Strange dark magic was filling up Natsu's body, despite how much it truly was hurting his entire body inch by inch he ignored it he was not going to let any more of his friends die just for this asshole's petty goal. It was time to finish this fight before anything bad happened to himself. Darkness was filling up his body it was tearing him apart. Zalang burst into laughter at the sight of him "This may truly be the end of me Natsu Dragneel, but the magic you're consuming right now will be drained from me and will be inside you. In other words you're not going to live more than ten minutes after my defeat!" He was now cackling in laughter ignoring how close he was to death. The dragon ripped at him with its claws expelling iron into his body, poisoning him.

The magic was flowing into Natsu's body even faster, the dragon disappeared from beneath him and expelled into the air leaving his body weak from the amount of power he used just to defeat Zalang. He could feel it Zalang's power was circulating within himself. Zalang was dead… and everyone broke free from their chains, running towards Natsu panicking for his life. He was shaking uncontrollably the magic was overcoming his body. All of sudden Gray burst through the doors with Levy in his arms, and Juvia by his side trying her best to keep up straight from her immensely painful injury. "Natsu!" He yelled seeing him on the ground, and then he watched as his eyes began to cloud over in black.

"What's wrong with him?!" Lucy yelled her hands shaking as she dropped down beside him. "Natsu can you hear me?!" She cupped his face staring into those soulless pitch black orbs of the man she loves so much. He rose from the ground as he began to consume the magic completely into his soul, the black vanished, his eyes now purple and they were evil… "Natsu! " She hugged him attempting to just have hope. But it was useless she was thrown to the ground brutally, his skin now turning a sickly pale colour. He was gone… "Natsu! Listen to me, it's Lucy you know, me we're friends, you have to come back to me!"

She screamed, but there was no response from the man before her. Tears welled up in her eyes it was destroying her to see him like this. He wasn't hurting anyone but those that went near him, he was lost no one could bring him out. Happy closed in to Natsu, his best friend before him totally dead in the eyes. "N-Natsu…" The figure above him looked down at him. Happy's eyes were blood shot and now crying he did not see Natsu, all he saw was a monster… His fist light up with a dark ore and pounded the furry cat out of the way making him fly into the crowd. Erza ran after him catching him in her arms. She hugged into the furry broken down cat in her arms, as tear by tear dropped onto the floor in front of her. "He's not Natsu anymore we can't do anything for him…" She was breaking down remembering the fun times she had with him and all his friends. It was hard for to take but she knew he couldn't be saved.

"I WON'T BELIEVE IT! Natsu if you can hear me you must know how I feel… I love you! I always have… you're the only person that I ever cared this much for. I don't want you to leave me…" She slowly stepped forward. "If you can hear me just try, try to break free from this evil… for me!" She couldn't bare it she dropped to her knees crying into her hands the figure didn't even budge a muscle he didn't even care, and everyone around him was shedding tears.

Levy couldn't stand it any longer she stared at Gajeel, even he was crying, of all people she wanted to be with him and tell him how she felt. "Gray… take me to Gajeel." He looked at her and obliged through his blurry eyes and met up with him passing her over putting her in his arms. "G-Gajeel… I need to tell you something." Tears were flowing down her face as she glanced back over at Lucy. "I-I… I love you, and I never want to lose you." She began balling her eyes out into his shoulder holding him close to her. He turned her head so she could see him clearly and began kissing her sweetly and softly. Beneath his rough exterior was truly a soft, caring person. He held her close in his arms, looking down at her broken leg. "I don't want to lose you either, shrimp…"

Erza stepped forward towards Natsu noticing he wasn't budging… drawing out her samurai sword sleekly, she couldn't stop crying as she looked down and stood next to Lucy. The body before them finally spoke, "I'm not Natsu… I'm not even a person, I'm Zalang's darkest part and you will never see Natsu again unless this body is harmed beyond repair…" Erza took a step forward but before she did anything the blonde girl on the ground grabbed her leg. "I'll do it Erza… I love him too much to let anyone else hurt him, so please pass me your sword…" The scarlet haired girl did as she asked.

The sword was in Lucy's hands, she rose to her feet gripping the sword harshly, not letting go… "If this needed to be done I won't let anyone else do it so stay back…" She was so pained her heart wrenched staring into the soulless figure. She bowed her head down wiping away her tears. Lucy dragged the sword along the ground and pointed it towards his heart… She looked into his eyes and drove it into him as fast as possible she hugged him staring into his eyes watching them turn green again.

Natsu stared at her with complete admiration for the courage she had to do such a thing. "I love you Natsu…" She withdrew the sword from his body as her eyes followed the crimson liquid expel from his body he went limp falling into her arms… Tear by tear fell onto his shoulder. "Th-thank you Luce, if it weren't for you… I'd still be dead inside and I could've hurt those I care for. I love you never forget that…" His eyes closed and his body fell to the floor, Natsu was now dead and this hell was now over, Lucy loved to hear those last words but she never fell in love with anyone else again…

THE END