**previously**
"He'll pay!"Natsu hissed. His eyes glowed red.
Others took step back from him.
Chapter 43:
Bickslow, Freed and Lucy could only watch with wide eyes as Natsu's eyes glowed red and scales started covering his body.
„ROOAAARRR!" Natsu let out bloodthirsty roar that froze the blood in their veins.
The roar was fallowed by sickening sound of breaking bones and tearing skin as wings, horns and tail erupted from his body.
„I'll slaughter them all" he hissed in his demonic layered voice.
Natsu bent down slightly and then took off creating strong gust of wind and leaving nothing but small crater on the place where he stood few seconds ago.
„This is bad..." Freed said
„Thank you Mr. Obvious" Bickslow said sarcastically.
„This is no time for jokes!" Freed yelled and then looked at the place where Natsu stood few seconds ago „I never seen him this angry..."
„Me neither..." Lucy said.
They stood there in silence for few seconds but then heard familiar voice of a certain blue exceed.
„Hey, guys! What happened to Natsu, he just flew past me and almost knocked me down!" Happy yelled and then saw the camp.
„Whoa... What happened here?!" He asked.
**Whit Natsu**
Natsu flew trough the air at breakneck speed. If you saw him now you would only saw black blur. His scaly framed eyes looking around rapidly while he sniffed the air trying to find Azuma's scent.
His eyes widened slightly when he find Azuma's scent as wicked grin split his face.
„Wait for me, Azuma~ I want your head in my hands~" he said outloud in sickly sweet voice.
**with Ultear**
She was walking trough the forest with Zeref on her back when she heard bloodthirsty roar somewhere on the island.
She stopped walking and looked around as cold sweat went down her back.
Everything in the forest went quiet, like animals themselves were to afraid of what ever made that sound.
„W-what was that?" She asked herself.
„...ther..." Zeref mumbled and Ultear jumped in surprise at sudden sound.
„What was that?" she asked as she glanced at Zeref that was still on her back. He was still unconscious and that was good.
„Brother..." Zeref said again and Ultear's eye widened when she heard that.
'That roar came from his brother?!' she thought with wide eyes as she started running trough the forest.
**with Natsu**
He flew between trees with grace that should be impossible with speed he was currently going.
Crazy look never leaving his eyes.
Then suddenly his nose caught one more scent. His eyes widened at smell of dead trees, grass and blood. He stopped flapping his wings and landed on the ground with his fist on the ground, cracking it in the process.
„It's him!" Natsu yelled in anger as he turned his head to where he sensed that foul scent.
He growl in frustration. Azuma was on another side of the island! How is he supposed to get to Azuma and Zeref in the same time!
He started growling in frustration.
„DAMN YOU! AZUMAROOOAAARRRR!" This time he gave magic to his roar as a strong torrent of chaos energy consumed nearby trees.
He looked around with red eyes. He couldn't think straight. Anger overwhelmed him.
He was about to unleash his anger in another 'Chaos dragon's roar' but stopped when he sensed another familiar scent of strawberries near Azuma.
'Erza' He thought. He looked toward where Azuma is and then to where Zeref is. 'I'll have to believe in you for this once, because if you fail... Heads will roll...'
He flapped with his wings and flew toward Zeref's scent that was getting further by each passing second.
He looked over his shoulder and sighed. He hated doing this. He wanted to kill that bastard Azuma but he can't let Zeref get away. He had two choices; 1st Avenge Mira and help his guild or 2nd go after Zeref and leave Grimoire Heart to Fairy tail.
If it was anyone else then Zeref he wouldn't even thought about it. He would run and kill Azuma without second thought.
It didn't take him long to get to the scent considering the speed he was currently going. And once he did he was surprised to be face to face with purple haired woman. He looked at her and saw Zeref on her back.
**Ultear's P.O.V**
I was running as fast as I could trying to get away from this overwhelming power that was rapidly approaching. There was gust of wind and I found myself in front of a man... no a demon. He looked at me and then his eyes looked at Zeref. My eyes wide as I took step back from him. He was terrifying!
'And hot...' I slapped myself mentally after that. Where did that came from?!
Demon's eyes were glowing red with barely contained rage as his black and red magic danced around him. His long, bat-like wings that almost touched the ground attached firmly to his back. His tail that was covered with black scales and red lines waving behind him slightly like when predator watches it's pray. His arms and legs that were like rear legs of the dragon were covered with black and red scales. His glowing dragon-like eyes that were framed with red scales watched my every move. On his head stood two long horns that were curved forward. The only thing that stood out of this picture was his spiky pink hair.
Then a realization hit me like a hammer 'He must be that creature that roared few minutes ago... and that means... he's Zeref's brother!'
My face twisted in crazy grin. 'I'll have both of them!'
"What a coincidence! And I was just looking for you!" I said happily.
Demon raised his eyebrow "You were looking for me?"
I couldn't help but shiver at coldness in his voice. I nodded "Yes... You see I came here for Zeref but then I found out something interesting and decided that I'll take you with me as well"
"And how do you plan to do that?" he asked as his wings twitched slightly.
"Oh, I thought it was pretty obvious! I plan to defeat you!" I said in happy tone.
Demons eyes flashed dangerously as he looked me directly in eyes "You humans are pitiful"
I smiled and took my fighting stance. "We'll see who's pitiful when I'm done with you"
He shook his head and said "You poor fool"
I just smirked thinking that this'll be easy. Oh, if I just knew how wrong I was!
My eyes widened when he disappeared. I looked around myself and quickly throw Zeref aside making trees grow around him in case he wakes up. The second I did that there was knee in my stomach that sent me flying trough the air. I closed my eyes as I cough some blood and waited to hit the earth but to my surprise (and horror) something captured me few millimeters from the ground. I opened my eyes only to see my face few inches from demon's. He swung his arm upwards sending me flying once again. He jumped after me before I could react. He clasped his hands together and hit me in head hammering me directly in ground. As I collided with the ground only thing I could do was grunt in pain as ground around me cracked like spiderweb.
I weakly stood up grunting in pain. My whole body hurt form just two punches!
I looked up and saw him still in the air flying with his wings looking down on me with the same cold face. Growling I started gathering my magic 'How dare this trash look down on me!'
I raised my eyes and yelled in fury "HOW DARE YOU LOOK DOWN ON ME! Flash forward"
The tree erupted from the ground and I was standing on top of it getting nearer that damn demon.
**normal P.O.V**
Natsu looked in surprise as this woman used arc of time trying to get near him. He didn't show it but he actually had fun right now. That woman is truly amusing. He dodged the tree branch woman sent at him and said "What is your name?"
She glared at him and an orb appeared in her arm "Why would you care?!" she growled at him.
Natsu couldn't help at smirk at woman's miserable attempt to hit him with that flying orb.
"Partly because of tradition and partly because I really want to know" he replied.
Ultear jumped in the air as tree branch quickly grew beneath her legs while she ran straight at me with her head cocked back ready to punch him. Like that would ever work. He decided that instead of dodging her fist he caught it and flipped her in the air before sending her flying toward the earth. He watched for few seconds as she flew toward the earth before he stopped moving his wings and let himself fall after her. He warped his wings around his body to become even faster. He flew past her as she watched him fall with wide eyes. He opened his wings few meters from the ground successfully slowing himself down and landing nicely wile catching Ultear for her collar like cats do to their kittens. He turned her head toward him forcefully with his other hand and smirked as she tried to bit his fingers. After that proved to be unsuccessful she pulled out her sword and tried to pierce him. He let go of her face (but not her collar) and caught the blade with his bare hand not bothering that it started bleeding when he took her sword away and trow it aside. All this time looking at her with amusement.
'So the sword didn't work either. There is only one thing left' She took a deep breath and... started trashing around waving her hands and legs screaming like little girl.
"Let me go! Let me go! Let me go! Let me go! Let me go! Let me go! Let me go! Let me go! Let me go! Let me go! Let me- umpf!" she said at the end when Natsu roughly dropped her on the ground.
She was about to yell at him when he warped his hand around her neck and lifted her from the ground.
"Urgh..." she said as she tried to get her orb with her magic. The orb multiplied and she smirked as it came down toward Natsu.
"Baka" she heard him mutter as spread his wings sharply successfully making orb fly in different direction since the gust of wind was to powerful.
"Now... Let's stop playing around" he hissed suddenly and his hand warped itself in dark magic.
Ultear eyes widened in surprise at sudden burning sensation on her neck
"AAAAAHHH" she screamed.
After a minute of her screaming Natsu stopped "Who are you?"
"Why would I tell anything to you?" she spat in his face.
He narrowed his eyes and lit his hand once again "OKAY! OKAY! MY NAME IS ULTEAR MILKOVICH!"
Natsu smiled wickedly as he stopped sending magic in his arm that was still firmly warped around her neck.
"See, it wasn't that bad" he said in sickly sweet voice.
"You bastard" she said as she glared at him.
To her surprise he laughed.
"You know what?! I like you!" he said in amused voice.
"Huh" was the only thing she could say as he let her go and put her down on the ground.
"My name is Natsu Souleater, son of dragon king Acnologia and chaos dragon" he said and smirked as her jaw touched the floor.
"Son of Acnologia?" she asked in disbelief. He nodded as smirk disappeared from his face leaving it emotionless again.
Her eyes widened even more if that was even possible when he warped himself in magic.
"And chaos dragon" he added in amused voice as his wings, tail and horns disappeared leaving him like any normal person. Only his dragon-like eyes stayed but they weren't glowing red anymore.
"Now since you're the enemy..." he said emotionless once again and before she could say anything else he hit her in her head knocking her out. He watched her emotionless as she collapsed to the ground and picked her up putting her on his back. He looked around to where he last saw Zeref only for his eyes to narrow in frustration.
The trees that bounded Zeref were broken and there was no trace of him.
He let him get away again. He roared in frustration scaring away the birds that were on island.
He was growling all the way as he walked back toward the camp muttering to himself "Idiot! I'm such an idiot! Baka! Baka!"
He glanced behind to see Ultear still knocked out and sighed. There was something familiar about her. He felt it before... but where...?
**in camp**
Mira stirred in her bed.
**back with Natsu**
He looked at the sky and sniffed the air.
"I see... Good job Erza" he said as he smiled and continued to walking.
"Maybe I could get master to let Ultear join the guild once this is over" he thought out loud.
His eyes then darkened suddenly "And once I get her to the camp... Hades's head will be in my hands"
"Let's get you another head father... just like you thought me... As painful as it can!" he said as sadistic grin split his face once again.
**on ship of Grimoire Heart**
Master Hades shivered slightly as he looked trough the window toward the forest on Tenrou island. He couldn't get rid of this bad felling he had. Something will happened. Something big and it won't be good.
**above the clouds**
Dark shadow flew above the clouds as an earsplitting roar rocked the sky. "I'm coming brat! Be ready!"
End of chapter 43.
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