Back with the next chapter!
"Speaking"
""thinking""
On with the story
3 weeks later
Dragov's home
Natsu was sitting on the couch as he was looking over a photo album of all the things that he had missed during the time, he and Team Tenrou had disappeared
He smiles as he sees photos of Erza with Rose and Mary as they started walking, he then flips the page and sees the photo of Rose and Mary at a beach with Erza and the others
A lot has changed as everyone now had different appearances and some new faces in the guild were in
Rose and Mary grew up, Bisca and Alzack has kids, Droy got fat, so many things have changed
""Getting emotional?""
A dark voice spoke to Natsu as Natsu was pulled into his mind where Dark flames were everywhere
""you didn't tell them of our deal, have you?""
The voice said as a demonic version of Natsu appeared beside Natsu who nodded
""Good, keep your end of the bargain and I will keep mine""
The other Natsu said with an evil grin as Natsu was back to his house
Natsu sighs as he had a sad smile on his face
""the time of the seal to be broken will come"" Natsu thought as he reached to the last page of the photo album where it was a photo of him and Erza with their kids in a family photo
Natsu smiled as he caresses the photo with his fingertip
"Natsu?" Erza's voice called out to him as Erza came in to the living room
"what are you doing?" Erza asked him as she sat beside Natsu who was looking at the photo album
"just looking at some photos" Natsu said as he sighs while touching the photos
"7 years, that much time had passed and I missed a lot of things" Natsu muttered in a sad tone as he closes the book and leans his head to his hand
Erza looks at him as she places her hand over the top of his left hand
"I know, but we're together again" Erza said with a smile that made Natsu smile as well
"that's all that matters"
Natsu looks at Erza before pulling her in for a kiss
The two continued kissing before Erza pushes down Natsu to the couch as the man place the photo album to the table
"I gotta make up the years I have been gone" Natsu said as he looks at Erza who smiled before resting her head to his chest
"together" Erza added in as Natsu smiled and nearly fell asleep if it weren't for their kids calling him
The two smiled before getting up and went to their kids who were trying to give Milo a bath as the old cat was proved to be too heavy for them to carry into the bathtub
Afternoon
The family of four were on their way to the guild where they see there was a bit of a commotion in the guild
"glad to see that some things haven't changed" Natsu said with a smile while Erza just sighs tiredly
They walked into the guild where they see Romeo and Macao were in a father and son quarrel
"Why can't we go?!" Romeo yelled at Macao
"Because it would be a waste of time! We'd only be humiliated like before!" Macao yelled back.
"Well it's not your decision dad! You're not the Master anymore."
"I don't care. I'm saying this as a member of the guild, entering that thing would only make us look worse."
"What are they yelling about?" Gray asked.
"Seems to be a simple father-son squabble, and put on a shirt." Charla said, Gray cursing himself for once again for stripping.
"Everyone against entering say Nay!" Macao shouted, raising his hand.
"Nay!" Nab, Vijeeter, Warren, and Wakaba said in unison.
"Yeah I don't think it's a good idea either." Alzack said, his hand slightly raised.
"It'd just be too embarrassing." Bisca added.
"I think it would be fun." Ikaruga came in with a smile.
The last thing that was a big change was that Ikaruga was now a member of Fairy Tail and that gave Natsu nightmares but that wasn't the worst part yet, Ikaruga was living with them as well
"You only say that because you actually won a couple of events before." Max said.
"But we have Natsu-nii back with us." Romeo pointed out. "We can't lose this year."
"Yeah, but he and the others lost 7 years." Warren commented.
"What are you guys talking about?" Natsu asked as he, Gray, Lucy, Wendy, and Charla approached Romeo.
"After you guys disappeared, they started this huge festival to determine the best guild in Fiore." Romeo explained excited.
"hmmm" Natsu hummed as the sound of a festival piqued his interest
"It's this huge tournament where all the guilds in Fiore compete. It's called the Grand Magic Games!" Romeo said.
"Grand Magic Games?!" Lucy said.
"That sounds fun!" Wendy said.
"A festival, huh?" Gray said with a smirk.
"yes and if we win this tournament…" Erza said with a smile
"Fairy Tail will be the best guild in Fiore again!" they all exclaimed.
"Hmm I don't know about this." Master Makarov said contemplating.
"The master's right." Macao nodded.
"The winner also gets 30 million jewels." Romeo said to Makarov.
"Looks like we're going to enter!" Makarov exclaimed excitedly; his mood completely shifted as he had money signs in his eyes
"Wait, Master hold on!" Macao said trying to calm the old man down.
"We can't win with Lamia Scale and Blue Pegasus entering." Droy said worried.
"Forget them!" Warren interjected. "Sabertooth will be there as well."
"We'll just have to take them all down one by one." Makarov said as he began shadow boxing.
"when does it start?" Natsu asked with a grin on his face
"In three months." Romeo replied.
Natsu pounded a flame fist into his palm and smirked.
"That's more than enough time. I'll be back up to full strength and then we'll make Fairy Tail number one again."
All of the Tenrou team smiled confidently at Natsu's words. All of them determined to restore their guilds name.
"So you're really gonna enter?" Jet asked dejected.
"What's wrong with that?" Levy asked looking up at him.
"I don't think is a good idea." Alzack said.
"this isn't just a typical free-for-all fight." Bisca explained.
"It's not?" Natsu said slightly disappointed.
"Despite that we've already made a decision!" Makarov exclaimed. "Fairy Tail will enter the Grand Magic Games!"
"Yeah!" The Tenrou Team, Kinana, Rose and Mary, and Asuka exclaimed.
"let's go and do some training" Natsu said as Erza with their kids and nodded
A week later
At a beach
"the sea!" Rose and Mary squealed while wearing little swimsuits as the twins started running towards the ocean
"Wait for us Rose! Mary!" Erza called as she, Natsu, Gray, Lucy, Wendy, Juvia, Levy, Charla, Milo, Jet, and Droy walked down the warm sands of the beach.
"It's been so long since we've been to the beach." Lucy said with a smile as the group set up their belongings.
"I know, the air feels so nice here." Levy smiled, moving some of her hair behind her ears as the light sea breeze caressed her face.
"let's go in the water too, Charla" Wendy said running after the twins
"Don't forget we're here to train! Not to have fun!" Charla yelled.
"nya" Milo meowed in.
"I don't think you two are in a position to say that." Droy said, commenting on both of the cat's swimwear.
"Don't worry so much you two." Erza said to Jet and Droy. "It's important to relax once in a while, in addition to training." She said with a wide smile as she swam in the ocean.
"I think you guys are relaxing a bit too much." Jet sighed.
"a crab" Rose said while pointing at the crustacean that was walking on the beach's sand
Mary and Rose looked intently at the crab before the two have a mischievous smile
They grab the crab and went close to Milo who was napping as the old cat wasn't like his young age
Rose and Mary snickered before pointing one of the crab's pincers at Milo's tail as the crab's claws pinched the cat's tail as the cat screamed in pain before running away
Rose and Mary laughed before they ran away as Milo came chasing after them
Jet sighed again. "You guys need to be able to beat us before the training camps over!" He called out to everyone, but it fell on deaf ears, they were having too much fun.
"oh really?" Natsu voice out as he appeared behind the two
"kyaaaa!" Jet and Droy let out girly screams as they jumped a bit
"let me test my current strength on the two of you" Natsu said with a dark grin as Jet and Droy started sweating bullets
BOOM!
An explosion occurred and we can see Jet and Droy flying in the air before falling down to the ocean
30 minutes later
After a ton of fun, the team started training
After enjoying their fun in the sun, the beach group finally began their training: Lucy honed her celestial magic with Capricorn, Levy helped Wendy decipher Grandeeney's writings, and Gray trained in the ocean with Juvia.
Now our attention is to Erza and Natsu who were duking it out in a sword fight
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
Metal clashes with metal as the two married couple were giving it their all
"got a lot better over the years, I see" Natsu said with a smile as he pushes Enryuo no Kiba against Erza's sword
"I didn't waste my time just taking care of Rose and Mary, you know" Erza said as the two jumps back before dashing at each other
CLANG!
Erza's sword flies away before dropping to the ground as Natsu holds his sword near her neck
"but…. Still some room for improvement" Natsu said with a smile as he lowered down his sword and made it disappear
The two then watch the beach where everyone else was training hard
"three months to train our magic, huh?" Natsu said muttered he looks at his hand
""I wonder would that be enough?"" Natsu thought as the Demonic Natsu appeared beside him
""need a magic boost?""
He asked to Natsu who shook his head, and started warming up
"what are you doing?" Erza asked to Natsu who started jumping on his legs before doing a squat
"jogging a 100 km" Natsu said as he finished his warm up and positions himself for a running stance
"what?" Erza said as her husband was taking a deep breath before exhaling
"see you in a few minutes" Natsu said before he started running as he gains speed by the second
Erza looks over to where he ran as the dust was flying all over the place
She smiled before she started frowning as she grips her right arm
Erza look to the ocean's water where she sees her reflection in it
Evening
Natsu and Erza were at the beach where the two were walking in the night with each other while Lucy and the others were resting in the cabin
"now that I think about it, I missed Rose's and Mary's birthday seven times" Natsu said while looking at the moon
"you aren't thinking of them buying belated birthday presents, are you?" Erza asked to Natsu who was in the middle of thinking
"maybe I should, just for the fun of it" Natsu said with a smile as the two continued their walk around the beach
They then stop as they look over the sea as the water glistens to the moon light
Silence approached them as they didn't speak a word to each other
Erza looks over the sea as she sees the memory of Natsu saving her from the tower's explosion
She looks over to her husband who was focused on the sea water
"Natsu… I"
"Erza"
The two broke the silence as they look at each other before laughing a bit
"you go first" Erza said with a smile
"I was thinking that after the games, let's take a holiday trip to an old hot spring location I know of," Natsu told her
"for our anniversary, we can ask Ikaruga to look after Rose and Mary while we're away" Natsu said with a smile as Erza looks at him for a moment before smiling as well
"that sounds splendid" Erza told him while feeling immense guilt rising in her heart for an unknown reason to us
"what about you? What were you going to say?" Natsu said as Erza looks at him before looking to the ocean
"I was just thinking how much this reminds me of the time you saved me that time" Erza said with a smile that was fake
"yeah, kinda brings back memories" Natsu said with a smile as the two looked at the ocean for a few more moments before deciding to head back
"let's get back before Rose wakes up" Natsu said as he intertwined his hand with Erza's
"yes" Erza nodded with a smile as the two started walking towards the cabin
As they walk, we can see that a frown was growing on Erza's face
""I need to tell him""
the next day
"Oh yeah! Now I'm fired up!" Natsu exclaimed as he and his friends walked the beach, eager to begin their second day of training.
"If you guys keep going at this pace, you'll be back up to speed in no time." Jet said with a smile.
"Yeah. " Gray said stretching his arms above his head. "If we keep working our bodies like this."
"I feel like my magical power has increased already." Wendy smiled.
"We still have 3 months before the games, we can't afford to get complacent just yet." Erza reminded everyone.
"You're right." Levy agreed.
"Looks like they're all raring to go." Jet said with a grin as he and Droy watched Natsu and the others eagerly converse. Droy nodding in agreement.
"All this training we're doing is really going to make the most of these three months." Lucy said as she sat on the sand before the sand below her started to rise and Virgo's head popped out
"Princess, there's trouble." Virgo said to Lucy
"Where did you come from?!" Lucy exclaimed.
"it's Virgo" Wendy said, surprised to see the Masochist spirit
"She certainly knows how to make an entrance." Charla commented.
"What is it Lucy?" Erza asked as she and the others gathered around.
"I don't know." Lucy replied. "Virgo just appeared and said there was trouble."
"That's correct." The maid bowed. "There is trouble in the Celestial World."
"The Celestial World?" Lucy repeated.
Virgo grimaced.
"What's wrong?" Levy asked.
"I fear that the Celestial World may be destroyed. Please…you have to help us."
Everyone's eyes widened in shock.
"What?" Lucy said in disbelief.
"What did you say?" Erza said.
"What does that mean?" Gray added.
"The Celestial King has asked me to come here and bring you all back with me. He is waiting for you all in the Celestial World." Virgo explained. Suddenly a golden magical circle appeared below everyone. It glowed brightly.
"Hold on!" Lucy yelled. "I'm not ready!"
In a flash everyone was gone, everyone except for Jet and Droy.
Celestial Spirit world
"Owww." Lucy grimaced in pain. She rubbed her sore bottom and stood up slowly.
"Where are we?" Levy asked looking around, she too rubbing her sore bottom.
"this is the Celestial World!" Lucy exclaimed as they all see that they were not at the beach anymore
Lucy looked back at her friends, each of them wearing Celestial clothing as well.
"Stay close to your father and I, you two." Erza instructed to the twins as she held Rose's hand while Natsu holds Mary's.
"Welcome Ms. Heartfilia, my old friend." A voice said from overhead as everyone looked up and saw a huge, long mustached man looking down at them.
"Stache Face!" Lucy exclaimed pointing at the man.
"That thing is huge!" Rose and Mary said in shock and surprised.
"I take it you are the ruler of the Celestial world." Erza said bluntly.
"She sure is straightforward." Levy said.
Wendy nodded. "Mhm."
"Indeed I am." The Celestial King nodded.
"So what's going on? What's threatening to destroy the Celestial world?" Lucy asked.
The king smiled. "Lucy and her old friends." He opened his arms and all of Lucy's Celestial spirits appeared. "Congratulations on being freed from your time curse."
"It's time to party!" the other spirits said in unison.
"Destruction of the Celestial World?" Lucy narrowed her eyes as she looked at the Virgo. The maid simply grinned mischievously and chuckled. "That's not funny!" Lucy yelled.
"We wanted to surprise you, baby." Cancer said.
"I'm sorry for the deception Ms. Lucy." Capricorn bowed. "But we thought you deserved a celebration for your safe return."
"We would have done it in the human world, but only a certain number of us can go at one time." Lyra explained.
"So we thought it best to bring you here." Aries chimed in.
"But only this once." Scorpio smirked.
"Is that all?!" Natsu yelled happily as he and Gray began palling around with Sagittarius.
"All you guys had to do was ask." Gray said. "You don't have to scare us like that."
"Now what do we say we get this party started?" Loke said as he walked to his guild mates.
"Yeah!" everyone yelled happily as the festivities began.
The party was certainly a lively one. Drinks and food were consumed, stories were told, songs were sung, and memories were made. All of the spirits, even Aquarius, were happy to see Lucy and the others alive and well.
We now turn our attention to Natsu who was at a table with Mary sleeping while being carried by him as the little girl was tired and fell asleep.
He patted her back as she snored lightly on him
Natsu smiles as Mary snuggles more to him
Erza who was with the others partying looks over to Natsu and sees Natsu bonding a lot with Mary and made a smile appear on her face
Once the party was over, Lucy and the others returned to the spot they entered from, eagerly waiting to go back home. After bidding farewell to the Celestial King and Lucy's spirits, Horologium appeared and told them the news that instantly soured their chipper moods; one day in the Celestial World equated to 3 months in the human world.
The group returned to the human world, all of their faces awash with shock and disbelief. Natsu, Erza, and Gray fell flat on their faces in acceptance of their stunted training while the others panicked.
"it's over" They said
The next day
"What are we going to do?" Levy lethargically asked as she and the others sulked in the cabin they rented before leaving.
"How could this have happened?" Erza asked in disbelief as she unconsciously rubbed the side of Rose's head as she was sitting on her lap.
"All that time…" Natsu started, his gaze unfocused while carrying Mary who was asleep in his arms.
"Gone." Gray finished.
"I can't believe it." Lucy said staring blankly at the wall opposite of her.
"Come on, you guys need to get a move on." Droy said, shoving a piece of chicken into his mouth.
"There's only five days left until the games and you guys still haven't made much progress." Jet added.
"We just might have to let the others handle things." Levy said defeated.
"I think you're right." Wendy said, equally crestfallen.
"Rrrgh!" Erza roared. "We just have to increase our efforts!" she yelled rejuvenated while Natsu took Rose into his arms
"Everyone, prepare yourselves for intensive training! There will be no time for rest!"
Lucy smirked back in fear.
Suddenly a bird flew down from the sky and landed on Erza's head.
"What's that?" Lucy asked.
"It looks like a pigeon." Wendy answered.
"Look there's something on its leg." Charla pointed out.
"It looks like a letter."
"What does it say?" Wendy asked.
"Let's see." Levy said, removing the letter from around the pigeon's leg. She read it aloud. : "To Fairy Tail, come to the broken suspension on the hill to the west."
"Whose it from?" Jet asked.
"It doesn't say." Levy asked, looking at the letter over one more time.
"Are we going to check it out?" Juvia asked.
"I don't see why not." Gray said.
"Because it could be a trap?" Lucy said deadpan.
"let's go" Natsu said as he and Gray began to walk.
"Natsu, Gray!" Lucy yelled. "Wait up! Didn't you two hear what I just said? " she ran after them.
"Wait for me Gray-sama!" Juvia exclaimed, running after the three.
Erza sighed and shook her head.
"Milo, stay here with the girls" Erza told the old cat who meowed in response
"Ok, let's follow the others." Erza ordered standing up, looking at Wendy, Levy, Jet, Droy, and Charla. "Following Natsu and Gray will probably lead Lucy and Juvia in the opposite direction." She began to walk, the others following her lead.
They soon caught up to their friends, and together they all reached the bridge indicated in the letter.
"Is this some kind of prank?" Gray asked, growing irritated.
"Yeah, no one's here." Natsu said looking around.
"I told you we shouldn't have come." Lucy sighed.
Suddenly the collapsed bridge reformed itself before their eyes, as if it was being pulled back in time.
"What the-?" Gray said.
"This bridge is reforming?" Levy said, her eyes widening.
"this magic" Natsu muttered out
"Is this their way of telling us to cross?" Erza asked, wary of their situation.
"It could be a trap." Levy said.
"This is kind of scary." Wendy said.
"Whoever they are, I wanna meet them." Natsu said determined, and with that the group crossed the bridge, entering into another part of the forest. They walked a small way and soon saw three cloaked figures in the distance.
"Someone's there." Lucy pointed out.
"Everyone be careful." Juvia said.
The figures walked closer, removing their hoods. "Thank you for coming." The figure in the middle said. The Fairy tail wizards' eyes widened as the figures fully revealed themselves to be Meredy, Ultear, and…
"Jellal." Erza said with a smile
"Aren't those two chicks from Grimoire…?" Jet began before Gray cut him off.
"I don't think they're enemies." He said. "Are you?" he looked at Ultear with narrowed eyes.
Ultear shook her head. "No." she placed her hand over her heart. "The things I did in my past are acts that I cannot hope to atone for, but I at least want to help save people from the actions that my once reckless nature caused." A sympathetic smile appeared on her face. "Like Jellal for instance."
"You don't have to worry about me. You and I were both seduced by darkness." Jellal said.
"your memories…" Natsu began as Jellal nodded
Jellal nodded. "Yes, they have. All of my memories have returned."
"They returned to me 6 years ago, while I was on my journey. I can't even begin to make up for the things I did to Erza." He said.
"Jellal was under my control during the incident at the Tower of Heaven." Ultear interjected. "Please do not hold that against him."
Natsu looks at him before sighing
"Did you find something to live for when you were broken out of jail?" Wendy asked, reminding Jellal of the brief talk they had during the Nirvana incident.
"I wouldn't exactly say that." Jellal said. "Ultear, Meredy, and I formed our own guild; an independent one not affiliated with the council. We call ourselves Crime Sorciere."
"Independent?" Levy said.
"So, you're not a part of the league of guilds?" Charla inquired.
Ultear shook her head at the white exceeds question. She then began explaining Crime Sorcieres motivations to the group. They formed for the specific reason of rooting out Zeref and taking down all dark guilds that aim to lead others down the same road of darkness Jellal, Ultear, and Meredy followed. While Natsu and the others were amazed by the idea of Crime Sorciere, they still remained skeptical due to the group's separate but checkered pasts as dark wizards.
"But enough with the introduction, it's time we got to the real root of why we called you all here." Ultear said. "You are all competing in the Grand Magic Games correct?"
"Yeah?" Gray answered, wary of the woman's intentions.
"We have a favor to ask you." Ultear smiled.
"You want someone's autograph?" Natsu asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Not really no." Ultear chuckled. "During the festival each year we have sensed a strange foreboding presence. We would like you to find out what it is."
"You want us to be like detectives or something?" Natsu asked.
"If every guild in the country is there then there's bound to be a suspicious form of magic or two right?" Lucy asked.
"Not exactly." Jellal said. "This presence is akin to Zeref's type of magic."
""Zeref"" Natsu thought as his demonic self-appeared beside him ""what does he have to do with this?"" his demonic self-asked
"you sure this is Zeref?" Natsu asked them
"We don't know for sure, but we need to know what is causing this disturbance in magic." Ultear said.
"If it is related to Zeref, we may be able to locate him." Jellal added.
"And since we can't approach the stadium ourselves, we were hoping you guys could help us." Meredy said with a smile. "We'll be rooting for you in the game as well, of course."
"Sounds like a difficult task, but we'll try our best." Erza accepted.
"Thank you." Ultear said.
"You sure about this Erza?" Gray asked looking at her.
"If there is a dangerous presence at the games, it affects us as well since every guild in the country is assembled there." Erza explained. "So, we share a common goal."
"In gratitude we will give you your reward in advance." Ultear said. She pulled out her crystal orb. "I have improved my arc of time, so now I am able to advance your abilities to compensate for the time you lost on Tenrou Island."
"What?" Lucy, and Gray looked at her dumbfounded. Ultear began explaining how her magic worked, and the concept of the Second Origin
"My arc of time, speeds up the development of second origin, meaning that you will not only be able to use magic for longer periods of time, but you will also gain new magic you never had before." Ultear finished.
"Really?!" The others exclaimed happily.
"Looks like we'll be ready for the games after all." Gray said with a smirk.
"Talk about lucky." Lucy smiled.
"Although, there will be unimaginable pain during the transition period." Ultear said with a sadistic smile, unnerving the Fairy Tail wizards.
"So who wants to be first?" Ultear asked, slightly revealing at the Fairy Tail wizard's frightened faces.
"Natsu" Jellal called out to him as Natsu turns to look at him
"what is it?" Natsu asked the man
"I need to have a confession to make to you" Jellal said as he motions the man to follow him
Natsu looks at him for a moment before following him into the woods
In the forest
Natsu and Jellal were walking in the woods where they stop at an opening
"what do you want to talk about that we have to chat here?" Natsu asked the man as he leans to a tree
Jellal took a deep breath before looking at him
"you see a few years back... I came to Fairy Tail to get some supplies for my team but while i was paying... I happened to meet a depressed Erza ... in my heart it pained me... so i happen to catch her... the moment she saw me i could see the tears in her eyes.. like she was crying for the past weeks." Jellal explained while Natsu looked at him with both curious and a little rage building for some reason
"I hugged Erza...knowing she was in pain... I'd walk her to a nearby cafe... there she explained what happened... how you went to the sacred island for the trials... and you saved your comrades...from the Black Dragon of Death..." as he continued Natsu began to become a little pissed possibly knowing what happened next
"I didn't know what to do... so we just talked... talked about our memories... well mostly Erza... she just talked about you... about how you where you were so selfless about others... then about the children... a few weeks go by and we talked and I sometimes help her out with the kids... but... one night... while i was tucking the kids in bed... I kissed Erza the moment she was about to head to bed!"
Natsu's teeth grew sharper and his nails sharper...
"I quickly apologized... but she kissed back... and before we know it, we were in bed... going like animals... for 3 months... we were in a relationship... but we just become benefits... then it stopped... I'm sorry Nats- aggghh!" Jellal was punched in the face by Natsu whose eyes glowed red in rage
"BASTARD!" Natsu pulled back his left fist and punches Jellal on his right side before punching back with his right face then with his left as he kept repeating the same action till he gives a sharp right hook and sends the man flying to a tree that was knocked down before more got knocked down more
"you…!" Natsu growled out in anger as he summons Enryuo no Kiba to his side
"you have the nerve!"
Jellal stands up weakly while his face was bruised up
"I know you have a lot of anger and blood lust at me….. this is my sin. I don't mind if you end my life right now" Jellal told the man as Natsu readied his sword to his left side before dashing towards Jellal with the intention to kill him
Natsu swings his sword but he stops at the last moment as he saw an image of Erza appearing in his mind at the last minute
""Natsu, i love you""
Enryuo no Kiba's blade barely nicked Jellal's neck as the man was surprised that he stops at the last moment
Natsu gritted his teeth as he clenches his sword's hilt before swinging it to the side as he cuts down dozens of trees in a single strike
"killing you, would be the last thing I would do in my life" Natsu said as he started walking away while making Enryuo no Kiba disappear
"why? Why didn't you just kill me right here, right now?" Jellal asked the man as he looks at him
Natsu stops in his tracks as Natsu turns his head and gives the man the angered and dead on glare he has
"if this is a sin that you have, then so be it. Have this sin in your life forever" Natsu said as red scales started appearing on his neck to his face
"as much as I care, I don't want to see Erza cry because of me"
Natsu then started walking away as he left Jellal in his spot
At the beach
Erza was near the beach with the twins and Milo while Ultear and Meredy were focusing on helping others in releasing their Second Origin
"why are they screaming?" Rose asked Erza
"did they do something bad?" Mary asked her mother
"yes, and you two might get the same punishment too" Erza said that made Rose and Mary scared
"we don't want to do anything bad anymore!" Rose and Mary said while hugging Erza's legs
Erza smiles with a sigh as she patted their heads
"Nya" Milo meowed as Natsu came walking towards them
"Papa" Rose and Mary called out to him as they ran towards him
"where were you, Natsu?" Erza asked Natsu before she felt her hand being tugged by Natsu who pulled her to the side
"Ultear, Meredy, look after Rose and Mary for a while, please" Natsu said to the two as he started pulling Erza with him towards the other side of the island
Ultear and Meredy looked at each other before looking towards Natsu and Erza who were walking away, leaving them with the twins and Milo
At the other side of the beach
"where are we going, Natsu?!" Erza exclaimed as she was being pulled a bit hard
Natsu stop pulling her as they were quite far away from the others
"is it true?" Natsu said as Erza was confused on what he was talking about
"what is?" Erza asked
"Is it true that after 3 months... u slept with that BLUE HAIRED BASTARD!" Natsu shouted at Erza as her eyes widen in shock
"ahhhh... how did you-" Erza tried to say but was interrupted by an angry husband/maybe former
"Well instead of you telling me i HAVE TO HEAR IT COMING FROM THAT BLUE HAIRED BASTARD!" Natsu exclaimed at her as his voice turns dark in the last part of his sentences
red scales and black markings started appearing behind his neck as they started to slither up to his skin
"Natsu, I'm so sorry" Erza said with tears sliding down her cheeks as they were pouring even more
Natsu looks at her with tears of his own as he clenched his fist before turning around and summons Enryuo no Yoroi on
he clenches his fists tighter as he squeezes them more and the nails pierces his skin making the blood drip on the sand.
as the blood drips... the blood turns into steam... due to the heat and anger coming from the man
"I am leaving, don't expect me to come home for a while during the games" Natsu said as he started walking away while spreading his wings and started flapping his wings as the man took off in the air
"wait, Natsu NATSU!" Erza shouted out to Natsu as the man turns his head to look at her
"where are you going... please don-I?" she asked but before she could finish the man threw a sword near her feet
"before u finish. I suggest you think about it very carefully and to answer other questions. I don't know, somewhere that I can be alone" Natsu said as Erza can see tears falling down the bottom side of the helmet
"wait!" Erza shouted as Natsu turns around to look up on the night sky
"Natsu!" Erza called out
"i love you! please don't go!" her voice starts to break due to the overwhelming sadness
"Will you be there for the games?!"
"I will be there but not right now ... and tell Rose and Mary... I love them" Natsu said as he flaps his wings before flying away in highspeed
Erza looks to where he flew as her tears were still pouring down her face
"Natsu... i'...i'm so sorry...I'm sorry….." Erza falls to her knees as her tears keep falling more and more
In the sky
Natsu was flying at high speed with no destination in mind as his tears were still falling
""damnit! Damnit! Damnit!""
Natsu crashes to a barren wasteland where the only thing that was present was an active volcano
He summons Enryuo no Kiba to his side before he started slashing everything in sight to get his frustration out of his veins
The Demonic Natsu appears beside Natsu as he was watching the scene where Natsu was destroying everything in sight
""so, she betrayed your trust and your vows, DOESN'T SHE CARE ABOUT YOU?"" he said with a smirk as Natsu looks at him and tried to attack him, but Natsu forgot that he was just an astral figure of himself
""I'm not here, remember? or did that bitch really damaged your heart so much that you think that you can hit me?"" the demon Natsu said as Natsu glares at him and tried to attack him again but to no avail
""you're wasting your time and energy. You're going to tire yourself out"" Demon Natsu said as Natsu took a deep breath
"Enryuo no Hoko!"
Natsu fired out a torrent of crimson flames as his attack went through the astral figure and hits the active volcano instead and caused the mountain to erupt
BOOM!
""even if you can destroy mountains and burn an entire dark guild, you still can't handle a little heart break from your lover""
Demon Natsu told to Natsu as his smirks at him
"Shut...up!" Natsu shouted at his other self who smirks at him
"what do you know!? what do you know?! you know nothing about me at all!" Natsu shouted at his other self
""I do know everything about you, because I am you and you are me, we are two sides of a coin.""
"what are you? what and who are you?!" Natsu shouted at his other self who grinned at him as black markings started appearing on his skin
""I am…..E.N.D. Etherious Natsu Dragov…...a true demon from the book of Zeref""
""the real you, the real Natsu""
"DAMNITT!" Natsu roared as the mountain erupts to his roar
His tears were falling as he kept wrecking the whole place
""anger, rage, hate, three of the base things that will make a mage stronger."" The Demon Natsu said with a smirk as Natsu looks at his hands before punching the ground and caused the whole ground to shake and rumble
""if you wish to hate someone, hate yourself, it was your own fault for letting yourself and the rest of your friends to be sealed in that spell"" the demon Natsu said as Natsu punches the ground again
""but the one who you should truly hate…" Demon Natsu said as an image of Acnologia appears in Natsu's head
"it is him you must hate, for he is the one that caused this to happen in the first place"
"Acnologia…ACNOLOGIA!" Natsu roared out in an angered voice as scales started appearing on his skin
""that's it, hate him, hate his very being, his very name! turn that hate into the fuel for your vengeance!""
Natsu purges off Enryuo no Yoroi and throws away Enryuo no Kiba as the man started walking towards the erupting volcano
""the fire of this volcano will fuel you even more, take in the power of fire and bends it's will to be yours"" demon Natsu said as Natsu jumps into the lava as he sinks into the lava
""with this, the time for E.N.D to return will come closer""
At a cliff
Erza was sitting on her cliff while hugging her knees as the woman was still crying after Natsu left
"""what have I done…"" she thought as she watches the setting sun
"Natsu... what have i …"she begins she can feel the brand becoming hotter and feeling a little pain starting to arise from the heat of the brand
She then hears the sound of footsteps coming from behind her as it was Jellal who had a bandaged- up right cheek
"I'm sorry," Jellal said as Erza was silent
"but I had to tell him of my sin towards you"
Erza kept silent as her tears haven't stop falling
"where is he?" Jellal asked Erza who didn't reply to his question
"I see," Jellal said as he looks at the setting sun
The two stayed quiet as they listen to the sound of the ocean's water splashing bellow them
"Jellal, could you-" Erza began before she was stopped by his soft fingers on her shoulders
"I'm sorry, but I had to tell him" he whispered to her as Erza reached her hands to his as Jellal pulled her in for a hug
the two shared the moment of silence for a few more moments before Jellal helped Erza up as they stood in silence for a moment
the two looked at each other before their faces started leaning towards each other as if they were being controlled to do so
""i….i" Erza's mind started to race before she sees the image of Natsu's face crying in tears and anger to her
"I can't do this!"
Erza exclaimed at Jellal as she pushes him away before she slaps his face, hard
SLAP!
Erza slaps Jellal's left cheek as the man was surprised by her actions
"I betrayed his trust once. I won't repeat my mistake anymore" Erza said to him
Jellal looks at her for a moment before smiling
"that's the Erza, I know" Jellal said to her
The two looks at the ground before Jellal broke the silence
"be sure to make it up to him" Jellal said as Erza nodded
That's a wrap!
Bye bye