Chapter 12
A young salmon haired child was glaring at a black haired shirtless boy his age.
"Hey you got a problem or something," the black-haired boy said to the salmon haired boy.
"Yeah what if I do" the young salmon haired boy responded.
"Gray your clothes," a young brunette girl said popping up from behind Gray.
"Aw Man" Gray freaked out realizing his clothes were gone.
"Geez, what a pervert," the salmon haired boy said putting his hands behind his head.
"Huh" Gray twitched "WHO YOU CALLING A PERVERT PINKY," Gray said as he bumped his forehead against the salmon haired boy.
"YOU, YOU LOUDMOUTH STREAKER" the salmon haired boy responded glaring at Gray. The two boys then got into a fight right into the middle of the guildhall.
"Wow, feisty one is he," Makarov said drinking from his mug.
"He'll fit right in," a man with a wizards hat and sketchbook said.
As the two boys fighting a young red-haired girl in a white dress shirt and skirt with an iron chest plate. She stepped between the two boys and pushed them apart almost breaking their necks.
"No fighting," the red-haired girl told the two boys. The salmon haired boy looked angry and glared at the redhead while the black-haired boy looked completely scared.
"What you want some too," the salmon boy said to the redhead.
"Wait don't do it," Gray told the boy. The two boys were then thrown into a nearby wall.
*CRASH*
"Ow," the salmon haired boy said.
"Why me to" Gray question as the two boys fall to the ground.
"You are not to fight is that clear" the redhead demanded.
"Yes, M'am" the boys answered.
"Man she's scary," the pink-haired boy said. The redhead then looked at the pink-haired boy.
"Hey kid what's your name" the redhead asked.
"Natsu" he answered.
"Well Natsu, my name is Erza, Welcome to Fairy Tail," She told him.
X784
An older Erza opened her eyes to the sounds of a vast ocean. She remembered that she dived into the Etherion Lacrima in order to save Natsu, and the last thing she remembered was witnessing her own funeral where the guild was in, complete mourning especially Natsu who couldn't accept her death and then a giant hand reaching out for her.
"But how I thought I was" Erza then looked up to see that she was in the arms of a pink-haired dragon slayer "Natsu" tears then began to fall from Erza's right eye "You saved me again, I was lost in that sea of magic energy and you were still able to find me"
Natsu then fell to his knees "I feel the same way you do" Natsu told Erza thinking back to her words when she went into the lacrima "I know everyone else does too"
"Promise me you won't do something like that again," Natsu told her with his head down.
"Natsu" Erza responded softly.
"PROMISE" Natsu begged her with tears falling from his face. Erza then placed her hand on Natsu's cheek smiling softly and placed her forehead on his.
"I promise, thank you Natsu" Erza smiled reassuring Natsu. On this day Erza Scarlet learned you do not die for your friends you live for them.
...
Present (Domus Flau)
Erza, Mira, and the rest of Fairy Tail could not believe their eyes their shock and horror on who their opponent truly is. Even the other guilds and the officials were quite shocked by the revelation of masked man known as Tobi.
"Natsu" Erza said with a shock and horrified face. Erza could barely believe what she was seeing she could barely speak "You're alive". Despite looking different Erza recognize the dragon slayer, his face now was more angular and handsome than before. His eyes were different as well, they were no longer the kind heartwarming eyes she once knew. His eyes are now red with a tomoe pattern.
"You seemed surprised" Natsu spoke in a very cold and emotionless voice, which surprised Erza, Mira and Fairy Tail as this, unlike the Natsu they know.
"Wow, can't believe your face was revealed this soon," Yahiko said in a familiar voice.
"That voice, that means you're.." Mira's eyes widen in shock from hearing Yahiko's voice.
Yahiko smirked "Well I guess there's no need to wear this stupid thing anymore" Yahiko removed his mask and threw it to the ground, Fairy Tail was now in even greater shock at Yahiko's true identity.
"Gajeel" Levy said putting her hands over mouth.
"Then does that mean that woman is" Gray looked at the Akatsuki's balcony and looked straight at Konan.
Konan sign knowing that their cover is blown removed her own mask. Fairy Tail still couldn't contain their shock. Despite looking much older Erza, Gray, Lucy, Carla can tell who it is.
"Wendy," Carla said. The entire guild couldn't believe it their three dragon slayers are alive. Even the other guilds couldn't believe what they were seeing.
"I DON'T BELIEVE IT THE MASKED MAGES TOBI AND YAHIKO ARE THE ONES AND ONLY NATSU DRAGNEEL AND GAJEEL REDFOX, AND NOT ONLY THAT THE MAGE KNOWN AS KONAN IS WENDY MARVELL" Lola shouted into his mic.
"But how you three…" Erza still could barely speak words unable to shake the shock off her face.
…
Tenrou Island 7 years ago
Erza and the others were currently running away to the ship to escape from the terror that is Acnologia.
"EVERYONE COME ON WE'RE ALMOST TO THE SHIP" Mira shouted. The members of Fairy Tail who were running managed to make it to the ship on time. When everyone arrived on the ship they were all out of breath.
"Is everyone alright?" Erza asked panting from all the running.
"Yeah" Gray answered.
"I'm okay" Lucy responded raising her hand.
"Aye," Happy said, the exceed then looked around and saw that something was wrong "Hey where's Natsu" Happy asked seeing that his best friend was not on the ship with them. Erza's eyes widen at this she looked around worryingly looking for Natsu only to see nothing.
"NATSU, WHERE ARE YOU" Erza screamed in a worried tone.
"Gajeel isn't here either" Levy said noticing that the iron dragon slayer was not on the ship as well.
"Neither is Wendy" Carla said realizing the young girl was gone.
"WHAT" Makarov shouted realizing that the three dragon slayers are not with them.
"NATSU" Erza called out.
"GAJEEL" Levy cried out.
"WENDY" Carla screamed out.
"WHERE ARE YOU" the others called out hoping to get a response from any of the dragon slayers.
"Don't tell me they are going to fight Acnologia?" Gray said.
"WHAT" everyone shouted.
"They may be dragon slayers, but fighting Acnologia is suicide" Freed stated, and everyone agreed knowing how powerful the dragon of the apocalypse is.
"We have to go help them" Erza demanded to her guildmates, everyone looked a little hesitant on going, but eventually everyone agreed they should go back and help the dragon slayers.
"Alright Let's go" Makarov commanded. Everyone nodded and began to runoff, but something happened as they were about to leave the ship.
"What the" Erza for some reason started to feel drowsy and she can see her fellow guildmates were being affected, her vision was now becoming blurrier "a sleeping but who" Erza did not know who cast the sleeping spell, but it had to be powerful as she can see Laxus, Gildarts, and Master Makarov being affected by this.
Erza fell to one knee she was trying her best not to fall asleep "No I can't. I need to help him" Erza tried to keep herself awake she couldn't now, he needs her help. She can't leave him to fight that monster. Erza then fell to the floor no longer able to stand as she tried to keep her eyes Erza saw the back of the Fire Dragon Slayer, he then looked back at her and smile. Erza extends her arm out trying to reach the dragon slayer "Na...tsu" were Erza's final words before everything went black.
Later
Erza's eyes opened to see that she was still on the ship, she slowly got up to her shaking her head to fully wake herself up from her slumber. She looked around and saw that the others were getting up as well.
"Ugh what happened," Gray said as he rubbed his head.
"Oww, my head" Lucy groaned as she got up.
"I think we were hit by some kind of sleeping spell," Mira said as she rubbed her eyes, she then looked around and saw that everyone else was getting up.
Erza who was looking around, her eyes widen remembering something important "NATSU" she shouted. Everyone else's eyes widen in shock at this, all of them now remembering that Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy are still on Tenrou.
"That's right Natsu, Gajeel and Wendy are fighting Acnologia, we have to go help them," Gray said.
At this Erza ran to the edge of the ship in order to jump off, but when she got to the edge she noticed that Tenrou island was further away now.
"Why are we not on Tenrou" Erza questioned when she noticed how far apart the ship and Tenrou were. This caused the others to realize that the ship they were on was moving and moving further away from Tenrou.
"WHO THE HELL IS STIRRING THE SHIP" Gray shouted. The others looked towards where the steering wheel was and see that a young man in red with shaved black hair. Everyone immediately recognizes who the man was.
"MEST" Gray ran up to the man and grabbed him by his collar "What the hell are you doing Natsu and the others are still on Tenrou" Gray pointed out showing that Acnologia was still flying over the island.
"I had to get you all out of there you all could have died," Mest told him "I didn't have time to go get them"
"Then were you the one who knocked us out" Mira questioned the councilmen.
"No, you were all knocked out when I got to the ship" Mest answered. Erza walked to Mest and grabbed him from Gray, and she gave him one of her most intimidating glares.
"You are taking us back there now" Erza threatened.
"I can't do that" Mest answered. Erza grew even angrier at this she then requipped one of her swords put it at Mest's neck.
"I don't care if you are working for the magic council your taking me back now" Erza demanded as she put the blade right on Mest's neck. Mest was going to again refuse, but when he saw all the other Fairy Tail members charging up their magic he finally complied.
"Alright I'll will it just that"
Everyone who was on the ship turned to the direction of the island and to their shock the blast came from Tenrou smoking coming from the island.
"Natsu" Erza eyes widen in shock. She then glared back at Mest "Take us back now" she demanded. Mest nodded and began to turn the ship around.
Once the ship arrived back on Tenrou Erza immediately rushed off the ship and ran straight where the smoke was coming from.
"ERZA" Makarov shouted, but his call was ignored as Erza kept running.
"Natsu please be okay" Erza continued to run hoping that Natsu, Wendy, and Gajeel are still alive. As she was running Erza suddenly stopped she had arrived at the source of the smoke and what she saw shocked her. The rest of her friends manage to catch up to her.
"Erza did you find them, Happy, Carl, and Lilly flew around and found nothing," Lucy said as she caught up to Erza. "Erza are you okay," Lucy asked seeing that Erza wasn't moving, Lucy looked forward and realized what Erza was looking at an entire area of forest was destroyed.
"My god" Lucy put her hands over mouth seeing the devastated the forest. The others than caught up to the two wizards and saw the destruction.
"Oh my god," Lisanna said as she saw the destruction.
"Did Acnologia do this" Freed questioned.
"What power," Mira said.
"There no signs of Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy anywhere on the island," Pantherlilly said as he, Happy, and Carla flew in.
"Wait does that mean they were…" Lucy was on the verge of tears.
"Caught in the blast," Levy said with tears starting to form.
"Does that mean they're.." Mira put her hands over her mouth and started to cry.
Erza fell to her knees tears form from her eyes "Natsu, no you can't be. "
"AWAAAAAAAAAAHAAAAA" Erza cried out mourning the death of her dear friend.
…..
Present
"If you three survived why didn't you return to Fairy Tail" Erza questioned she wanted to know why, if they survived then why didn't return home to their family. She wants to know why Natsu wouldn't return to her.
"It doesn't matter, but" Natsu extended his left arm "if you want an answer, its because you left us to die"
That statement caused all of Fairy Tail to tense each member having eyes of shock and horror at what he said and none were more shock than Erza.
"No we never did that, we all thought that you..." Erza said to him trying to reason with him, but she was interrupted.
"It doesn't matter who thought what, it doesn't change you all ran away," Natsu told her coldly. Gajeel and Wendy also carried cold expressions at what Natsu was saying.
Erza didn't know what to say at this she just froze at Natsu's words, she wanted to reason with him but she knew what he said was true. They all ran away from the battle, leaving them to fight on their own, Erza couldn't say anything.
"Natsu" Happy said covering his mouth as he saw his best friend was now a completely different person.
"Well, nothing to say huh, that's fine now just stand there.." Natsu then formed a hand sign with Gajeel doing the same "and perish"
"Fire Style"
"Water Style"
BOMB BLAST DANCE
WATER DRAGON JUTSU
A whirlwind of fire and giant serpent dragon made of water are launched at Erza and Mira. Mira, Fairy Tail and the rest of the crowd notice that Erza wasn't moving she was just standing there looking down her eyes covered by her hair.
"ERZA GET OUT OF THE WAY" Mira shouted, but her shout fell on deaf ears Erza didn't move she just stood there. Mira seeing this flew straight at Erza turning into her Satan Soul, she then put her arm forward.
"DARK SHIELD" Mira shouted using a large amount of magic to create a barrier to protect them from the attack.
BOOM
The attack hit the barrier despite giving all she got, the barrier broke the shock wave sending Erza and Mira flying.
"GAAAAH" both Erza and Mira screamed landing in the dirt. The two then slowly back on to their feet
"Hmmm, so you survived that, " Natsu said, "it doesn't matter so you only delayed the inevitable". He looked as the Erza and Mira got back on their feet, both breathing heavily.
"Natsu…what happened to you three? Why are you guys fighting against your family?" Erza asked him.
Natsu tilted his head to the side at the question "It doesn't matter" he simply told her. Natsu refused to tell Erza to what happened to him, Gajeel, and Wendy. "Besides" Then in a moment, Natsu appeared in front of Erza putting his arm around her neck.
"Fairy Tail is no longer my Family," Natsu told Erza coldly. This caused Erza to go wide-eyed again at Natsu's eyes. Natsu then raised his sword in the air and was about to strike Erza.
"ERZA" Mira cried, Mira then stood up and dash quick, luckily Mira was fast enough to grab Natsu's wrist and stop his attack.
"Not bad" Natsu complimented as Mira was able to stop his attack. "But" Natsu then kicked Erza straight in the gut causing her to crash into Mira sending them back a few feet. The two mages were once again on the ground.
"You still don't have enough power to beat me," Natsu told them he then started to walk towards them slowly. Once he walked up to where Erza and Mira he looked down on them with a cold and intimidating look.
"Natsu," Erza said weakly as she looked up at Natsu "Please this isn't you" At those words Natsu kicked Erza sending her skidding towards the wall.
Crash
"ERZA" Fairy Tail cried. They could only watch in horror as Natsu the man they considered Fairy Tail's light brutally attack one of his closest friends.
"Natsu, Gajeel, Wendy, my children what has happened to you" Makarov questioned as he saw three of his children are now.
"Natsu," Lucy said as she watched from the Lacrima Vision from her room.
"Gajeel" Levy was trying to hold back tears.
"Wendy" Carla looked up at the once innocent blue-haired girl.
"Hmmm, it seems these Fairies do have a dark side" Minerva watched with interest.
Natsu walked up to Erza and Erza looked up at him.
"Natsu please" she begged weakly as she slowly got up. Natsu once again kicked her in the stomach causing her cough. "Gaaah" Natsu then continued to beat Erza and the crowd looked away in horror as Natsu continued to beat brutally beat her.
"My God despite being nearly knocked out, Natsu continues to viciously beat Titania Erza, how strong has the Salamander become" Chapti winced as he watched the match but continued to do his job.
"It seems that young Natsu had given in to the darkness," Yajima thought "What has happened to your child Maky" Yajima looked towards the Fairy Tail Master.
"Natsu" Gray growled in anger wondering why his brother was acting like this, then something came to Gray's mind. The ice mage then looked up at the crowd and glared at Nagato who he spotted in the crowd "Don't tell me he did this to them"
Erza once again fell to the ground nearly unconscious.
"ERZA" Mira cried as she, her best friend being beaten by the man she thought was the kindest in all of Fairy Tail. "Natsu stop your hurting her" Mira pleaded. Natsu looked back at Mira but ignored her pleads. Natsu then grabbed Erza by her neck and then lifted her and pushed her against the wall.
"You are weak," Natsu told the nearly unconscious Erza coldly. "You claim you will always protect your friends and yet you couldn't save.."
"Rob" Makarov, Yajima and Porlyusica tensed at what he said.
"Simon" Kagura glared.
"Gajeel" Gajeel had a cold look.
"Wendy" Wendy remained silent.
"And me," Natsu told her coldly. "Face it Erza" Natsu then moved closer to Erza's ear with a small evil smile "You're a failure".
"Well this jutsu could kill you" Natsu smirked "And I can't have that, I guess I have to hold back a little"
"Is he?" Obito said.
"Yes," Itachi answered.
Natsu then looked Erza in the eye. "TSUKUYOMI" Erza then felt great pressure from when Natsu looked her in the eye.
...
Erza's vision then began to fade, Natsu let go of Erza's neck and let her fall. Erza was now in space she was in a space of darkness she appeared to be standing in the middle of the ocean.
"What is this" Erza questioned.
"This is Tsukuyomi" Erza quickly turned around and saw Natsu in his black cloak
"Natsu" Erza said as she looked at her lost friend. "What is this"
"This is my Tsukuyomi, a powerful illusion that no one can escape. Here you will suffer the punishment of my creation." Natsu told her he then walked up to her "You will suffer as I have suffered"
Erza was saddened at what Natsu is saying, she didn't know what to feel about what happened to her friend. Erza then walked up to Natsu and placed her hand on his cheek.
"Natsu, please this isn't you" She pleaded "I don't know what happened to you, and the others, and I can not understand how you are feeling, but we can fix it together, we are family" Natsu carried an emotionless look at Erza's plea.
"No" Natsu answered. Erza was saddened by Natsu's response.
"Natsu Please I..." Erza begged to try to hold back tears. She wanted to reach him try to bring him back to his family.
"Do you think I will go back to the family that betrayed me?" Natsu told her coldly.
"Natsu we never betrayed you, we all thought you three sacrifice yourselves, we were all knocked out on the ship," Erza told him stilling hoping she could reach him. Natsu looked a little surprised at what she said, but he didn't care.
"As I said before, it doesn't matter who thought what happened," Natsu said "It doesn't change the fact that you all ran away, and now you will suffer"
Erza could not believe it was her dear friend truly gone. Erza then felt some kind of earthquake, Erza then felt some great pressure on her, she now saw she was somewhere else a place she completely recognized. "This is, no it can't be"
"Yes, it is," Natsu voice said "This is the Tower of Heaven," he said. "This will be your punishment. I will make re-experience this pain over and over and over again" Natsu said, "You will suffer". Erza looked around remembering the pain she had suffered. She saw a crystal that showed her reflection revealing that she was a little kid again.
Erza looked around seeing that Natsu was gone "NATSU" she called out, but no response from him. Erza then heard the cell door open and she saw a person who she thought never saw again. Her kidnappers her torturers that made her Jellal and her slaves he had his whip ready to torture her. Erza wanted to fight, but she can't feel her magic her power gone, confined by magical canceling chains.
"Alright brat you ready to face punishment," the slaver said smiling evilly with his whip ready. Erza became frightened remembering all the pain she had suffered. The slaver then brought his whip back and brought it down on Erza.
"GAAAAH" Erza screamed as she felt the whip smack her hard in the face. The slaver then began to continuously beat Erza with the whip the pain growing worse and worse with every strike.
"AAAAAAAAHHHH" Erza screamed.
….
"ERZA" Mira screamed seeing her friends collapse to the ground, she ran up to redhead to check if she is okay and she saw that Erza was passed out, but she felt something else was wrong with her "Erza what happened please say something," Erza said nothing. Mira then looked at Natsu with some anger.
"What the hell did you do Natsu" Mira yelled in anger at the dragon slayer.
"I trapped her in my Tsukuyomi, a nightmare. she is now suffering a pain far worse than death" Natsu told the take-over mage. Mira's eyes widen at what Natsu said, she then turned back to Erza and began to shake her. "Erza please wake up" Mira continues to shake her "Come on wake up" Mira begged. Mira then glared at Natsu who was still carrying a cold look. Mira then changed into her Satan-Soul and charged at Natsu.
"NATSU" Mira screamed as she began to claw at Natsu.
"How could you do that to Erza was your friend" Mira continued to attack Natsu, but he kept dodging "She cared for you, she mourned you we all mourned for you three and yet you do this" Mira's attacks were doing nothing to Natsu, Mira stopped her attack and Natsu jumped back putting distance between them. "Natsu, Erza loved you" Mira told the pink-haired man, but he kept a cold and emotionless look at Mira's statement.
"The love of one woman means nothing to me" Natsu responded coldly, Natsu then focused his chakra into his left hand resulting in blue lighting emerging from his hand.
"Lighting," Gray said wondering how Natsu is now using a form of lighting. "That doesn't look like the lighting you gave him when we fought Hades right Laxus" Gray turned to the Lighting mage.
"Yeah this lighting different from mine" Laxus responded "and the sound, it sounds a lot like"
"Bird chirps," Mavis said "it seems this lighting has a high concentration of electricity making it sound like birds are chirping, I have never seen a lighting based attacks of this caliber," she said observing the dragon slayer.
"Just what kind of attack is it," Makarov asked seeing that Natsu can now use such an attack.
"I don't know, but looks like we're going to find out" Mavis responded.
"Natsu" Happy was tearing up seeing his best friend.
"So this is it," Obito said "He's going to end it with that attack"
"Yes" Itachi responded, "But it's less powerful than a usual one if he went all out it could kill her"
"Victory is ours," Wendy said an evil smile.
"Alright Finish it already Salamander," Gajeel told Natsu. Natsu looked back to him and gave no answer.
"Fine use whatever attack you wish I can take it," Mira told him.
"Chidori" Natsu simply said, he then at fast speed began to charge at Mira.
Mira merely stood her ground ready to counter the attack.
"UWAAAAHAAA" Natsu screamed as he charged at Mira.
…
Tsukuyomi World
Erza was still getting beaten by her torturer for years as a child. She could not fight back against him she was too scared.
"HAHAHAHAHA" the slaver laughed as he continued to beat Erza with the whip.
"Please stop" Erza begged.
"This is what you get for being defiant you little brat" the slaver shouted at her and he continued to beat Erza.
"Why won't this pain stop" Erza wonder, despite only a few minutes have passed it felt she was felt as though weeks have passed.
"Is this my punishment" Erza wondered as the whip continued to smack her. "Yes it is, it is the punishment I have to face for all my failures. I couldn't save them"
"I couldn't save Rob"
"Simon".
"Gajeel"
"Wendy"
"And Natsu"
Images of the people she failed appeared before her reminding her that they are gone. Rob and Simon both died protecting her. Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy have given in to the darkness blaming Fairy Tail for their suffering.
"Natsu," Erza said as the figure of the fire dragon slayer as his old self appeared in front of her. "I'm sorry," she said. Natsu gave her no response, he simply turned around and walked away. "No wait" Erza cried out she tried to reach out to him, but she was stopped by the smack of a whip knocking her back. She opened her eyes to see that Natsu was walking away fading into darkness "Natsu No" she screamed, but he vanished.
"He's gone, it's all my fault" Erza cried "it's all my fault he's gone" tears formed from Erza's eye, she put her hands over them as she began to cry now that one of her dearest friends, the man she fell in love with is now gone.
"Are you giving up" an unfamiliar male voice.
"Huh" Erza stopped crying when she heard the voice not knowing the owner of it.
"Huh who are you," the slaver said "how did you get here"
POW
The slaver was then suddenly punched in the face making him disappear.
"Hey it's okay, you can trust me," the voice said.
Erza then removed her hands from her eyes and wiped some tears to see who was there. The person standing was a young blonde-haired man with six whiskers on his face, he hands blue eyes, he also wore a headband that had a symbol that resembles a leaf. He was also wearing what appeared to be an orange and black tracksuit, with a white cloak around his shoulders written on the back of it was "Seventh Hokage" in fiery red writing the bottom of the cloak was also decorated in flames.
"Who are you," Erza asked.
The man looked at her and gave her a wide smile.
"My name is Naruto Uzumaki"
Author's Note
Well here is part 4 of the fight I hope you liked it. This took me a while as I am not that good at emotional stuff so it took a while. For anyone questioning the whole Naruto and Nine Tails thing I teased in an early chapter, it is because it was always my intention to have it that way. I liked the idea of Natsu and Erza being the latest reincarnations of Indra and Ashura, I always found it a very interesting idea.
Anyways for shipping, I decided to Drop the whole Harem thing because that was a dumb decision I made so yeah that shit is gone. Natza is stilling going to be endgame, along with GaLe which I am trying to plan it for this. RoguexWendy maybe for this I always found it interesting because Wendy is technically the same age as Sting and Rogue and in this story, they are the exact same age so yeah. Still thinking about other pairings.
Anyways I hope you enjoyed this chapter be sure to review and I'll be sure to update soon it just I started school recently and it's taking up some of my time to write. I am also changing the rating of this from T to M, because this story might get darker in the future, and I feel rating this M is better for this story.