end!" Lucy, though leaning against a wall, was determined to figure something out.
"Sometimes, that feeling can give you power." Two strange voices rang from just behind Lucy. "Huh?" Lucy turned and looked down to see two small creatures standing there. "GEMINI?!" Lucy was shocked to see a spirit that was used by Angel, there. "Your feelings touched us." The two creatures explained. "Pi-li Pi-li..." The two spirits chanted as they suddenly turned into Lucy. "We'll be your will." Not only did they mimic Lucy's appearance, they even used her voice perfectly.
"OPEN GATE OF THE GOLDEN BULL! TAURUS!" Gemini shouted as she held Taurus' key and summoned her companion Taurus, who took one look at them and his eyes turned to hearts. "TWO LUCY'S!? YOU BOTH LOOK MOO-NIFICENT!"
"SHUT UP AND DESTROY THAT THING!" Lucy shouted, Taurus returning to normal and drawing his axe, swinging at her lacrima.
5.
"ICE MAKE: HAMMER!" Gray used his creation magic to make a hammer made of ice, swinging at the lacrima in his area.
4.
"HEAVEN'S WHEEL!" Erza yelled, equipping her white armour and aiming her blades at the Lacrima, sending them at it.
3.
"EXPLOSION!" Haru slammed his foot in the ground and pulled his transformed sword back. "RAAAH!" He grunted through the pain of his wounds and swung his explosion creating blade at his lacrima.
2.
"I hope you heard my voice, Natsu.." Jellal closed his eyes and then opened them with a smile. "What am I thinking? Of course you did! METEOR!" Jellal, using his magic, charged at the lacrima in front of him.
1.
"NO!" Zero screamed as he was being forced towards the lacrima in his room. "I MUST DESTROY! I MUST!"
"IF YOU...WANT TO DESTROY SOMETHING... SO BAD...THEN DESTROY... THIS DAMN CRYSTAL!" Natsu screamed, smashing Zero into the lacrima crystal at the exact same the others attacked.
0.
The Crystals Shattered.