Chapter 33

"Will you help us Natsu," Makarov asked.

Natsu looked at the phoenix as it rampaged through the city "If that thing keeps going the world will be in danger, so I guess I don't have a choice,"

"Thank you" Makarov bowed, he then opened the case he and Jet brought and it revealed a silver arrow. "This arrow was created by the Wizard Kalrad in order to kill the phoenix the council sealed it away many years ago, by firing it into the eye of the phoenix it will die,"

"You know I'm not much of an archer right," Natsu said "But I'll see what I can do, I'll pass it along to Erza she can more than likely take the shot," Makarov nodded and Natsu took the arrow and took off.

As Natsu was heading towards the phoenix he saw Lucy holding an injured Eclair through the city. It was then below the two the ground cracked open and the two began to fall and thinking quickly Natsu quickly grabbed her.

Lucy who was holding Eclair looked up "Natsu," she smiled.

"Hmm," Natsu responds "As always you put yourself in danger,"

"You're one to talk," Lucy retorted. Natsu scoffed and lifted the two out "Natsu what are you doing here,"

"Well I was following a lead about a stone that gives you immortality and this shit went down, for now I'm here to help," Natsu reluctantly said "But that doesn't mean we're friends,"

"Natsu," Lucy said sadly.

"For now, I need to get this arrow to Erza, its the only thing that can stop the phoenix," Natsu then vanished.

Eclair smiled "You sure do have interesting friends,"

Lucy sadly laughed "Yeah, but I don't think he sees me as a friend anymore,"

Eclair shook her head at that "If he doesn't consider you his friend why would he still save you,"

Lucy was surprised at this and remembered this happened before at the Grand Magic Games, as despite Natsu hating her and Fairy Tail he still helped them.

"Plus I remember everything about my past," Eclair said.

"What," Lucy wide-eyed.

Back on top of the phoenix, Erza was trying to fight Dyst but her attacks were blocked by Dyst's telekinesis.

"Damn it his telekinesis is so annoying," Erza grunted.

"Then let me handle it," Natsu jumped in.

Erza's eyes widened "Natsu,"

"Here" Natsu tossed her the arrow "The old man wants you to use that to take out the phoenix he'll give you the signal the fire, you're a better shot than me, so go,"

Erza was shocked by this, "No I can help you,"

"Just go," Natsu demanded.

"Erza he's right, just go," Kurama told her.

Erza nodded "Okay I'll leave it to you," and she jumped off the phoenix.

"You think you can defeat me," Dyst mocked.

"Not the first time I dealt with punks like you," Natsu glared activating his Sharingan "besides I can't let someone like you have immortality,"

"Fine give it your best shot," Dyst yelled and Natsu charged at him with chokuto in hand and he began to slash but Dyst reflected it with his telekinesis

."Haha you can't touch me, why don't you give up and die like the re…" Dyst didn't get to finish his sentence as he fell unconscious.

Natsu signed "You are annoying," Natsu had cast a quick genjutsu on Dyst knocking him out. Natsu then picked up his body and jumped off the bird onto a nearby building. "Now all that's left is for Erza to finish it off,"

"So you've been alive for 400 years, and Veronica was built on top of the destroyed Fire village," Lucy asked and Eclair nodded.

"I've drifted for so long that I had forgotten everything about it until now," Eclair said.

Fairy Tail was trying its best to hold back the phoenix even with the last-minute arrival of reinforcements they were barely making a dent.

"Damn, this thing is strong," Gray grunted.

As they continued to fight the phoenix began to produce a massive fireball shocking all the Fairy mages. As it did this, the mages also began to feel themselves losing their magic power.

"What's going on," Natsu said, feeling his magic being drained.

"What's happening," Lucy shouted seeing her friends lose energy.

"The phoenix is absorbing their magic power that surrounds and preparing a devastating attack," Eclair said as she collapsed but Lucy caught her."The phoenix is going to destroy everything and then rebirth itself that its nature"

"Seriously," Lucy said shocked.

"That's why it must be stopped," Makarov walked in. "No matter the cost,"

"Master," Lucy said.

"Don't you agree Eclair," Makarov asked.

"But how, Fire Village is gone, Kalard is dead, how can we stop it," Eclair asked the guild master.

"Long ago Kalard created a weapon to destroy the phoenix if it rose again," Makarov answered, shocking Lucy and Eclair. "Its known as the Arrow of Evil's Destruction Kalard entrusted it to the council long ago,"

"He did, is this the dispel magic he spoke of," Eclair remembered Kalard's message.

Makarov looked down grimly "It is powerful, if the phoenix is destroyed with this weapon, then the people who consumed its blood will disappear,"

Lucy was shocked and horrified by this "What,"

"Natsu gave Erza the arrow, and she will fire it at my signal," Makarov said.

"Erza will never do that," Lucy argued.

"That's why I withheld the information from Natsu, but I guess he already knew and did not tell Erza," Makarov said. "This will be my sin to bear,"

On top of a building stood Erza, she then equipped a kimono-like armor with a golden bow and she readied the magic arrow.

"Do it," Eclair told him. Lucy was shocked and looked at Eclair and Makarov bowed and raised his hand to Erza. "You have my blessing,"

"Please Master doesn't do it," Lucy cried.

"Lucy it's okay," Eclair reassured

"How can you say that," Lucy cried tears forming.

"It's for the best, I lived a long life, and I don't want it to last forever." Eclair smiled. "I will always be with you, the memories that we made together I will treasure, they were such a special gift thank you, Lucy," More tears fell from Lucy's face. "Monmon is waiting for me,"

"Seek out and destroy the evil," Erza declared as she fired the silver arrow glowing with magic.

"NO!" Lucy cried out when she saw the arrow was fired, and the arrow hit the phoenix right in the eye and it screeched in pain and launched that giant energy of magic into the sky, but it was not dead yet.

Makarov looked up in shock seeing that the arrow did not go all the way through the phoenix was still rampaging but more like an injured wild animal lashing out.

"Eclair talks to me," Lucy cried, shaking Eclair.

"Damn it messing up at this time," Natsu growled.

"Please if you don't do something everyone will die," Eclair's voice said.

Natsu's eyes widened and he looked down at where Lucy, Eclair, and Makarov were, he remained silent and he jumped onto the phoenix and went to the arrow. Natsu then grabbed the end of the arrow and pushed it down with all his strength.

"AAHHHHHH" Natsu screamed with determination as he pushed the arrow through the eye.

Eclair then began to groan in pain, more tears forming on Lucy's face "SOMEBODY HELP!" she cried.

Natsu with all his strength pushed the arrow all the way through the phoenix's eye, and once he did the sky returned to normal and the phoenix began to crumble away.

It was then Eclair began to vanish in Lucy's arms "I'm glad that I met you,"

"Eclair, don't go," Lucy cried, Eclair's body vanished and Lucy saw she became a spirit passing on to the next world.

"Promise to cherish our memories Lucy," Eclair said as her spirit drifted off.

"ECLAIR! DON'T GO!" Lucy cried out, but to no avail, Eclair's spirit passed on, and Lucy cried in anguish.

Natsu was then seeing falling next to the phoenix head and he saw the two phoenix stones crumble into the dust as he was falling he saw Eclair's spirit.

"Please your friends need you, don't continue to live darkness," Eclair words to him were. Natsu was shocked by the words. He then saw Eclair's spirit reunite with Monmon in the afterlife. It was then both Eclair's and Monmon's spirits became a real phoenix and it dispersed into a Fairy Tail symbol and quickly vanished.

After the battle Lucy was crying into Gray's arms, he comforted the Celestial mage as they deal with the realization that killing the phoenix killed Eclair.

"I didn't know she will die," Erza said, and she then looked at Makravo still shaken that he didn't tell her what would happen if she fired the arrow.

"There has to be a way to bring her back," Lucy cried.

Though the Fairy mages wish this was true, they knew it would never happen.

"She was smiling," someone said.

The Fairy mages turned and saw Natsu leaning against a pile of rubble.

"She was," Lucy wiped her tears, 'Really Natsu,"

Natsu just nodded "Take that as you will, at least she passed on happy, you have that effect on people," he said as he walked away.

"Natsu wait," Erza called. Natsu then stopped and didn't look back at Erza, and she said something he already expected. Natsu remained silent and he used his Kamui to teleport away.

"Do you think he was telling the truth," Lucy wiped her tears.

"Yeah," Erza nodded "Natsu is not one to lie about something like that, remember we're all in this together, and Eclair will live on in our hearts and memories"

Hearing this Lucy regained her smile remembering Eclair's words "Yeah. you're right,"

Fairy Tail nodded and began to leave Veronica after making a grave for Eclair near Veronica where the original birthplace of Fire Village was.

Akatsuki Base

Natsu returned to Akatsuki's base still thinking of Eclair's and Erza's words.

"Don't continue to live in darkness,"

"Natsu, I will bring you, Wendy, and Gajeel back to Fairy Tail"

Natsu walked into Akatsuki's base and saw both Gajeel and Wendy there along with Nagato, Itachi, and Obito. Natsu then turned to Itachi and Obito.

"It seems you've come to a decision," Itachi said and Obito nodded.

Natsu nodded "Yes, I want the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan,"

Obito said. "Alright but remember this won't make you powerful, you will just no longer suffer drawbacks of the Mangekyou,"

Natsu nodded "I understand,"

"Both me and Itachi are willing to give our lives to help you down your path," Obito told him. "I'm helping you because you remind me of myself, my past who was full of hope and ambition, to me who was driven to despair, and I hope you don't continue the same path I went,"

"What's your point my path is mine alone," Natsu said bluntly.

Obito smirked "I know,"

"That's why I will give you my eyes"

AN.

Hey I know it's been a while since I've updated this but here is the final chapter of Phoenix sorry this is kind of phoned in. but be sure to tell me what you all think to be sure to review and I hope to update soon.