Chapter 7: Tower Of Heaven
"Thinking"
'Thinking'
Attack
"Beast Talking"
I don't own Fairy Tail
This chapter is going to be the TOH, I'm not sure if it's going to be good
Erza's Apartment
It was a bright and early morning in the town of Magnolia and Natsu and Erza were sound asleep in bed until there was a knock on the door. Hearing this Erza jumped out of bed and Re-Equipped into her pyjamas and made her way to the door, opening it enough so she could see who was on the other side.
"Mira?" she says while looking at the platinum haired woman "What are you doing here?"
"Can I come in?" she asked while stepping closer to the door
"Now's not really a good time, if you need to talk, we can talk at the guild" she said while slowly closing the door
"Oh? am I interrupting something?" she said with a mischievous smirk. Hearing what she said Erza slightly blushed
"No you're not, I just woke up, and I am not in the mood to talk at the moment. So we'll talk later" She said while closing the door in Mira's face. Erza made her way back over to the bed and found that Natsu was now awake and resting his head on the head rest.
"You seem to be in a different mood today" he said while turning to look at her "Is everything alright?"
"I'm fine, I just get this feeling that my past is going to catch up to me soon" she said with a sad face
"You know you never did tell me about your past" He said while tapping the spot next to him "Wanna talk about it?" When he said this she hesitated for a second before making her way over to him and rested her head on his shoulder while he snaked his arm around her.
"I guess it's only right that you know," she said. Erza then goes and tells Natsu the story of her past, how she lived in Rosemary Village, how her village was attacked and she was taken away to be a slave at the Tower Of Heaven, How her right eye was cut out when she took the blame when they tried to escape, (Can't remember if that was the reason) How her friend Jellal betrayed her and turned her friends on her, and how she grew up in Fairy Tail. (btw Erza never had a crush on Jellal in this fic) By the end of the story Erza was crying into Natsu's chest while he was soothingly running his hands along her back and through her hair.
"It's ok Erza, I won't let anything happen to you. If your past catches up I'll be there to chase it away for good" He said while kissing her on the head
"Promise?" She asked while lifting her head from his chest and looking into his eyes
"Promise" He said while giving her a loving kiss on the lips "I Think it's about time we head to the guild" He said and she nods her head before getting up and dressed
Natsu and Erza made their way over to the guild. When they arrived at the guild, Erza sat down at a table and Natsu went to the bar. "Hey Mira can I get a strawberry cheesecake please?" hearing this everyone gasped and turned towards Natsu, Erza just sat in silence at the table
"Sure thing" she said as she went to the kitchen and brought out a slice of strawberry cheese cake. picks it up and walks over to where Erza is sitting but before he puts it down he picks up the fork as takes a bit of the cake and puts it in his mouth. There was a collective gasp in the guild hall and Erza was included in this one.
"Do you remember that time when you ate mine?" He asked her and she nodded her head "Good" he said as he sat down at the table and placed the strawberry cake in front of him and started to eat some more. seeing that he wasn't going to stop Erza leans forward and whispers to him.
"Keep eating and their will be no sex for a month" she said so only she could hear. When she said this Natsu started laughing his head off "Did I say something funny?" she asked him harshly
"We both know that's not going to happen" he said and she sits back down, but then she remembered their bet
"If I remember correctly I won our bet meaning you're my slave for a week" she said with a sinister smile. 'I completely forgot about that' he thought to himself. "So since you're my slave, give me the cake that is in front of you and also go and get me another one." She said Natsu could do nothing but comply. Erza takes the fork and picks a piece of the cake and puts it into her mouth. Before Natsu could bring the other slice of cake over the guild doors burst open and Lucy comes running in
"Guys were going on a trip to Akane Resort" She says to her team while holding the tickets in the air
"Aren't they meant to be really and hard to get?" Erza
"Loke had them and gave them to me. So pack your bags we're leaving today" and with that she exists the guild. Gray, Natsu and Erza all shrug before making their way out as well. but what no one saw was a certain blue haired girl secretly leaving as well
Night time Akane Casino (They did everything that was in the show)
The team is at the casino, Erza is playing Black Jack with Lucy, Natsu is at a lottery machine and Gray is grabbing a drink and there is a certain water mage secretly following him. Natsu is now shaking the machine because he got scammed but all of a sudden the lights go out, Natsu turns around and he sees a red laser pointing at him but before he could react he was shot and knocked out but before he completely goes unconscious he hears a scream that he knows is Erza's
With Erza
Erza is trying to figure out what is going on but then she hears a voice one that she didn't want to hear
"Onee-san" the voice calls out
"Sho? What are you doing here?" Erza said as she turns around and is met with a blonde haired boy. The lights turn back on and she sees Lucy tied up and all of the casino employees are in what seem to be cards "Lucy" she calls out but she could answer as her mouth was covered. She then sees a blocky man and a tall man walk up behind Sho "Wally? Simon?" she says
"Sorry Erza but you are coming with us" The blocky man now identified as Wally said "We're going home" Hearing Erza tried to retaliate but was wrapped around what seemed to be a tail. she looks behind her and sees a woman with some cat like feature
"Milliana?" she says shocked "Why are you all here?"
"I said we're taking you home and don't try and call your friends they've been dealt with" wally said. Erza was shocked that they were able to get Natsu but before she could do anything they were teleported out. (I can't remember if they teleported in the show or in a different fic) Before Erza knew it she was already back at the Tower Of Heaven.
With Natsu
Natsu slowly stirs awake he doesn't know how long he has been out but that's not important at the moment. he gets up and walks around and he sees a frozen Gray on the floor
"Would you look at that you really are a popsicle now" he said with a smirk he ice began to crack and Gray appeared with an all to familiar blue haired water mage under him
"I heard that" he said with a slight scowl but couldn't help but smile thinking he was right
"Let's go find the others" Natsu said and they began to walk over to the Black Jack table where they sae a tied up Lucy. Natsu walks over to her and burns the rope
"Thank god you guys are ok" she said
"Where's Erza?" Natsu asked
"She was taken by a group of mages" she said
"This is going to be a problem" Natsu said as he stands up
"What are you talking about?" Gray asked him
"It looks like Erza past has caught up to her" he said while sniffing the air for her scent
"How do you know about her past? only a couple of people know" Gray asked Natsu while he was walking away
"She told me about this morning while we were in bed," he said while walking outside. Gray and Lucy's mouth just drop open
"WHAT!" they yell out while following after him
"Guys come this way we can take this boat" Natsu called out to them they make their way over to where Natsu is and get into the row boat
"You can't just say something like that and walk off flame-head" Gray said
"What more do you want me to say? you asked how I know and I told you how" Natsu replied while he got into the boat and immediately got motion sick. Gray just sighs
"Who's going to row?" Lucy asked
"I can use my magic and get us there faster" Juvia said as she pops out of nowhere
"What are you doing here?" Lucy asked her
"I'm here because my darling Gray-sama went here" She said while trying to hug him but Gray just pushed her off
"Natsu, what direction is she?" Gray asked him and Natsu pointed to the south "Alright Juvia you saw where he pointed get going" and with that they started making their way to the tower.
With Erza
Erza has been hanging by her hands in a cell for the past 1 hour and she is unable to escape because Simon is waiting outside. Sho then walks into the cell and Simon leaves
"I'm sorry it had to be this way but this is your punishment for betraying us, master is angry, but still you should feel honoured, being the sacrifice for the ceremony" he said with a sinister look on his face. 'Is he talking about the R-System?' Erza thought to herself. Sho turns around and starts yelling about how Jellal is going to save the world when he resurrects him. Erza takes this chance to get out of the rope that is binding her on the metal hanger, once free she bites through the rope and attacks Sho effectively knocking him out. She Re-Equips in her normal armour and starts running to the top of the tower 'Natsu, I hope your alright' she thought to herself but little did she know that Lucy, Natsu, Gray and Juvia have made their way onto the island and are currently on the first floor of the tower.
Somewhere in Era
all those who vote for firing etherion step forward
4 people stepped forward
Bunch of council members bickering like children
final 2 members stepped forward
With Natsu and the Others
Natsu and the others have been running through the tower defeating any enemy that comes at them including the sword user known as Ikaruga. Natsu suddenly stops and starts sniffing the air. "Erza" he said before dashing off and leaving the others behind "Oi, walking torch where are you going?" Gray yelled out but there was no reply as Natsu was long gone.
"Erza please be ok" Natsu said while running to the top of the tower.
With Erza
Erza had her katana pointed at Jellal's throat ready to kill but for some reason she hesitated maybe because she still thought she could save her friend. She looks at Jellal's face and notices that he is laughing.
"What's so funny?" She asked him
Era
"Fire" one of the council members said
With Erza
"You're out of time" and as he said this the tower was engulfed in a bright light. a couple of minutes passed and the light left but what was there instead was a lacrima tower "This is the true form of the Tower Of Heaven" Jellal said as he grabs Erza by the neck and brings her over to a slab of lacrima "This is the end of the road for you Erza" and with that said Jellal places on the slab and she slowly begins to get sucked in. Jellal turns around and walks forward a couple of steps before doing some form of a ritual chant, however he stops when he hears footsteps. He turns around and sees Erza being pulled out of the Etherion by Natsu.
"What do you think your doing tattoo face?" He asked Jellal as he pulled Erza out and held onto her
"Natsu get out of here he's to powerful for you to face alone" Erza said while wrapping her arm over his shoulder so he could balance
"Hahahahaha. Do you really think this guy can defeat me? Erza let me remind you that you've never seen me at my best. No one has not even Gildarts" when he said this Erza's eyes went wide.
"You think you can beat me?" Jellal said with a hint of amusement
"Aren't you like the weakest Wizard Saint?" Natsu asked the man
"I chose to be where I am ranked" Jellal said as he flared up his magic
"Oh? this should be fun" Natsu said as he moved Erza off him "Please forgive me" he said to her before punching her in the stomach and knocking her out. Natsu takes a step forward and shows off his magic, a massive wall of fire engulfing Natsu and shoots straight through the roof of the tower "Let's get to it then" he said with a smirk. Jellal takes a step back frightened by the amount of magic pressure this guy is releasing
With Gray and the others
Gray, Lucy, Juvia, Sho, Simon and Milliana are all on a rowboat a heading a safe distance away from the tower after that blast came from the sky. Suddenly they feel immense magical pressure coming from the tower
"Who's magical power is this?" Simon asked. Gray looked towards the tower and saw a massive pillar of fire coming out from the top
"I think flame head is going on a rampage" he said with a smile
With Natsu
Jellal throws a punch at Natsu but he effortlessly dodges it, seeing an opening in his form Jellal goes to roundhouse kick Natsu in the head, but before it could connect Natsu brings his hand up and catches his foot.
"Is that the best you can do?" Natsu asks him as he swings the man around and slams him into the ground. this action caused Jellal to spit up some blood out of his mouth
"What are you?" Jellal asked Natsu
"A Fairy Tail wizard" he says as he leans his head back and sucks in the air around him
Fire-Dragon's Roar
Natsu yells and a massive torrent of red and orange flames shoot out of his mouth straight towards Jellal, this move caught him off guard so he had no time to escape, the roar engulfed him in flames and pushed him out of the tower. Taking a quick breath Natsu makes his way back over to Erza and picks her up. He starts to make his way out of the tower but then he hears rumbling and realises that the tower is about to explode. He looks around the tower trying to find a piece to absorb him. 'If I merge with the tower I can stop the explosion' He thought to himself. finding a one that he can use he gently places Erza down and walks over to it.
"Let's hope I'm a suitable candidate" he said to himself as he puts his palm on the crystal. When it met it instantly accepted him. As he was slowly getting sucked his eyes go wide when he hears Erza stirring awake. Erza looks up and sees Natsu getting sucked in.
"Natsu what are you doing?" She asked as she crawled her way over to him with a shocked expression on her face
"If I merge myself with the tower I can stop it from exploding" he said to her
"But if you do, then your going to die" She said as she began to tear up
"It's better if I die then Everyone" He said as he placed his palm on her left cheek. "I was in love with you from the moment I first saw Erza" He said as he also started to tear up "Even after we met I thought about you every day and when we will see each other again. The weeks I've spent with Fairy Tail, With you. have been the best weeks of my life. I Love you. Please forgive me and please don't forget me" Where the last things he said before he was sucked into the Etherion, he could see Erza banging on the crystal with tears flowing down both her eyes
With Gray and the others
"Shit the towers going to explode" Gray almost yells out
"Wait look" Lucy says as she points towards the tower "It's exploding upwards" and with that the tower exploded and now there is nothing left on the island
"Do you think they made it?" Gray asked
Some random beach
Erza was kneeling down in the water bawling her eyes out
"Why? Why did you leave me? WHY?" she yells the last the part "I wanted to start a family with you, teach our kid magic with you, sleep with you, I wanted to do everything with you" she continues crying her eyes out
"Erza" she hears people call her name but she ignores them, the only thing her mind is thinking about now is him "Erza" they call out again and this time it is closer then last. "Erza, are you alright" This time the voice came from directly behind her "Hey Erza, where's Natsu?" At the mention of his name Erza began to cry even more.
"He's *Sniffle* He's.. gone" She managed to get out while crying a fountain of tears. Hearing this everyone gasped and started to comfort her. Gray picks Erza up and gives her a piggyback ride back to the resort where they were staying.
2 Days later In Magnolia
The group of depressed mages are walking back to Fairy Tail. Lucy and Juvia are in their normal attire, Gray was surprisingly still wearing his clothes and Erza was wearing her armour but had her right forearm piece removed so everyone could see her mark. When they entered the guild everyone could sense the sadness coming from them, especially from a certain red-headed knight.
"What's wrong with you guys?" Mira asked from the bar. She then looks over the group and sees that there is no mop of pink hair, then she sees how sad and depressed Erza is. Realising what had happened Mira puts down the glass she was cleaning and runs over to Erza and brings her into a hug. Erza immediately hugs her back and begins crying again. The entire guild other then a few have completely no idea what's going on right now
"He's gone" Erza croaked out
"It's ok Erza" she said while rubbing her hands along her back "I'm sure where ever he is he'll always be watching you" when she said this Erza just nodded her head but didn't let go
"Is everything alright down there?" Makarov's voice was heard from the second floor. He jumps up onto the railing and notices the depression of the group and that a certain fire mage is missing "Gray" and calls out and Gray turned towards him "Explain to me everything that has happened" he said as he walks into his office and takes a seat, not long after Gray arrives "So you wanna tell me what happened?" Makarov asks and Gray just nods his head and takes a seat. He then goes on to explain how Erza was captured and taken to the Tower Of Heaven, How they followed her, a bright light came crashing down from the sky, Natsu's fight against Jellal and how Natsu merged himself with the tower to contain it's explosion and how they found Erza crying on the beach.
"That's everything I know" Gray said
"Why is Erza taking this so much worse than you guys?" Makarov asked curiously
"Well apparently they were extremely close" Gray said and Makarov understood what he meant by that
"You can go back downstairs now" Makarov says and Gray just nods his head and walks out. He walks down the stairs and sees that Erza has cried herself to sleep
"I suppose I should take her home" Mira said as she picks her up and exits the guild. The rest of the people still have no clue as to what is going on but they decide to keep their mouths shut because they can tell that whatever happened it wasn't good. and the group of mages probably don't want to talk about it.
"Everyone" Makarov calls out gaining the attention of the guild "I have some tragic news. Natsu Dragneel has died protecting his guild members in battle" when he said this there was a collective gasp of all the guild members
With Mira
Mira has carried Erza back to her room in Fairy Hills and changed her into her pyjamas. She places her in bed but when she lets go of her Erza begins turning from side to side trying grab onto something. seeing this Mira gets a sad smile on her face, she picks a pillow and put's it in front of Erza who grabs hold of it and brings it close to her body. Mira smiles at her before walking out.
Somewhere dark
"Oi Natsu. What do you think your doing" A voice boomed through the room
"Igneel, is that you?" Natsu voice was heard
"Can't believe the boy I raised is going to accept death so easily" The voice no known as Igneel said
"What are you talking about?" Natsu asked confused, then the dark room got lighter and Igneel appeared in front of him
"You need to survive Natsu for two reasons, one because you need to grow stronger and help people that are weaker than you and two because your mate needs you" and with that Igneel just vanishes. at the mention of Erza the memories he has of her flashed before his eyes. He then flares up his magic
"SCREW YOU DEATH" He yells out "I AIN'T DYING YET. THE ONLY WHY I'M DYING IS OF OLD AGE" he continues to yell out "SO YOU CAN JUST FUCK OFF" and with that he flares his magic even more that his world goes blank.
He then opens his eyes and realises that he is on some random beach. He doesn't know how long he has been gone. But what he does know is that he can smell Erza so he heads in that direction.
Guild Hall
It has been three months since the incident with the tower and two and a half since the funeral for Natsu Dragneel. Everyone is still depressed about the death of Natsu, some more so than others and one knight more so than anyone. Since the incident Erza barely comes into the guild and when she does she just sits in a corner and silently cries to herself, but she mostly just stays at home and cries all day. Today was one of the days where she comes into the guild and quietly cries in the corner.
"I wonder if she will ever go back to the original Erza" one of the guild members said
"I don't blame her, losing the person you love more then anything is probably one of the worst things that could happen to you" Another one replies
Mira walks up to Erza to comfort her
"How are you feeling?" Mira asked her
"F-fine" she replied while placing her hand on her stomach. Yep a couple of weeks after she got back she found out she was pregnant with Natsu child. when she heard the news she was thrilled and a little depressed, because Natsu wouldn't be there to raise the child with her
With Natsu
Natsu has been walking for a couple of hours now following the scent of Erza he walks over a hill and is met by a familiar sight of Magnolia. Smiling to himself he quickened his pace and made his way towards town.
Guild hall
It was getting late and now was usually the time when Erza would leave. She gets up from her corner and starts to head for the guild door. She opens them and takes another step but stops when she runs into something or someone, but she doesn't look up, she keeps her head down. But everyone in the guild is looking at the door, they are all so shocked they can't even speak. Erza on the other hand finds the warmth that this person is emitting familiar one that she knows all to yell so she looks up and her eyes widen and tears start to water out of her eyes
"N-Natsu?"
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It wasn't until the end of the fight against Jellal that I remembered saying in the second chapter that they fought against Oracion Seis. So not to make it to confusing just think of it that Jellal never showed up during that fight
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