Author's Note: I got a guest review saying that they didn't like what I have planned for Erza, as they like her unlike I don't seem to. But I want to point out that I think that Erza can be a bitch at times, I do like the Requip User, she is strong and loyal to her friends. But the thing is Natsu is evil in this story. So I want him to gain his girls differently, not all the same way, be it, love, brainwashed, tracked and so on. As you read so far, each of the girls had a different way of becoming part of Naruto's group, and Erza is no different.
But the big problem is that Erza is strong-willed, so brainwashing and being tracked won't and Erza falling in love with him won't work either. As Erza is a warrior of light and Natsu is a warrior of darkness, so the female mage wouldn't fall in love with the Dragon Slayer. And if she did somehow fall in love with him, she would try and change his ways and return him to the light. But seeing that this wouldn't happen, I need a different way of Erza being part of Natsu's harem, with Natsu being evil and Erza not joining it willingly or brainwashed/tracked into it, the best way I can think of it happening is Natsu breaking Erza and having her join by force.
Chapter Twenty-Three…
(Edolas - Part 1.)
13th of February 783 - Netherworld Tower, Throne Room: Late Afternoon:
Natsu was happy to be back at the tower, it had been a few days since he had last been here. Sure he had been away from the place longer than that before, but each time he left he missed the place. It was his home, somewhere that he belonged, something he didn't realize he was missing until he got here. At Fairy Tail, he always felt he was missing something, even with Lisanna there, he felt like an outcast there. But here, he belonged and didn't want to be away from the place for too long unless he had to.
The only ones there was Gnarl and a few Brown Minions, who was waiting for them to return. Upon Natsu appearing in the Throne Room, the minions there called out that the Overlord was back. Seeing this, Gnarl bowed as he said, "Welcome back sire, I hope the mission went well."
"It's great to be back Gnarl," Natsu greeted his friend, before facing Gnarl, "the mission went well thanks, in fact, it went better than expected, as I was able to get ourselves a base of operations for the Guild we going to create."
"That's good to hear sire," Gnarl told his master, happy that his master's plans were coming along so well, "so the death the young girl's father went better than expected."
"Yeah, I was hoping that she would join me to get back at those who killed her father and those she cared for, but never thought she would give me her home and land to build my guild on." Natsu admitted to the Minion Master, "But now that she did, we're one step closer in opening our guild and find those open-minded to join our true guild. So I'll be sending Sherry and Yuka to Lucy and have them set up the land for our needs and keep Lucy company. So where is Sherry?"
"She's with Lyon helping him to train Wendy." Gnarl informed his master.
Just then, Happy came into the throne room with Carla, who wasn't wearing her normal clothing and she was wearing a collar. Seeing this, Natsu had to ask, "Do I want to know what is going on?"
"This is part of her training that I began since you left," explained Happy, "she thinks she is in control can and say what she wants without consequences. So this is part of her training, to show her that she can't boss whoever she wants, she only gets her clothes either if we go out or she earned them back whilst she's here, but as punishment, if she does something bad or boss, someone, here that she shouldn't, she will stay like this for longer and lose her clothes again."
"How does Wendy feel about this? Is she okay with this?" asked Natsu, shocked that she would be fine with this. If this ruined his plans for the young girl, he would make Happy pay, best friend or not.
"Especially, she is fine with all this once I explained what I was doing." Happy told his father figure, "In fact, she believes this could be for the best for Carla, as she feared that one day she might boss around or talk back to the wrong person and end up hurt or worse dead. So Wendy is happy for this to happen as long as it prevents her friend getting hurt."
Natsu was happy to hear this and a bit shocked to hear that Wendy was fine with this, then again, if it kept her friend in line and stop the white Exceed bossing people around he could understand it. There is just so much one person is willing to take with being bossed about by a white cat who is younger than you. Natsu bet that part Wendy had enough and decided to step back and allow Happy do what he had to to keep Carla from doing so again, or at least not to those close to her.
"Okay, either way, I need to speak to Sherry, as I promised Lucy I would send someone to protect her in case the Dark Mages that attacked us would return." Natsu said with a smirk, knowing that they wouldn't be returning seeing how he had killed them. Just as he was about to walk away, Natsu remembered something he was planning to do, so turning to Gnarl, the Dragon Slayer asked, "Gnarl, were you able to find the scrolls about how the old Tower Gates?"
"Are you sure about this sire?" asked Gnarl, "Whilst we don't use them much now a day, I still don't like it that others would be able to use it."
"I understand that," Natsu told him, remembering the talks that they had about this, "but as I told you before, not only would it give us the money we need. But we would be able to get around the world without raising too many questions with ease."
"Fine I'll get the translated scrolls and give them to you to read." Gnarl informed his master as he walked off to get them.
"No, I need the old scrolls," Natsu informed the Minion Master, "as I'm planning to use them to bring someone I want into the group."
"I see sire," Gnarl said with a bow, not going to question him, "I'll get the scrolls now."
So as the Minion Master left to get the scrolls as Natsu went to meet with Sherry, Lyon and Wendy.
And Then…
When Natsu entered the cave in which Sherry and Lyon were training Wendy, he witnessed them teaching her how to wield a sword. Natsu watched Wendy fight Lyon for a few minutes with a smile, it would seem that Wendy is coming along with her training nicely. Sure she still needs work, but she is steadily increasing in her skill. He could tell by her determined expression that she wasn't going to give up.
After watching them for a short while, Natsu knew he had things to do, so coughing to make them realize he was there, he said, "Hey guys, Wendy you look like you're doing great there."
"Thanks, Natsu," here Lyon coughed at the young girl and she corrected herself and said, "I mean Master Natsu. I'm doing will, Lyon has been teaching me how to use and how some things worked around here."
Hearing this Natsu looked at Lyon wearily, worried what the Cold Emperor could have told the young female mage. "Oh and what is that?" asked Natsu.
"That you are to be called Master and that you're looking for the other Minions that used to live here." Wendy said with a smile, as Natsu sighed with relief that she didn't know anything too dark or important.
"I see, well how would you like to take a break for a while and find Minerva and see if you two can have fun or train together." Natsu told her.
"Sure Master…" said Wendy with a smile, happy to find Minerva. The two of them were becoming best of friends, and when the two had the time they enjoyed talking to each other and playing games. In fact, when Carla was about, she enjoyed the time that her friend was teaching her about sex, as it was hands-on. So she headed out to find Minerva and find some fun with her.
Once she was gone, Natsu looked at Lyon and give him a fiery dark look as he said, "I hope you're not giving away too much to Wendy, I don't want her frightened away because of something you shouldn't have said."
"I, I know Master, you have, m, my word I'm being careful what I'm saying around her." Lyon said fearfully, not wanting to upset his Master. Sherry was shocked that Lyon was scared like this, she never saw him like this before, instead, people feared him. But then again though, they never meet anyone like their Master. Sure he was laid back most of the time, but it would seem that if pushed or someone got in his way, he would take action. She just hoped that she never gave her master a reason to react the same way to her.
"Good, as I have Minerva working on Wendy joining us and I don't want anything getting in her way too much." Natsu informed the two of them, "I don't mind hints and that, but no outright telling her anything that could make her run. Is that understood?"
"Yes Master." the two mages said at once, not wanting him to be pissed at them.
"Good now the reason that I'm here," Natsu said as he lightened up suddenly, as if nothing happened, shocking the two how fast his mood changed, "Sherry, I have a mission for you and Yuka when he returns, I want you two to go to the Heartfilia Estate and keep Lucy Heartfilia company."
"Can I ask why?" asked Sherry, "It sounds boring babying setting a rich brat."
"This rich brat as you called her gave us her home and land for the Independent Guild I'm wanting to create." Natsu told her, with a hint of warning not to push him in his voice, "Either way, she believes that the Dark Guild killed her father and those working for her family would come back."
"But they won't will they?" Lyon said with a smirk, sensing that they were already dealt with by his master.
"No, they won't, in fact, I have Yuka and Inferna at the dark guild to make sure that I didn't miss any that I killed." Natsu said with a dark smirk, "But Lucy doesn't know that, which I want to keep that way. Your's and Yuka's mission other than keeping an eye on her, it to start seeing what you can change to start making the place into a guild for Independent Mages and if possible, lead her down a darker path than she is already on. Things are already in motion, but I want you two to help her along the way if you can without being forceful about it."
"I understand Master," Sherry said with a bow, "I'll get my things ready so that I can leave as soon as Yuka returns."
"Good, I would like it if you can tell Yuka this, as I'll be leaving soon on a personal mission to help with getting more money for our new guild." Natsu informed the Puppet Mage, but before she could leave though, once again he had a fairy look in his eyes as he said, "One warning, she is pretty, so I do not want you to treat her as if she is going to steal Lyon from you. If I find out you did and it ruins my plans for her, you'll wish that never been born, is that understood Sherry."
"I, I, un, understand Master." Sherry said fearfully as she nearly pissed her knickers, as she quickly left Lyon and her Master.
Once she left, Natsu sighed as he looked at Lyon with a calmer look and asked, "When the fuck are you going to fuck her Lyon?"
"Master you know I don't like her in that way." Lyon told Natsu.
"First off, remember when we're along you can call me Natsu," Natsu told Lyon with a smile, "you are my first general and I want my generals to call me by my name when we're alone. Next do you think I have any real feelings for those that I fuck? No I don't, I fuck them as I have sexual needs and they're there to help me to release those needs."
"But none of them love you don't they?" asked Lyon.
"Most of them don't, some might have a crush on me, but love, I don't know." Natsu admitted to the Cold Emperor.
"But Sherry seems to truly love me, if I have sex with her, she'll think that I return the same feelings." Lyon informed his Master, worried what would happen if he did have sex with Sherry.
"If that's the case it would make it easier," Natsu informed the Ice Mage, "if you play it right, you would be able to make it so she would do whatever you wanted."
"That sounds cold and calculating." Lyon told the Dragon Slayer.
"Maybe it's because of my dragon and demon side were awakened that I'm like that." the pink haired mage told his general, "They are both powerful and dominating creatures, they sometimes come out during sex and life, especieally when there's a threat."
"You see Sherry as a threat?" the Ice Mage asked in shock, unable to believe that Natsu was speaking about the same person, "Sure she can be twisted at times and have a dark side, but she's the most loyal person I know. She would never betray anyone she sees as an ally. In fact she would never hurt anyone unless she has to."
"I know that, but there is one thing that you forgot to mention, she is a jealous person." Natsu reminded Lyon, "Any pretty face that tries to chat you up or look at you in a lustful way she reacts badly, that's what both you and Yuka told me. And like it or not, that can be a threat. What if one day she goes in jealous rage and to hurt you, the person who flirts with you and the rest of us, she goes to the Rune Knights and inform them all about us what then? So seeing that she's under your command, I need you to deal with her one way or another, be it seduction or another way, as if you don't I'll have to handle it and I'll do whatever is needed to protect us."
Lyon was shocked at what Natsu told him, he was either seduce Sherry somehow make her think that he loved her or find another way to deal with her. As if he didn't, his master would do it his own way, and knowing him as did so far, that meant either death or put her under his spell. And seeing that he can't really stand her, it would be death most likely. As much as he hated it, he could his master's reasoning, as the Master of a Dark Guild, he had to do whatever he had to, to keep his guild save, even if it meant putting a member that could become a threat before they were one.
And as much as he hated to admit it, Sherry was a possible threat, seeing how she seemed to love him and hated those who flirt and look at him lustfully. So far he was able to deal with it somewhat, but now though, with someone else as their Master, things have changed and he to keep his friend save somehow. And the only thing he could think of was seduction.
"I'll see what I can do Natsu." Lyon sighed in defeat, unsure that he would be able to do this, but knew to save Sherry, he had to try. "Can I ask, how much time do I have to deal with Sherry?"
"You've got a short while, seeing as she doesn't know much," Natsu said, "but be warned though she I suspect she'll betray us, I'll deal with her. I don't want to waste an ally like her, but to protect not only what I'm trying to build, but myself too, I'll do what is needed. As I told you before, I don't like killing, but I will if I have to. The only time I'll kill is either to make a point, to defend myself or/and my people, I need the lifeforce of a mage or they give me no option to kill them."
Lyon remembered his Master telling him this before, that the reason why he was creating the bug farm that he was doing, was so that he could create more minions without killing people. That he would only kill to make a point, or if they didn't get the point and continue to fight to put them down before they could do much damage or to get the magical lifeforce or if he had no other option but to kill them. Like to keep them from telling people what was going on should someone find out about him before he was ready for the world to know about him.
"I know that, but it doesn't mean I like the idea." Lyon told him.
"Neither do I," admitted Natsu, "I started to consider you guys as family and I don't want to kill family, in fact I would do whatever to protect you guys. But to protect the other members of my family, I'll do what I must to keep them safe." Then turning round to leave, Natsu said, "Now if there's nothing else there's a private matter I have to deal with."
Lyon had to smile that his master considered him and the others as family and would do whatever it took to protect them, even if it meant killing other members of the family if he was forced to. For this reason, he would try his hardest to get Sherry under his control. But still there was one thing he wanted to ask, something that his master promised him a while back and the reason he joined him in the first place - to bring back his old teacher back to life. "There is one thing, I was wondering when are you going to bring back Ur?"
"Matter of fact, as long as nothing comes up, I'm planning to bring her back when I return." Natsu admitted to the Ice Mage, it had taken Mortis longer than he had hoped to find a way to merge a human and demon together, both body and soul. It only recently that he was able to do so, but Natsu was busy trying to find Lucy to help with the spell.
"Thank you Master. There nothing else I need right now." Lyon told his Master.
"In that case, see you in a few days." Natsu informed the other man as he left to get the scrolls for the Tower Gates from Gnarl and left to go to one place he had hoped never to return to: Magnolia Town. But he had to go to meet Levy again, the first time in a few months.
And Then…
Magnolia Town, Fairy Tail Guild Hall, Early Evening:
It was early evening when Natsu found himself at Magnolia Town, he found people were closing up for the day or going home for dinner or eating out. Whilst he often enjoyed chaos, he enjoyed this time of the day in Magnolia Town, where things were settling down, the sun going down and the street lights were being lit, it was something magical upon seeing.
It didn't take Natsu long before he got to his old guild, upon entering the guild, there were a few people there. The rest of the guild seemed to have gone home. At the reception desk, there was a red head there, she was new to the guild. But before he could get near to the counter, Jet and Droy came over and pinned Natsu to the wall.
With a smirk, Natsu asked, "Hey guys, how are you?"
"What are you doing here bastard?" asked Jet.
"Yeah, you got some guts coming here seeing how it is down to you that Levy left the guild." Droy told the Dragon Slayer with a sneer, unhappy with the bastard, if it wasn't for him, their friend and love interest would still be there.
Hearing this Natsu was shocked, he wasn't expecting this, so he said in shock, "I have no idea what the hell you are talking about, last I knew she was happy here and wasn't planning to leave the place. Why would you blame me for this?"
"Because of whatever you talked about, she decided to leave the guild and decide where her future lay." Jet told him darkly.
"Guys, I don't know why you are blaming me for this," Natsu said confused about this, "sure I told her about my thoughts about this guild and how I felt about it. But I never told her that she should have to leave the place. To blame me is foolish, she is her own woman and decide what to do by herself."
"But if it wasn't for you, she wouldn't think about leaving." Droy told the Fire Mage darkly and about to hit him.
Up 'til now Natsu let them be and allowed them to pin him to the wall, as he wanted to know why they would do such a thing. But seeing the hit though, no, he wasn't about to allow that to happen. So he pulled himself out of the pin and at the last moment jumped over them, where Droy hit his hand on the wall.
And taking the two fool's heads into his hands, he said just before knocking the heads together, "Listen you two, I don't know what your problem is, but Levy is her own woman and can do whatever she wants. Blaming others for it is bad form, especially attacking them for it too, grow up you two."
Walking up to the counter, Natsu asked the red head, "Excuse me, but is the Master here, I would like to talk to him please."
"Yes he is, he is in his office," said the young girl, "may I say who is asking for him."
"Natsu Dragneel." Natsu informed the young girl.
"You're, you're N, Natsu Dragneel, the so called Dragon Slayer." asked the girl fearfully.
"Listen, hmm," begun Natsu, but wasn't sure what the girl was called.
"M, Mary." young Mary introduced herself.
"Listen Mary, I don't know what you told by these fools, but more than anything it's all lies." Natsu told her, "Unless you piss me off or try to hurt me, I'm a nice guy to know. Either way, please let the Master I'm here to see him."
"One, one moment please." said Mary as she went to get the Guild Master.
It took a few minutes before the small Guild Master came to meet Natsu, with his normal smile, he said, "Natsu my boy, glad to see you. Are you here to return to the guild?"
"No Master," Natsu said respectfully, as he pointed to the conner, "I came to see Levy but learned by those fools over there that she left the place."
At this, Makarov looked over to where Natsu was pointing to, to see Jet and Droy knocked out. Here he had to ask, "What did you do to them?"
"I knocked them out," Natsu admitted, seeing no reason to lie about it, "they tried to hit me after blaming me for Levy leaving. It wasn't my fault that she left this place, as you always tell us, we travel our own paths. I can't be blamed that she decided to go down another path other than being in this guild."
"You right, Natsu, I'll talk to them once you leave. And on the behalf of the Guild, I'm sorry for what they tried to do to you." apologized the Guild Master.
"No problem, not like they could hurt me anyway, I just wasn't going to allow them to try." Natsu informed the small man.
"So why did you want Levy for?" asked the old man.
"I got a job for her," Natsu informed him, "I got a research job for her. Seeing that she's the only person I know who is great at research, I thought she could hire her."
"Sorry, she left a month after she returned from the job with you." Makarov informed the young man.
"I see, do you know where I can find her?" asked the Dragon Slayer.
"The last I heard, she was in Hargeon Town." the Guild Master informed his old guild member.
"I see," Natsu said with a sigh, "in that case, I better get the last train there then. I'll see you around old man." And with that, Natsu began to walk away to leave the guild.
But before he got too far, Makarov stopped him by saying, "Before you leave Natsu, can you give back our old Guild Stamp that Happy took?" Makarov knew it was Happy, as it was the fish that he left behind. Natsu would have left ashes of the stamp behind instead of a fish
"Oh, I almost forgot about that," admitted the pink haired Mage with a chuckle, as he remembered what Happy did, "so how long before you found it missing?"
"About two week, the damn fish stunk the place up, it took a few days to get rid of the smell of the fish. Many people won't happy about that." Makarov informed the young man in front of him with a sigh, "Why did Happy do it for? And where is it now?"
"Happy wasn't happy with how the guild treated me, so thought they should be punished for it." Natsu informed his old Guild Master, "So he decided to prank you by taking the stamp and leaving behind the fish to stink up the place. As for where it is, I threw it in a river, seeing how I didn't want to keep it around as a reminder." This was a lie, he had back it the Tower in his room, he wanted it as a reminder to not trust people fully again.
"I see, I understand, thanks for telling me." Makarov said with a sigh. It took a while to create a new stamp seeing how special the old one was, as it had many spells upon it to make it. "Either way, I wish you luck, and please when you see Levy, tell her that I said hey and I hope that she is doing well."
"I will old man," Natsu told the old mage, "I hope you all the best and good luck for this place."
And with that Natsu left the Guild and headed to the train station to catch the last train to Hargeon Town, to see if he could find Levy there.
To be Continued!
Author's Note: Here ends the next chapter of Dragon Overlord, I apologize for the late update, but I was working on Ninja Overlord for a bit. Either way, I hope you like this chapter and I hope that you'll take a few minutes if you did, to leave me some feedback with your thoughts and any ideas that you might have to what you would like to see next.