How much you want to bet you're all going to hate me at the end of this chapter? I bet Natsu scarf and Natsu doll.
"Dragon Force," Natsu whispered. He sat up from Lucy's hold and stared at his daughter in amazement. He had never seen someone so young pull off something this intense, Wendy didn't unlock her Dragon Force until she was twelve.
Some of the mages watched the sight in awe or shock. Carla shuddered at the sight.
My vision, it's coming true.
Shinzō trudged out of the now empty containment unit, blood soaking his garments and skin. He glared at the child with malice in his eyes. With one swift motion, he caused the blood surrounding him to bolt toward Nashi. Lucy called out to her daughter in fear. Natsu jumped to his feet and made a beeline for her. Using her newfound power, Nashi dodged the oncoming attack with ease. Fire consumed her fist as she glared at the man who tore her family apart.
"Fire Dragon's Wing Attack!" Flames flew from her small fists at the vial man. Using the blood beside him, he was able to block most of the attack. While Nashi was trying to hit him, Shinzō sent another wave of blood at her. Her eyes expanded as it came closer to her. She wouldn't have enough time to dodge that one.
"Fire Dragon's Brilliant Flame!"
The blood from Shinzō's attack went off in all directions, but not one drop hit Nashi. She marveled at her father who had protected her. She gasped at the red scales that decorated his face and knuckles. Natsu smirked at her over his shoulder.
"You really think I was going to let you do this on your own? I learned how to pull off Dragon Force at will ages ago." Nashi flashed her father a fanged smile before both of them made a mad dash at their opponent, fists on fire.
Magic bullets went shooting in all directions as the Twins tried hitting any of the Fairy Tail mages, but they were too fast for them. Erza watched them from a distance, formulating a plan. She gazed at the Sky Dragon Slayer who was fending off some oncoming men.
"Wendy!"
"Right Erza-san!" She called back. Taking her attention off the men near her, Wendy summoned at much power as she could.
"Sky Dragon's Wave Wind!" From underneath the Twins sprouted a large tornado, knocking away their weapons and sending them into the air.
"Gajeel!" Erza called out to the black haired man. He nodded his head in understanding and jumped high into the air.
"Requip: Black Wing Armor," Erza yelled, her regular armor transforming into black armor with bat like wings on the back. She flew at top speeds into the torndo, Gajeel flying through the top end. The twins hugged each other desperately, not prepared for their impending doom.
"Moon Flash!"
"Iron Dragon's Sword!"
Upon hitting their targets, Gajeel and Erza landed gracefully onto the floor below, the twins crashing down defeated not long after.
Gray scanned his surrounding angrily. He could feel her magic, but he couldn't see her, and he wasn't leaving until he got his revenge. Feeling a chill behind him, Gray jumped to the side, dodging the shadow arrows that would have penetrated his back. He glanced very his shoulder at the woman materializing from a shadow.
"Aww, were you waiting for me?" she asked playfully. Gray quickly smashed his fists together.
"Ice Make Geyser!" Ice shot up from the ground beneath Shade. She quickly jumped to the side, almost being hit by his attack, although, she didn't look too worried.
"Don't you ever get tired of chasing after women who clearly aren't interested in you," she muttered, Juvia however gawked in the distance.
"I underestimated you last time and it cost me my niece," he growled, slamming his fists together again, a gust of cold wind rushing through the room, "And I'm not making the same mistake. I'm not leaving until I take you out!"
"Ice Make Hammer!" He sent the ice hammer crashing down onto Shade.
"Shadow Make Barricade!" A shield protected the dark haired woman from Gray's hammer. "Shadow Make Ram!" a large battering ram materialized in her hands and she smashed it into Gray's hammer, shattering it to bits.
"You I know your moves Gray Fullbuster, you can't surprise me," she smirked. Growing tired of her opponent, Shade slammed her hands together.
"Shadow Make Consume!" Shadows shot towards Gray and surrounded his body. She watched as he moved around frantically before she could no longer see him in her shadows. His figure stopped moving and she sighed.
"I hate overly confident men. He never stood a chance." She started to make her leave when she heard a strange sound. She gazed back at her victim in confusion but gasped in shock.
The shadows surrounding Gray were starting to freeze over. In confusion and fear, Shade inched backwards, away from Gray. Suddenly, the Ice burst, shooting in all different directions like broken glass. Shade shielded her face from the small chunks of ice. When it had ceased she looked back at the man who she had supposedly defeated. She couldn't even comprehend what she was looking at.
Before her stood Gray Fullbuster, his right arm, half his torso, and part of his face covered I black marking. His hair flew up at the intensity of his power; his dark blue eyes now a crimson red. For the first time since she met the man, Shade felt actual fear creeping inside her.
"Do I stand a chance now?" he questioned tauntingly.
"Y-You-You froze my shadows. You literally froze nothing. HOW DID YOU DO THAT!" she screamed. Gray smirked, moving his hands in front of him.
"I guess you don't know me like you think you do." Shade trembled, petrified by the sight of him.
"Ice Make Silver!" The ground suddenly began to freeze beneath Gray, making its way towards Shade. The woman screamed as it made it's way up her body, completely trapping her in ice, along with many other mages that were behind her.
Another punch was thrown at Shinzō as Natsu and Nashi bombarded him. He couldn't keep up with their continues attacks. He used his magic to pull out as much of the blood on his cloths as possible and started slashing it at the two Dragon Slayers. The attack cut some of their skin, but they did not let it stop him. Natsu's fist was set ablaze.
"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!" He smashed his hand hard into Shinzō's jaw. Nashi took the opportunity to attack while he was distracted.
"Fire Dragon Sword Horn!" The small girl's head rammed him into the stomach, sending him flying. Natsu and Nashi waited for him to rise back to his feet. He clutched his aching abdominal after Nashi's hit.
"I won't let you beat me," he said through clenched teeth, "I AM DESTINED TO RULE THIS WORLD AND I WON'T LET SOME IDIOT AND HIS PIPSQUEAK BRAT STOP ME!"
Shinzō used a lot of force to jerk his hands forward. The Dragon Slayers heard an uneasy creaking sound emanating from the containment units on the other side of the room. Suddenly, the remaining five containers burst, all the blood within them rushing toward Natsu and Nashi. Natsu grabbed Nashi and held her tightly against his chest, hoping to shield her from the impact. Lucy watched helplessly from the sidelines as Natsu and their daughter were engulfed in a sea of crimson blood.
"NATSU! NASHI!"
All the Fairy Tail mages turned to the direction of their comrades, worried about their well being. Shinzō smirked cruelly at his accomplishment. The blood swirled around the two like a small hurricane, keeping them trapped within its force.
"Look!" Juvia called out, pointing to the thing trapping their family. They watched as the sides of the creation began to bubble, almost as if it was boiling. Shinzō began to shudder as his hurricane slowly began to grow unstable.
All of a sudden, the entire hurricane exploded, blood splattering in a directions to the mages distaste. From the center stood two pinkettes, blood smeared on their faces and cloths.
"You'll never take this world, not as long as we're here!" Natsu yelled, his body lighting on fire, Nashi's doing the same. Shinzō couldn't believe his eyes; everything he had planned was coming undone. In a desperate final act, he tried bending the pinkettes blood, hoping to stop him but to no avail.
Why isn't it working on them?!
"Nashi," Natsu whispered loud enough for only his daughter to hear. The small girl looked up at her father, "Are you ready to finish this." Nashi's face split into a full out grin, her scales creasing as she did, "I'm all fired up." Pride welled inside Natsu as he took the hand of his daughter. The two closed their eyes, channeling all the magic they could through their bodies.
"Unison Raid…" they muttered softly. Shinzō watched them in horror, inching away backwards.
How is this possible? Why can't I control them?
"Dragon Slayer Secret Art…" The fire surrounding their bodies expanded, filling the room with more light than the Eclipse Gate.
There's only one possible explanation, Shinzō thought, sweat tricking down his face from the heat. Natsu and Nashi pointed their joined hands in Shinzō's direction, their jade eyes now a fiery red.
"Crimson Lotus Exploding Flame Blade!"
They aren't human! Was the last thing that went trough Shinzō's mind as the combined attack sent him hurtling through the air and crashing hard into the ceiling above. His impact shook the entire infrastructure. Rocks came falling from the roof. The remainder of the Scarab's Wings mages fled, knowing they no longer had any chance against Fairy Tail. The Fairy Tail members watched as Shinzō fell back to the earth, creating a small crater in the ground. He made no move to get up.
"We won," said Lucy breathlessly. The thought seemed too good to be true a few weeks ago when she first arrived, but now, with her friends by her side, it seemed like the easiest task possible.
"WE WON!" cheered Happy, flying around in circles before hugging Carla who hugged him in return. Everyone cheered in victory, hugging and reminiscing on the combined effort they all put forth into saving Lucy and Nashi.
Natsu gazed at the blonde mage, a carefree smile on his face. He held his arms out as Lucy jumped into his embrace and kissed his happily. They ignored their friend's catcalls and whistles. Nothing mattered now, because everything was perfect.
"M-Mommy."
Lucy broke free from Natsu, her brown eyes falling on her daughter just a few feet away. Nashi stared at the floor, trembling slightly. Lucy could tell something was wrong.
"Nashi?" The pink haired girl suddenly lost her footing and started faling towards the ground. Natsu rushed over and caught her before she injured her head, Lucy joining him not long after.
"Nashi!" they both called out. Wendy swiftly ran to their side, already getting to work on her healing magic. Lucy watched as her daughters breathing continued to deteriorate.
"Wendy it's not working. Why is it not working?" Her eyes shot up to the blue haired woman. Wendy's chocolate eyes were wide, full of fear and disbelief. The young woman reluctantly fixed her eyes on Lucy's. She shook her head slowly.
"I'm sorry L-Lucy-san. There's nothing I can do," Wendy said regretfully. Lucy couldn't understand what she was trying to say, however, everyone else in the room understood perfectly. Juvia clutched Gray's arm, fearing what could happen in the next few minutes. Gray shook his head, finding tis situation to real. This couldn't be happening. Natsu was the worst. He had feared this would happen more than anyone. When Nashi unlocked her Dragon Force, he prayed that it wouldn't hurt her; only this was worse than he had previously imagined. Natsu shook in his place, Lucy feeling him beside her.
"What do you mean you can't do anything? You have to help her Wendy!" Lucy cried in anguish. She didn't like how all her friends were already assuming the worst. There had to be a way to help her, right? Wendy shook her head, tears gathering in her eyes.
"Porlyusica warned us this would happen. She said that Nashi's magic was unstable. That if she used it all up…" Wendy couldn't bring herself to break the other's heart. Instead, Lucy turned to Natsu in hopes of an explanation. His clenched eyes and soft sobbing sounds did not ease her conscience.
"She would die." He whispered.
Lucy felt as though her soul and been stabbed, not just her heart, her entire being. They had to be joking; it had to be a prank. The somber looks on all her nakama's faces proved otherwise.
"N-no," he whimpered, her eyes watering, "NO!"
Lucy clutched her daughter close to her, Natsu joining her. The couple sobbed loudly, no one else tried to comfort them.
Gray clenched his fists, trying to hold back his anger and sadness. Juvia clung to Gray's arm, crying against him. Pantherlily and Carla tried to comfort Happy as snot dripped from his nose and his eyes grew watery. Gajeel tried to keep a straight face as one by one everyone broke down, however now that he was a father himself, he couldn't help but feel a pang of remorse in his heart.
Lucy whimpered as she stroked Nashi's hair. She flinched when she felt a cold hand on her cheek.
"Mommy," Nashi whispered, pulling away slightly from her parents loving embrace, "are you crying?"
Natsu and Lucy stared into Nashi's eyes, a somewhat glazed look in them. The sight of their daughters usually lively eyes now dull and dead.
"I… can't see you… but I can smell your tears. Don't… cry Mommy… I don't like it… when you cry." She said, taking deep breaths as she tried to convey her feeling. Lucy sucked in a breath, fighting back as much of the cascading tears as she cold. If it's what her daughter wanted, then she would try her best.
Nashi's eyes dropped slightly. The small girl sniffled, "You were right Mommy."
"What?" Lucy asked, stroking her daughter's beautiful hair.
"Happily ever after's aren't real," she said softly, "How could they be?"
"No Nashi!" Lucy yelled, startling Nashi, "you were right." Nashi gazed at her mother quizzically, though not directly at her, the sight made her mother's heart ache.
"Happily ever after's are real. You saved us Nashi," she said, smiling through her tears, "You saved billions of people. This is a happily ever after and I'm so proud of you."
Nashi's look of confusion soon morphed into a small smile. All her previous fears of death slowly dissipated knowing she had her mother's satisfaction. Her eyes began to drift shut.
"I'm glad. I'm getting sleepy."
"No Nashi, try to stay awake," Natsu called fearfully, "We can get you back to the guild and Porlyusica can save you. Y-You have to stay strong. I- I can't lose you." He chis arms pulled Nashi closer to him. Nashi's arm slowly drifted upward.
"Have you really learned nothing Daddy," she used the remainder of her strength to place her hand on her father's armored chest.
"I'll always be right here," she then pointed to his head, or where she thought it was, weakly, "and in there. I'll never truly leave you, I'll just be with Grandpa Igneel… and Éclair," Nashi's breaths began to grow longer. Natsu and Lucy held her closer. She didn't have much longer and it scared them. Everyone was surprised when a small laugh came from Nashi's lips.
"Even though… I didn't have very long… I'm very thankful… for the time I was able… to spend with both of you," tears pricked at the corners of Nashi's dead eyes, her lower lip quivered, "Thank you, Mommy, Daddy… thank you… for everything."
Natsu and Lucy stared at their child in disbelief. Since they had known Nashi, never ceased to surprise them. She truly was special and they didn't deserve such a child. Natsu sniffled, pushing back a strand of Nashi's hair.
"It' us, that should be thanking you." Lucy nodded her head.
"Yes, you have been such a beautiful gift to both of us. You gave us back the hope that had died before you were even born. T-Thank you Nashi."
Natsu and Lucy's eyes became fuzzy. Nashi felt small droplets fall onto her cold skin. Natsu kissed temple, rubbing his cheek against her soft locks lovingly.
"Thank you, Nashi. T-Thank y-you."
Nashi had never felt such overwhelming love in all her life. She smiled the biggest smile she could, her eyes drifting shut, for most likely the last time. The girl whispered with the little breath she had left.
"You're welcome."
Is it sad that the one who wrote this wants to cry? I know you all probably hate me right now, but don't. There is still two chapters left. Until next time.