SO SOrry! I DID A BAD! FIXED IT!
Natsu learned something very valuable today.
When in the presence of Erza, you must never show weakness.
Not while holding a piece of strawberry cake anyway.
He was waiting for them on the shore, the pirate ship in site. He would not be caught dead on a ship, so he flew ahead to avoid the ride, and Erza's questions. He figured he could just sit there and wait for them, what was the harm right?
Yeah, real funny thought there.
As he was watching the pirate ship enter the bay, he pulled out a piece of strawberry cake he got at a discount at the local bakery. Apparently since he was a FairyTail mage, his shop offered such things.
He didn't understand why though.
So, here he was, calmly eating his desert as the ship came closer. As he watched, a small glimmer appeared on the prow, and started to get bigger and brighter…and bigger….and bigger!
Natsu frowned at the rapidly approaching thing, but he figured it was just the incoming ship.
Until a thunder alerted him that it broke the sound barrier.
Just as he was about to finish with the last bite of cake, he had to dive out of the way, plate in hand, as the object crashed into the beach with astounding force. Natsu landed with the cake still balanced in his hand, and shielded it from the sand as it battered him. Natsu turned with slight anger as he saw Erza was staring at him with a look of absolute hatred and envy.
"You…you would dare….to…to….EAT STRAWBERY CAKE IN FRONT OF ME!"
Natsu just stared at her, before showing her the last piece, and her eyes seemed to sparkle with joy that there was some left.
She lunged at him, but he dodged her and spun around. This continued for a little bit, like waving a red flag in front of a bull. Eventually, Natsu decided that enough was enough. He tilted the plate, before throwing it out to see. Erza gave an excited cry and lunged after it, catching it, and turning the plate over to see…nothing.
She whipped around to see Natsu, with the cake in his mouth, just before he closed it and chewed it.
And swallowed.
He looked at her, before wiping the remains off his cheeks and lips and consumed them with the cake. She stared at him in horror, and Natsu turned and walked away.
"This is what I get for waiting for you…jeez. Why the hell did I even bother."
She her eyes never left his mouth as he spoke. In a split second, she lunged forward and pried his mouth open with her gauntlet hands.
"GIVE ME BACK MY CAKE!"
Natsu responded by breathing a small amount of fire at her face.
And so, the beach now had sign for all to see, banning the presence of strawberry cake for the stretch near the harbor.
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The Guild.
Natsu was pretty sure those massive iron spikes weren't a part of it when he was here last. He wandered forward with a gaping Erza and Gray behind him. The guild looked like it had already cleaned up most of the mess, but a blind person could have seen the tension weighing on everyone's shoulders.
Makarov sat on the S-Class railing, the bar was currently non-existent, and had his eyes closed in contemplation. When the small group stopped in front of him, he slid off and landed in front of them, eye-smiling, but Natsu knew that it was a calm mask hiding great anger, and suddenly wanted to be anywhere but there.
"Natsu…you wouldn't helping Gray complete this unauthorized mission…were you?" he said, a hostile aura building behind him.
"Nope, I was there for my own business."
Makarov looked skeptical, but also curious, "Oh? And what was that?"
He grinned, "Well, let's say a made a deal to expand my limits."
Makarov looked confused, "You were limited?"
Natsu blinked, "I did tell you right? About…oh wait…no I didn't…well, never mind then! Yes, I am limited. I still am, but my limits have been expanded."
Makarov looked intrigued, but sighed and closed his weathered eyes. "Very well, now…Gray." The Master said, starting to secrete a deep dark aura promising pain. Gray shivered and tried to crawl away, but Erza had an iron grip on his shoulder. He paled and looked at Makarov who was now much larger, and looming over him.
"Let's have a talk."
Gray whimpered.
Natsu watched as Gray got steered away by the iron grip of the Guild Master, and chortled slightly, a grin in place. He turned to leave, when Erza stood in front of him, glaring at him slightly.
"You owe me a cake."
"You owe me an apology."
They stared at each other for a few moments, the guild silent as they watched the confrontation. It was rare for someone to stand up against her since Mira became the barmaid. They all had their own bets who would win in a fight, and Natsu knew most of them bet on Erza.
That made him grin internally…because there was a few that bet on him…and they would be getting quite the payout when they finally came to blows.
Natsu grinned at her, "Well, I'll see you around."
She looked like she wanted to protest, but didn't. She could tell he wanted to find out what happened to the guild hall, and talking to her wouldn't help as she didn't know either. Natsu left the hall, striking out for town. He was a frequenter at the local tavern, and a valued customer from many of the barmaids. He became sort of an unofficial bouncer since his last visit, and they were all grateful for it, especially the girls.
It was a mutually beneficial relationship! They gave him thugs to crush and food and alcohol, and all he had to do was step in during the fights to save on property damage.
He couldn't help but smile at the budding information center he was building.
'Igneel...Tharos…I'm making friends…like you told me too…and I will protect them, and when I find you…I'm gonna kick your ass.' He finished mentally with a smile.
And then it turned malicious.
"Nothing more ferocious…than a Dragon on Defence…isn't that right…Igneel."
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After the events with Levi, Jet, and Droy.
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FairyTail stormed the Phantom Lord Guild hall, busting through and forming a mob in the doorway.
"JOSE! COME HERE AND FACE YOUR PUNISHMENT!"
"AHahahahaha," A disembodied voice chuckled condescendingly, "And why would I do that? Come up and get me, old fool…that is if you can make it up the stairs without putting out your back."
The disembodied voice laughed tauntingly, before the Phantom Lord members formed a wall to block them off. Makarov grimaced, and then started to walk forward, releasing his power. His aura commanded absolute authority, and his enemies hesitated.
"ATTACK!" Makarov roared, before charging forward himself, anger in his eyes. The two sides charged, and when they were about to collide, a massive wall of fire separated them. The groups staggered back from the heat, shielding their faces.
"Natsu! What are you doing!?"
"Ah, so the Salamander has come to play…interesting. I hear you are a Dragon Slayer Natsu-kun, you are not the only one."
"Oh…I know." Said a draconic voice. The flames receded. And Natsu was standing in the middle, his cloak gone and his hair aflame.
"You attacked my home…something that has only happened twice before…and there weren't any survivors. I will give you the chance to appear before me….or I will reduce your guild to ashes before chasing you to the edges of the earth."
"HAHAHAHHA! I am a WIZARD SAINT! Your power is NOTHING COMPARED TO MINE!"
Natsu grinned, his aura starting to flicker with heat. "Very well, say good bye to your subordinates."
Natsu then turned to FairyTail and smiled, catching them off guard with his reptilian pupils. "Back in a moment."
The FairyTail mages were, again, cut off by a wall of flames. Erza gave a shout requiping into her flame empress armor to follow, but the flames were so intense she had to channel a considerable amount of power into her armor to keep it from cracking…and even then, it was slow going. It took her three tries to finally break through, and cut an opening for the rest to follow. The fire continued to almost heal itself, so she only caught glimpses of the battle.
Flashes, explosions of fire, screaming…and growls.
When she finally got through, she had to take a moment to process what she was seeing.
Bodies.
Everywhere.
She ran to a few, checking for a pulse.
Nothing.
She felt her blood run cold, 'he killed them'
She wiped a few tears away in shock, before charging up the staircase after him. She felt the heat from the wall recede, and saw Makarov speed past her, rocketing up the stairs. Makarov wouldn't be stopped, he needed to find Natsu, and fast. Erza could only watch dumbly as the master moved up the stairs at a fast pace. She knew that she should follow, to help fight…but she couldn't make herself move.
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Makarov slammed up through the floor to get to the top level, damages be damned, and walked upon a strange scene. Jose was nowhere to be seen, and Natsu was standing in the center, growling on all fours, a tail and horns of fire glowed proudly as the air around them rippled. He looked like a demon given human form. His eyes were full of rage, but also patience. It was a strange mix to see, almost beautiful, but his snarl…it ruined the whole image.
"So…you are the Elemental Four…pathetic."
Natsu stared at each of them, his eyes flickering between their calm expressions…but he didn't buy it. He could smell it!
Their fear.
Natsu prowled closer to the earth mage, who tried not to flinch at the intensity of the flames. Makarov started to creep around, looking for Jose. He knew he was a fan of surprise attacks, and without preparations, they would prove lethal even to another Wizard Saint. Natsu circled the earth mage, watching as he flinched away from the fire, and he grinned.
"Fear…it is always so refreshing to see it in my enemies."
Natsu roared, and a massive column of golden flames boomed outwards in a cone of destruction. The mage through up a defensive wall of earth, but it melted after a moment, and dripped on top of him. His screams only lasted a few seconds, before he was buried under molten earth. Natsu closed his mouth, smoke spewing from the corners as he looked down at the molten pile of earth where the man used to stand.
Then he turned to the fire mage, "You are the Fire Elemental? Let's see how your power ranks…AGAINST A DRAGON!" Natsu roared, sending another column at the mage. Having learned from his colleague's mistake, he jumped out of the way, his cape catching flame as he moved from harm. He almost looked pleased with himself, but when he turned to face Natsu…it was only horror. Natsu was right above him, leg held high in a massive axe-kick. He was glowing like the sun as he descended.
"Dragon Slayer Noble Art: Immolation Heel!"
The Fire Mage could only gasp at the display, before raising his arms to feebly defend against it.
No such luck.
Both his forearms snapped like twigs under the pressure, and slammed his entire body into the floor with a devastating crash, splinters and smoke filled the air as the burning floor started to spread. The Water Mage looked around for her last colleague…and couldn't find him.
"Drip…drop." She said, before picking up her umbrella and shaking out the ash, before walking out under the cover of the smoke.
"Where…do you think you're going?"
"DELIGHTFUL!" a shrill voice called in ecstasy.
Natsu barreled out of the smoke, straight for the corner. His eyes wide in disbelief and shock. Makarov dropped to the floor, his skin a sickly green as the missing Elemental appeared behind him.
"SO DELIGHTFUL!" he screamed, shaking his body in pleasure. Natsu caught Makarov, his flames wrapping around them, but Makarov seemed unaffected by the heat. Natsu gently lifted the boss up, examining him with a careful eye, before glaring savagely at the Air Elemental.
The man grinned like a cat as he beheld the look of rage, "ITS SO-"
"Shut up."
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
Where the man once stood, a perfectly spherical hole was sizzling the wall. Smoke curled from the edges as the heat started to dissipate. Natsu stared at the hole, not even looking over the side.
He looked at the Water Elemental, before turning away, Master in hand.
"Raise your Magic to my family again, and I won't just leave your guild in ruins, ill sacrifice all your lives, your allies, and your benefactors to my flames."
And then he left, jumping down the hole Makarov had ascended from in his hurry to help.
A pair of red eyes watched the whole even, his teeth grinding as he closed his fists in anger.
"Next time…Salamander."
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Erza and the guild mates were checking for survivors still when Natsu came down, his body still aflame in golden light. Erza felt her heart soar in relief that he was ok, and then plummet seeing what was in his arms.
She rushed forwards, but could only make it so far from the heat of his flames.
"Natsu! What happened!?"
Natsu turned to her, his eyes glowing in both pain and rage, the undercurrent of power still present. "I was distracted; Makarov was ambushed by the Air elemental. I wasn't there in time." he said with a grimace. He then let his flames putter out, and walked to Erza, handing him his body.
"Take him to a healer. I would heal him myself…but I'd sooner kill him then revive him." he said with partial anger, before turning and to some of the bodies and tapping a small bit of skin on their necks.
The man suddenly gasped awake, before clutching his head in pain from a headache…and then nothing. Natsu's fist slammed downwards, knocking the man out cold in an instant. He then demonstrated it to his guild members, before turning and leaving. Erza called after him, but he didn't even turn to respond, he only had a few words to say.
"I'm Hunting…be back soon."
I really do have a naruto problem. im going to have to just start searching for that specific mistake, this is bad!
THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE SPOT!
luve ya all lots, latas!