Another chapter done. Had a free week before the Fall Semester starts. Anyway enjoy the chapter!
Chapter 27
"Cana, are you alright?" Lucy asked walking next to Cana as the headed to the camp. Natsu was ahead carrying Tsuna with Happy hovering over them in worry.
"I'm fine." Cana replied with a small smile before looking toward Tsuna feeling guilt. She was completely useless while Tsuna put his life on the line to protect them. She couldn't help but think back to what Tsuna said back on the boat.
'I'm not going to let this exam get in the way of helping them out if they need it. They mean more to me than becoming S Class ever will.'
While all they cared about was the exam, Tsuna cared more about them. Why did they bother having an exam? Just give the rank to Tsuna, the rest of them aren't ready for it. They were too focus on the exam and not what it meant to be an S Class wizard of Fairy Tail. Tsuna is the only one that does.
"Honestly, I'm such an idiot." Cana mumbled to herself as she realize something important. Tsuna was really onto something. She looked at everyone with smile. Who needs S Class when you have friends like them?
"Let's stop here." Wendy called out suddenly making all of them stop.
"Shouldn't we get to the camp as soon as possible?" Lucy asked.
Wendy shook her head. "We need to start treatment on Tsuna as soon as possible for the highest chance of success." Natsu nodded and gently put Tsuna down on the ground and moved to the side to let Wendy have a look. With Tsuna on the ground they all could get a good look, he was really pale and was having trouble breathing. She got to work right away and her finger glowed and ran it down the middle of Tsuna's hoodie, cutting it open along with the shirt under it.
When she finished she opened it and they all gasp when they saw Tsuna's chest. It wasn't a pretty sight. Both Lucy and Cana had to look away with a hand over their mouths, they both felt sick.
Natsu gulped and looked at Wendy who was examining Tsuna injuries. "How bad is it?"
Wendy didn't answer right away. "Worse than I thought." She answered grimly, fear fill the rest of them. "There so many life threatening injuries and I don't think there isn't a bone that isn't either cracked or broken. I just don't know where to start." If she gets the order wrong with the healing, it could kill Tsuna.
"Wendy." Carla said getting the her attention. "Take a deep breathe and focus. I know your worried about making a mistake, but the worst mistake you can make right now is doing nothing. Because if we do nothing, then Tsuna will die."
Wendy nodded as she took a few deep breathes. "Okay. I'm starting." Her hands glowed as she began to worked.
They all watched in painful silence as Wendy worked to heal Tsuna. They hated the fact that they aren't doing anything to help, but they don't know what they can do. None of them has any medical experience outside of basic first aid.
"Is there..." Natsu started nervously. "Is there anything I can do to help?" He will do anything if he will help save Tsuna.
Wendy bit her lip as she tried to think of something that would give Tsuna a better chance, even if it's one percent. "If we could slowly replenish his magic power, it will help his body support itself. Just be careful, too much magic power at once in his current state could send him into shock."
Natsu blinked before nodding. "Replenish his magic power? I can do that." He lit his hand on fire but the fire was tiny, it barely left his hand.
"Natsu! What are you doing?!" Lucy shouted when she saw Natsu grab Tsuna's hand with his own that was on fire. The last thing they need to do is to make things worst but burning Tsuna's hands. However to her surprise Natsu's fire didn't hurt Tsuna, instead it was being absorb.
"Like me Tsuna can eat fire, but as a Phoenix Slayer, Tsuna can also absorb fire through his skin to replenish his magic power." Natsu explained.
"That's right!" Cana said remembering that fact. She rushed over the other side of Tsuna and pulled out one of her card with her good arm. She held the card above Tsuna's arm and the end of the card lit on fire and was already being absorb.
"Cana, your arm." Lucy notice her right arm, she knew it was injured but she didn't know it was bad enough that she couldn't use it.
"It just numb." Cana replied waving it off. "It's most likely a side effect from not using Fairy Glitter correctly. I mean it's an extremely high level spell and all I got was the emblem to use it once and the knowledge how to active it. It shouldn't be surprising that I made some kind of mistake." She should just be thankful that she was able to use it in the first place. Still, if she could have used it correctly then Tsuna wouldn't be fighting for his life.
"You should be taking it easy than." Lucy stated in concern, they need to take care of themselves so Wendy can focus on Tsuna.
Cana gritted her teeth. "How can I take it easy when Tsuna life is in danger! If I can do something to help, then why shouldn't I do it?"
Lucy was taken back by that. "I didn't mean it like that Cana. What I meant is that you should be careful. Do you think Tsuna would like it if you hurt yourself in the process? Or how about adding more work onto Wendy later on? Tsuna is going to need a lot more healing even after this, we need to look after ourselves as well so we can be there for him later."
"She right." Carla added in. "Thinking long term, Wendy is going to have to treat Tsuna several more times after this before he will get better. If Wendy has to waste her magic on the rest of us since we were carelessly now, than it will delay those treatments."
Cana looked down. "You're right. I'm sorry. But I'm not going to stop what I'm doing right now, but I'll take it easy with how much magic I'll use." The flames on the card shrunk in size showing that she reduce her magic output.
Silence fell upon them, now of them could really find anything to say in the current situation. Minutes passed as Wendy moved around Tsuna healing what she could and it was slowly taking a toll on her with the amount of magic she is using. She however didn't care, all she cared about was getting Tsuna stable.
Suddenly Tsuna started coughing up blood causing them to panic.
"Tsuna! What's going on?!" Natsu shouted in fear. Coughing up blood is never a good sign.
"Roll him on his side!" Wendy ordered already shifting her focus on Tsuna's lungs as the Natsu rolled him on his side while still keeping a firm grip on Tsuna's hand. "One of his broken ribs punctured his lungs. I'm sorry, I completely missed it." She was overwhelmed by all the other life threatening injuries that she missed this. She needs to work quickly before it gets worst.
It was difficult, once she removed the removed the rib she had to quickly heal the lung before it filled with blood. When that was done she set all of his ribs back into place before moving to Tsuna's back. She put a hand on his back and sent a burst of magic through Tsuna's body right into his lungs making him cough up the remain blood in his lungs.
They rolled Tsuna onto his back again and they could hear him breathing easier now making them relax a bit. It was a sign of process.
Wendy continue to work on Tsuna several more minutes before she stopped with a sigh of relief while wiping the sweat off her forehead. "Tsuna's life is no longer in immediate danger."
"Really?" Happy asked with tears in his eyes. Is Tsuna going to be alright now?
Wendy nodded. "I healed everything that was life threatening, but he still has some injuries that can cause problems later or he can get an infection. But he should be in good enough condition to get to the camp." She has done all that she can for now, but she isn't going to lie, Tsuna's life is still in danger. They were just going to have to keep a close eye on him.
Without warning the ground started shaking putting them all back on alert.
"What now?" Cana asked in concern and annoyance. They really didn't need more on their plate right now.
"The tree." Lucy answered with wide eyes making the others look over toward the large tree in the center of the island. It was falling over, but how and why?
There eyes widen as they fell over suddenly feeling incredibly weak. "Huh?"
"What's going on? I suddenly feel weak." Lucy noted.
"It's like all my energy is..." Wendy added in.
"Our magic.. Is disappearing?" Cana said realizing what's going on. But how is it happening? How is the tree connected to their magic power?
"Tsu... Na..." Natsu called out weakly tightening his hold on Tsuna's hand before everything went black.
Time Skip - Time Skip - Time Skip
"Natsu! Natsu wake up!" Was the first thing that Natsu heard when he woke up. He opened his eyes to see Lucy and Happy hovering over him.
"What happened?" Natsu asked slightly lightheaded.
"You doing something reckless." Lucy commented somewhat annoyed. "But I can't really hold it against you."
"What did I do?" He honestly didn't know what he did. The last thing he remember was his magic power being drained and worrying about Tsuna before he passed out.
Happy was the one that answered this time. "When we lost our magic power for some reason, you kept giving Tsuna what little you had left. It's the reason why you passed out and we didn't." Happy gestured to Natsu's right where Tsuna was laying.
Natsu looked over and notice he was still holding Tsuna's hand but made no move to change that. Instead he looked at Tsuna and notice that he wasn't as pale anymore and was breathing a bit better. But he was still in really bad shape and clearly in a lot of pain. Most of what Wendy healed was internal.
"Anyway, let's get going. The camp shouldn't be far." Natsu said getting up and carefully picking Tsuna up. Tsuna whimper in pain from the movement and Natsu whisper an apology. He hates that he's causing Tsuna pain, but he had no choice to get Tsuna to safety.
Lucy picked up Makarov with the help of Happy and turned to Cana who was sitting against a tree. "Cana?"
"You guys go ahead. I'll catch up later." She was out of breathe when she said that. Fairy Glitter really took it out of her, then she gave some of her magic to Tsuna, and then the last of it being drained before coming back. "I need to rest for a bit."
"You sure?" Natsu asked glancing at her. He wasn't a fan of leaving a friend behind.
Cana nodded. "Yea. Just focus on getting Tsuna back to camp."
"You got it." With that said Natsu left with the others behind him. Cana smiled as they left before closing her eyes and falling asleep.
It took them several minutes, but they finally arrived at the camp. When the arrived they stopped in the tent where everyone else that was injured was resting.
"W-What happened?" Natsu asked in surprise. Mira, Gajeel, Evergreen, and Elfman were injured and unconscious.
"T-Tsuna?" Levy said seeing Tsuna in Natsu arms. He was in worst shape then everyone else.
Lisanna looked over from where she was and quickly ran over to get a pillow and blanket. "Natsu! Over here!" She called out while setting up a make shift bed for Tsuna. Natsu walked over and carefully put Tsuna down before covering him with the blanket. "What happened?"
Natsu glanced over to Lisanna before looking down sadly at Tsuna. "He fought a crazy strong guy to protect us and nearly died doing so before Gildarts arrived. Wendy was able to heal most of it, but he isn't out of danger yet."
Lisanna eyes widen in fear at that before looking down at Tsuna as well before looking up at Levy. "Levy get the first aid kit. We'll patch up Tsuna as much as possible."
"Right!" Levy said with a nod before rushing to get the first aid kit. While Levy did that Wendy joined them by Tsuna's side.
"I'll do another round of healing right away, as well." Wendy stated, but Lisanna but a hand on her shoulder and shook her head.
"Don't push yourself too much, Wendy." As much as she wants to get Tsuna healed up as soon as possible, it's easy to see just how tired Wendy. They don't want her to pass out from exhaustion. Tsuna would give them the lecture of the life time if she did.
"But..."
"Look here." Carla called out. "You've been using your magic all day. You need to rest a bit. You'll be no help to Tsuna if you pass out on us."
Wendy deflated a bit but nodded as Levy joined them with the first aid kit. Seeing that Wendy decided that if she can't help Tsuna with her magic, then she will at least help patch him up. As the three worked on Tsuna the others filled each other in on what as happened on there side.
"So even Cana and Master are casualties..." Freed commented. Lucy already put Master down in a make shift bed. He, unlike Tsuna, didn't need any more treatment for the time being.
"What the hell's goin' on here?" Bislow ask in annoyance.
"The Grimoire Heart battleship is anchored off to the east." Lily stated. "Considering we need to defend this camp, how about splitting into two teams?"
"One attack team, and one defense team?" Levy noted. It was really the only plan they do with what they have.
Natsu sat down to Tsuna's side to think after the three finish patching him up. He wasn't thinking about which team he'll be on, he's already decided to fight Hades. He the one that responsible for Tsuna nearly dying. As long as he's around Tsuna isn't going to be safe.
No, right now he's thinking about Tsuna. There is so much he always wanted to tell Tsuna, but always got cold feet whenever he had a chance. So much he would have regretted never telling Tsuna if he died. He never wants to regret anyway when it comes to Tsuna. So now, he'll think about what he'll do when Tsuna finally wakes up.
"Now then..." Natsu stated standing up. "Let's go beat Hades! Lucy! Happy!"
"Aye, sir!" Happy responded raising a paw.
"M-Me?" Lucy asked surprised. She wasn't much of a fighter and this Master Hades is going to be tough.
"We are on the same team, right?" Happy pointed out.
"I know, but wouldn't Freed be more suited..."
Freed looked over. "I have to stay here and draw runes."
"Leave the defense to us!" Bislow said with a thumbs up.
"I'll go with Natsu and Lucy!" Wendy said with determination.
"Wait, Wendy!" Carla called out.
"I think I can at least support Natsu!" She doesn't want to be side lined when she can help fight.
"I-I'll go as well!" Lily added in as he covered his ears in fear of more thunder. "I have to pay them back for Tsuna and Gajeel."
"I'll stay here and help Freed with the runes." Levy stated knowing where she would be the most usefully.
"I'll stay beside Mira and Elfman." Lisanna didn't want to leave her siblings side, not when they were injured.
"Then that decides things." Freed stated.
"We will protect everyone, period!"
"W-Wait! I-I'll go too!" A voice called out weakly making all of them turn in surprise to see Tsuna was awake. He was struggling to push himself up with his elbows, but he wasn't backing down.
"Tsuna!" Several of them shouted at the same time
Natsu rushed back over to Tsuna and knelled down at his side. "Tsuna! Stop or you'll hurt yourself."
"I-I want to help." Tsuna said determine as he continue to trying to sit up.
Natsu couldn't help but smile at bit at Tsuna's words. He took off his scarf and put it on Tsuna surprising everyone. Natsu treasures his scarf more than anything and has never given it to anymore before, so the fact that he's giving it to Tsuna might as well be consider a marriage proposal.
"There. You can take care of my scarf for me until I get back." Natsu said with a grin.
Tsuna blinked at the scarf with a blush on his face. "N-Natsu. I..." Tsuna started but didn't finish unsure on what to say.
Natsu just stared at Tsuna for a moment and decided to take a chance and grabbed his scarf to pull Tsuna up a bit before kissing him making Tsuna eyes widen in shock. After a second his eyes soften before they close and return the kiss.
It might not be the best time to confess his love for Tsuna, but if he doesn't want to wait anymore. Not after what happened with Bluenote.
"I love you, Tsuna." Natsu said happily after he broke the kiss.
Tsuna blushed and tried to hide his face in the scarf, though only the bottom half of his face was covered. He glanced up. "I love you too, Natsu." He said weakly but Natsu could still hear him and beamed.
"Now get some rest." Natsu said gently as he helped Tsuna lie down and pull the blanket up.
"Before you go, take this." Tsuna shifted his hand out of the blanket and opened it revealing an orange pearl.
Natsu smiled and nodded taking the pearl and put it into one of his pockets. When he looked back at Tsuna he found that he already asleep again with half his face covered by Natsu's scarf. Natsu leaned over and gave Tsuna a quick kiss on the forehead whispering a promise that he'll be back soon before getting up to leave.
There is a certain Grimoire Heart Guild Master that needs his ass kicked.
Time Skip - Time Skip - Time Skip
Erza, Gray, Natsu, Lucy, and Wendy were on the other side of the room from Grimoire Heart Guild Master, Master Hades. They were all injured showing that they were in battle and none of them were moving after Hades got up after taking Natsu's Lightning-Flame Dragon Roar and revealed his Demon's Eye that release a nasty feeling magic power.
"The farther along the path of magic you tread, the deeper you sink toward the depths of darkness. And what you find there in the depths, glistening... is the One Magic!" Master Hades said raising his hand that was covered in a dark magic. "Just a little farther... Just a little farther and I will reach the One Magic." His hand turned into a fist. "But that 'just a little' is so very deep! To fill that depth, the World of Great Magic is needed! A world with Zeref!" A pause. "Soon, the world will change with Zeref's awakening. And, it will finally come into my hands... The One Magic!"
"The One Magic?" Erza repeated.
"You all cannot go to the World of Great Magic. You lack the conviction to dive into the depths!" Hades moved his arms getting ready to cast a spell.
"What kind of pose is that?" Gray asked feeling the magic power Hades is gathering. He just knows whatever it is, isn't' good.
"From the Book of Zeref, Volume 4, Verse 20: Hidden Magic, Nemesis!" The rumble on the ground near Hades began to change and expand forming into strange demon like creatures.
"H-He made monsters from the rubble?!"
"With the magic power from the deepest depths, you can even create demons from lumps of earth! You can make the demons do your bidding, as heaven's judge... That is Hidden Magic!"
Fear overtook everyone, the magic power they were feeling overwhelmed them. And with how Master Hades just keeps getting up no matter how much the hit him and he keeps unleashing even more power dark magic. It was hard to find hope in this situation.
"Don't give up!" A soft voice called out surprising them and snapping them out of their fear momentary.
"That voice." Erza mumbled. She knew that voice.
A orange glow shined from Natsu's pocket making the Fire Dragon Slayer reach in and to his surprise pulled out the orange pearl Tsuna gave him. The light from the pearl was a warm light that came them all comfort when they felt it.
"Don't give up!" The voice called out again from within the pearl making it glow brighter before fire poured out of it forming an phoenix, even Master Hades was surprise by this.
"Tsuna?" Natsu asked clearly still surprised.
"I said I wanted to help." Tsuna stated happily glancing back toward Natsu.
"Tsuna? But how?" Lucy asked confused. Tsuna should still be back at camp resting.
"The pearl I gave Natsu had my magic stored into it. So it became an extension of myself in a way. When I sensed all of you were in danger through the pearl, I linked by conscious to it and used the magic within to create this phoenix so I could help." Tsuna explained before facing Hades. "I got a question for you if you don't mind."
Hades crossed his arms. "Ask boy."
"You claim that origin of magic is darkness, but from my own experience magic is neither good or evil, light or dark, by nature. It is us, as living creatures that use magic, that give magic these shapes and forms. There is a saying, 'Magic comes from the heart.' So I ask you. When you looked into the depths of magic, were you instead looking into the depths of your own heart?" The question caught everyone off guard.
Hades stared at the phoenix in surprise, that question, that saying. It reminded him so much of Mavis. He wondered for a moment, just how similar is this child and Mavis are. It made him think about during his times when Fairy Tail was first founded and when all of them were going on adventures together. He misses those days, but he already knows those days aren't coming back. He already walked far down this path, he was going to see it through to the end.
"Maybe, but there is darkness within all of us boy. A darkness that magic as a deep connection to." Hades answered.
Tsuna sigh seeing that Hades isn't going to back down. He looked back to his friends who still haven't gotten up. "Everyone get back on your feet. I know you are all scared and things seem hopeless. But look around you, you aren't alone in this fight. So long as we fight together as one, then there nothing to be scared of, because we have each others back till the end."
Natsu smiled remembering the words Gildarts told him back at the first trail. "Fear isn't evil. It shows us our weakness. As long as we're together, then there nothing to fear."
Tsuna smiled as the others stood up again ready to fight. "We all have our weaknesses, it part of who we are. The reason why we fight together it to cover each other weaknesses. That's what it means to be part of Fairy Tail!"
"Your vanity is praiseworthy. But that ends now, as well." Hades called out.
"Let's go! I shall lead the way!" Tsuna shouted as an orange shield appeared in front of the phoenix in a half circle. Tsuna flew forward as the others followed behind.
"What can you do without any magic power left. Dance, Dirt Demons!" Hades shouted as the demons started to launch there own attacks along with magic bullets.
Tsuna spun around in the air, using the shield to take hits to protect the others behind him. With each hit though the phoenix shrunk slightly.
In the back Natsu began to fall, but Lucy and Wendy caught him before using the last of their strength to launch him forward. Erza and Gray watched closely before stopping and raising a foot into the air and kicking the back of Natsu's feet sending him directly at Hades.
"Send everything to the pits of darkness!" Hades shouted getting ready to cast another spell. "Fairy Tail, your sun has set!"
When Tsuna reach Hades the phoenix was too tiny to do any danger, so instead the flames shot back toward Natsu and wrapped around his fist making the Dragon Slayer grin and aimed his fist right at Hades face.
"Phoenix Dragon Iron Fist!"
Those words were the last thing Tsuna heard before his conscious return to his body, but he wasn't worried. He knew they were going to win. Natsu promised after all.
Tsuna and Natsu are finally together! Anyway, leave a review if want. Until next time o/
