Chapter 22
Gray could feel the sun baking his bare back and he groaned. He was an ice mage. Heat, sun and fire were the enemy even if it was just a sunny day Gray would be a little grumpy. His body temperature was lower than normal which meant that he always felt a little uncomfortable in the sun.
Gray forced his eyes opened and cursed the fact that he somehow managed to fall asleep outside. He couldn't understand what possessed him to fall asleep in the sun. He could hear the sound of the ocean and someone very close to him groaning in pain. Then there was a roaring sound which made the ground tremble.
'What the hell was happening?' he thought to himself as he blinked the bright spots out of his eyes.
The first thing that he noticed was the glowing gold sphere that he was inside. He turned his head to the side and noticed Lucy with sweat pouring down her forehead and blood on her lips. Gray pulled his protesting body upwards and noticed that he was on the docks. That explained the ocean sounds.
There were six beams of light and it took Gray a moment to realize that they were Lucy's spirits. Then he felt his jaw drop because she had open six gates and it was obviously straining her. She had covered half the town of Hargeon in a golden shield because of Deliora.
His eyes widened as he turned to a passed out Juvia on the floor next to him. They were supposed to be holding him in the ocean but they ran out of magic. Deliora had been freed and he fired a beam at the town. The only reason the town was still standing was because of Lucy. Gray wondered for a fleeting moment how the hell Natsu managed to convince a girl that awesome to marry him.
He nearly wanted to ask for some advice and then Juvia's hands tightened on his and he could see wedding bells ringing in the distance. Gray wanted to run the fuck away because he could see Juvia standing there in a wedding dress and muttering something about thirty three babies. Maybe he could pretend that none of these things passed his mind.
He was still rattled due to everything that happened. He couldn't control the direction his thoughts were going in. He might be having a nervous breakdown. It was possible right? He had just found out that his sort of older brother had been drinking the crazy juice for a couple years.
Lyon also managed to melt iced shell essentially killing their mentor/mother figure and then released the demon that plagued his nightmares for years. Gray was facing everything that he had been running from for years all at the same time. He was due a mental breakdown due to emotional stress.
For some reason all Gray could mentally picture happening in his brain was a chibi version of himself with his hair on fire running around a burning room. The chibi Gray was also trying in to put out said fires and failing miserably. That mental picture summed up this mission quiet well.
'Is that another beam heading towards Lucy?' he thought to himself.
'Yes, yes it is another beam you moron. Do something your sister needs help.' His subconscious mind which sounded a hell of a lot like Ur responded.
Gray ran, ignoring the insane thoughts running through his mind. He made a mental note to ask Wendy to check for a concussion or if he had any screws loose when he got back to the guild. Maybe he would just take a damn vacation. Somewhere cold and snowing where the sun doesn't shine – ever.
He ignored his protesting body and the lack of magic power in his body. He had to make sure she was alright because she screamed when the beam hit the shield. Her knees were trembling and suddenly Gray was there, grabbing her arms so that her knees wouldn't buckle from the force of the beam.
Lucy could vaguely hear people muttering their thanks and praying that she didn't fall. Lucy just wanted Natsu to hurry up and do something about the damn demon who kept firing those godforsaken beams at the town. She could feel the shield crack in certain places which meant that there was no way she was going to be able to hold off for much longer.
Erza had requipped into her Adamantine Armor and brought her shield together in front out Lucy outside of the shield she had created. She was initially going to attack Deliora with Natsu however once he unleashed that magic power she decided against getting in his way.
The flames that surrounded him burned blood red. She could feel the heat of those flames all the way on the docks and she was pretty sure that if she got too close he would burn her flesh down to her bones. She could already see the water from the ocean evaporate when he got too close to the surface.
Lucy on the other hand had already taken five hits from Deliora. Her shield was cracking and she was running out of the magic needed to keep it up. Her shield was the only reason why there wasn't a mass panic going on. There was no way they could safely evacuate the entire town.
If the people in Hargeon started to run, they would end up trampling people and maybe causing a riot or mass hysteria. They needed to be kept calm. Erza knew her shield wouldn't last as long as Lucy's and it wasn't as large which meant that it didn't cover the entire town. However it did protect Lucy who was keeping the rest of the town safe.
Deliora on the other hand wasn't completely incompetent. Erza believed that he could feel Lucy's magical presence which meant that he knew that Lucy was powering the shield. His beams were aimed in her general direction which meant that he was trying to take her down. He knew that once she fell he would be able to destroy what she sought to protect.
Erza was hoping to buy Lucy and Natsu some time because every time Deliora hit her shield it took a toll on Lucy's body. If Erza was able to deflect a beam or two she hoped it would give Lucy some much needed breathing room.
When this was over Erza and Natsu were going to be having a very important conversation about his training. There was no way he was able to reach this level in one year. He was keeping something a secret and Erza wouldn't be putting up with it much longer.
Natsu hit Deliora in the center of his chest with the iron fist of the fire dragon and smirked. Deliora had barely felt the punch however Natsu was determined that he would feel what came next. Natsu allowed his flames to build in his hands and he pushed outwards. He covered the entire upper part of Deliora in flames and the demon finally felt something.
"Fuck." Cursed Natsu when Deliora back handed him. Natsu went flying through the air and he tasted blood in his mouth from the force of that hit. He flared the flames on the bottom of his feet, catching himself in the air and propelling him forward.
The flames hadn't done much damage to Deliora but Natsu had managed to get the demons attention focused solely on him. Both Erza and Lucy wouldn't need to worry about another hit from the beam while Deliora focused on Natsu.
Natsu sent out what looked like fire whip which he used to latch onto Deliora's horns. He used the whip to swing himself towards Deliora. Natsu came face to face with Deliora for a moment and in that moment he roared using the full power of the Lightning Flame Dragon.
Erza gasped as she watched Natsu roar at Deliora. It hit Deliora full on pushing him backwards a few feet nearly causing him to topple over. Deliora roared in anger, the spikes on his body grew in length until several of them shot outwards. One hit Lucy's shield cracking it further, another hit Erza's shield and didn't do much damage, three flew towards Natsu.
Natsu punched through the first spike, kicked the second away and caught the third with his bare hands. He threw the spike back at Deliora nailing him in the eye. The demon roared in pain again and swatted out blindly. Natsu twisted midair and fire once more propelled him through the air. He somersaulted midair, both feet hitting Deliora in the neck.
Gray watched as Natsu reached a level so far beyond him that he couldn't even figure out when or how he could have possibly over powered him by this much. His eyes widened when he saw the black flames wrap around Natsu's feet.
Gray recognized the black fire that Natsu used against the Jupiter canon but no one ever figured out what type of flames those were. Laxus tried asking about it but Natsu brushed off the question. Eventually everyone just forgot about it.
The black flames mixed with the strange blood red colour of the flames that surrounded him. The flames that surrounded Natsu reminded Gray of the color of lava. He wondered when Natsu had learned to change the color of his flames. He also wondered what the color difference between those flames meant. He could feel the heat of those flames all the way out on the docks.
Gray knew that Natsu's fire had changed. He had never been this powerful before and he couldn't understand how he could have reached this level in such a short amount of time. Then there was the fact that he was somehow able to use lightning. As far as he could remember Natsu never managed to eat Laxus's lightning before so where did the ability come from?
The black and blood red flames that wrapped around Natsu's feet covered Deliora's neck. The force of the flames toppled Deliora into the ocean with a roar of pain and a spray of black blood.
Natsu jumped upwards and used a type of roar that none of them knew was possible for him, "Fire Dragon King Roar."
The roar was made of blood red flames. The heat evaporated the surrounding ocean. Deliora's hand glowed and the beam shot outwards. Natsu dodged as the oceans water started to cover the demon and black flames appeared once more, "Dragon God's Brilliant Flame."
Deliora roared in pain and his scales cracked, several pieces of scales and part of the horn on his head crumbled as he rose up once more. The beam from his mouth tore through the ocean. It hit Natsu once before Deliora turned his head and hit Erza's shield head on. It took one huge step towards them, arms glowing with the same light that came from his mouth.
Lucy bit her lip as she opened her second origin. She was running out of the magic needed to maintain this spell. However once the demons hands started to glow Lucy knew she was screwed. She wouldn't be able hold off against that much fire power. Erza wouldn't be able handle it either.
Erza screamed as she held her shield against that beam but Deliora was pissed. He wasn't letting up the beam until Erza was gone. Natsu saw her stand against the beam. Her armor had once taken a direct hit from the Jupiter canon but even he could see that she wasn't going to last long. Deliora fired another beam from his hand and her shield began to crack.
Natsu saw grit his teeth. Erza was standing between Lucy and Deliora and even though he had complete faith in his wife he knew that the spell she was using was extremely incomplete. She had not managed to perfect the spell yet.
Unlike the celestial shield which was created specifically for when she faced off against Phantom. It was always her plan to hold off the canon which was the reason why the spell was ready. Lucy knew she needed a strong defensive spell and she knew that the spell had to be ready by the time Phantom attacked. She put months of training into creating that one specific spell.
Celestial Cage on the other hand, was not a spell that she was ready to be using. Especially since it wasn't technically supposed to be a shield. He didn't really understand what Lucy was trying to do with that spell but he didn't want to try and tell her how to create her spells.
He just listened whenever she needed him too. Lucy thought better when she had someone to bounce ideas off even though she didn't really need his input. She just worked better when she verbalized her ideas. Well that was one reason, the other was because he didn't really understand the method behind creating her spells. It had something to do with contracts and opening their gates.
All those thoughts aside, he needed to something right now or else Lucy, Erza and the town would be gone. He managed to crack the scales on the demons neck which meant that the skin underneath it would be tender. He was pretty sure that Deliora was bleeding from his neck.
Natsu grinned, "Crimson Lotus: Exploding Lightening Blade."
Natsu aimed the vortex of fire and lightening at Deliora's neck injuring him further and spilling even more black blood. It was painful enough that he stopped firing the beam. However he noticed that Erza's armor was completely trashed. Deliora on the other hand wasn't dead and Natsu was getting tired. He was unleashing his most powerful attacks one after the other and Deliora just kept waking up.
Natsu grinned when he realized that Deliora now had a hole in his neck. It was roughly as big as his own body so he attacked it with everything that he had, "Lightning Flame Dragon's Firing Hammer."
Natsu unleashed a series of devastating strikes to the hole in the demons neck. Deliora clawed at his neck to try and diffuse Natsu. Natsu jumped over the giant arm and roared into the hole in Deliora's neck. The blood started pouring out of the wound even faster and Deliora stopped moving.
Lucy assumed that it had never been injured before and as such the demon didn't know what to do next. Natsu activated Fire Dragon King mode. He engulfed his entire body in blood red flames and created a sword of a fusion of lightning, black flames and blood red flames. He flew through the hole in Deliora's neck swinging the sword and cutting through to the other side.
Gray's eyes widened as Deliora's head fell forwards while his body fell backwards and sank to the bottom of the ocean. It took a moment for everyone to realize that Natsu had literally ripped Deliora's head straight of his shoulders. The demon was dead and currently being swallowed up by the ocean.
Natsu gently set himself down on the docks and Lucy finally stopped her spell. Her spirits disappeared in a flash of light and the shield crumbled. Gray managed to catch her and set down on her knees gently. Lucy took several deep breaths as she blinked the dark spots out of her eyes.
Juvia was still passed out not far from them on the docks and Erza had taken some heavy damage from the beam. Her armor had been shattered completely and her body was bruised. Natsu was sure that she had no magic power left. She looked a lot like she did after she took that hit from the Jupiter canon.
Natsu ran to Lucy and gathered her up in his arms. She gave him a tired smile before she passed out completely. Gray stared at Natsu with a strange look on his face before he dragged himself towards Juvia. He was going to pick her up until he realized that they didn't have a hotel room here. Their job was on the other side of the bloody ocean. There was no-where for him to take her.
Black spots danced in front of his eyes and he collapsed onto of Juvia. Erza was left passed out on the docks. Several of the fishermen made their way to the group of mages that had just saved their city and gasped at the numerous wounds that covered their bodies. The pink haired man that managed to defeat the demon was asleep curled around the blonde woman who held up the shield that saved them.
They called for stretchers and several of the people on the docks carried the unconscious mages towards the hospital for treatment. Meanwhile the Magic Council had already convened and they were all losing their heads. Fairy Tail had just defeated Deliora in broad daylight.
The story was already spreading. Master Makarov was on a war path. The old man may run a guild that was a pain in the ass but he was not an enemy that anyone wanted to have. Then there was the fact that he had warned them. When Deliora had gone missing he had been the one to advocate that they dig into the matter and find the demon.
He had been overruled by the Council who believed that Iced Shell wouldn't be melted and that Deliora would be trapped forever. Now his mages had been forced to fight against the creature and they managed to defeat it. Fairy Tail had managed to prevent a disaster of epic proportions.
One of his Fairies held up a shield so large that she managed to protect the entire town of Hargeon. Two other Fairies had held Deliora inside the ocean, after they created a bridge so that they could run across the ocean to the town to protect it against Deliora.
The Queen of Fairies had put up her own shield and held against three beams from Deliora trying to protect her friend when it became obvious that her shield was breaking. The two women prevented mass panic in Hargeon. A mass panic which could have led to people being trampled as they ran out of the town if the two Fairies had not contained the situation.
Then there was the Salamander. He had literally ripped the head off Deliora's body and left him to sink to the bottom of the ocean. Master Makarov would have destroyed them. There was no one who didn't believe that if even one of his Fairies had been even a little more injured than they already were he would have went to war with the magic council.
The debt that they owed to that guild had just grown into something that they could no longer control. Lullaby was one thing. They had nearly managed to brush the matter under the mat. However Deliora was a demon that rampaged the land and killed thousands of people. He had destroyed more cities than any of them cared to remember.
The fact that taking him down was this public meant that they couldn't brush this under the rug. They had to do something and it would have to be something big. It was the Magic Council who lost the demon and they didn't look into the matter. They were responsible for putting an entire town in danger.
If it hadn't been for the Fairy Tail mages who managed to defeat the demon, Deliora would have destroyed Hargeon and moved inland. Fiore would have been destroyed before they managed to do something about the demon. Then there was the fact that there wasn't much they could do against Deliora. They didn't know how to defeat him nor did they have the firepower to pull off what the Salamander had done.
The council had called in Makarov to issue him an as much as they loathed to say it out loud, an apology. They were also going to tell him what they had decided to do and hope it was enough to appease his anger. As it was they were going to have to owe him a favor or two.
When Makarov walked in with an extremely pissed off Siegrain Fernandes by his side the council nearly winced. How could they forget that Siegrain had joined that guild? It was becoming well-known that he and the Titania had an extremely close relationship. The fact that she was injured spoke volumes to the anger he displayed.
The fact that Laxus Dreyar walked in beside both of them nearly brought several of them to their knees. The combined magical pressure from the three of them would probably shake the continent. Pale faced they entered the discussion with the three mages and hoped that they would be willing to play along with them. The people needed to believe that the Magic Council had worked with Fairy Tail to achieve this or they were going to be eaten alive.
Natsu woke up and immediately noticed that Lucy wasn't by his side or in his room. He growled loudly alerting nearly everyone on the floor that he awake and that he was pissed. His growl woke up Gray who was covered in bandages from head to toe.
Gray took one look at the pissed off look on his friends face and realized that a dragon just woke up without his wife by his side. Natsu was probably terrified of what happened to Lucy when they both passed out. The doctors tried in vain to stop him moving or burning them to ash. He was also demanding information on Lucy when Gray decided to do something before Natsu hurt someone.
"Just tell him what condition Lucy is in and he'll stop." Said Gray.
One of the nurses winced, "We're not allowed to give out our patients private information to non-family members."
Natsu growled louder and Gray rolled his eyes, "The blonde is his wife. Just take him to her and he'll behave."
Before Gray could blink the doctors and nurses had Natsu transferred into another room with Lucy inside it. Gray was a little bit confused to the special treatment they were receiving but he ignored it. He asked the nurse if Juvia was alright.
"Are the two of you married as well?" questioned the nurse and Gray turned as red as Erza's hair.
"No! Just tell me if she is recovering well. You don't have to give me any important information. The guild is the only family she has." Replied Gray.
The nurse took pity on him, "She and the red haired woman are recovering just fine. They were bruised and depleted of magical energy. After some rest they'll be back to normal."
They were stuck in the hospital for an entire day before they were allowed to leave. The team gathered outside the hospital and Gray wondered if they could go home yet. Lucy just shook her head, "We didn't come here to defeat Deliora. We came here because of the curse on the island. We need to check with villagers and make sure that the curse has lifted."
Juvia and Gray groaned. They were both ready to just go home. However they followed Erza back down to the docks where the fishermen were only too happy to take them to the island. Everyone in the town treated them like royalty and it was starting to fluster them. It was rare that they had an entire town thanking them for their help.
When they got back to the village Lyon and his friends were gone. Lucy hoped that they would join a guild like they did the last time. Then there was the fact that the village was back to normal. Natsu and Lucy shared a look. Ultear had been here and for some reason she had fixed the village just like she had done the last time. They missed her while they were busy with Deliora but she was here.
Erza noticed the look that the couple shared and her eyes narrowed. There was something going on here and she knew that it would be linked to Natsu and his strange power levels. They knew something about the fact that the village was back to normal but they weren't sharing the information either.
Erza spoke to the village chief once more and when night came Natsu and Erza broke through the membrane once more. Lucy was relieved that the mission was finally over. Then there was the fact that they actually managed to receive the full reward for the mission. It was something that never happened before and Lucy was just relieved that they could go home.
Rent money wasn't so important to Lucy anymore but the reward money from this mission would do wonders for their savings. Lucy hoped that she and Natsu could take Wendy out when they went home. After everything that happened it would be nice to spend some time together as a family.
Once the team finally managed to get back to the guild they noticed that everyone was looking at them weirdly. As soon as they walked in Mira immediately welcomed them home. Then she punched Erza in the arm and said, "What the hell were you idiots thinking?"
Erza just looked at everyone in shock, "What are you guys talking about?"
Levy wiggled through the crowd and sighed, "You guys took out Deliora. Its on every newspaper and magazine in the country."
Lucy felt her jaw drop, "Things kind of spiraled out of control but there wasn't much that we could. We didn't have much of a choice."
"Natsu, Lucy, Erza, Gray, Juvia. My office. Now." Called out Master Makarov.
The team looked at each other in shock for a moment before quickly going up the stairs. It was extremely rare for the master to call up someone to his office. It had to be something very important to be called into a private meeting with the Master.
Natsu and Lucy held hands as they walked into the office and they stayed quiet while Erza explained the events of what happened with Deliora. The master nodded his head and turned to Natsu, "The Council has been under much pressure since the Lullaby incident. Now that Natsu has defeated Deliora in such a public manner they feel the need to reward the guild."
The team nodded to show their understanding, "They have given us the bounty that they put on Deliora all those years ago. It is a small fortune and as the team who put the demon down it is your decision what happens to that money.
Lucy shared a look with Erza, "The money can go to the guild master. We don't need it and the guild hasn't had any savings for quite some time now. Besides we didn't set out to destroy Deliora."
Gray and Juvia agreed and the master allowed them to leave. They were only needed to ensure that they agreed about the money since they were part of the team that took down Deliora. The next part of this was something that involved Natsu and Lucy since she was his wife. Erza remained because she wanted to speak to the couple with the Master.
"Natsu we need to talk about something else."
Natsu raised an eyebrow in the Masters direction, "What's happening now Gramps?"
Master Makarov frowned, "The Council doesn't believe that just giving us the reward will be enough. Due to your actions when you fought against Lullaby dealing the finishing blow and winning against Deliora today, the council has taken notice of your power. They believe that you are ready to be named a wizard saint."
Lucy's jaw dropped, that was something that never come up before then again Natsu had never truly gone toe to toe with a demon of that size in such a public manner. There were many mages out there that could qualify to be a wizard saint. Gildarts was one, if Ur had lived she would have been one as well but she refused the title simply because she wanted to live in her little corner of the world.
She never truly stopped mourning her daughter. Laxus could have been one but due to the Battle of Fairy Tail in the other time line the council didn't believe he was responsible enough. Lucy was sure that there were other mages out there who turned down the title for various reasons.
Some turned it down not wanting to get involved with the council. Others preferred to carry on with their adventures than deal with the politics and the fame. Some never really got noticed due to the fact that they rarely showed their power.
The Title while being extremely important and a high honor also came with many political strings attached. The Council had to nominate the members and some mages were over looked simply because of the Councils own prejudice. They weren't giving the title to Natsu because they believed he deserved it. They were giving it to him because they needed to appease the public.
If Natsu accepted it would mean that Fairy Tail had worked with the Council to protect the people of Fiore. It was all about how they presented it to the world. Natsu being one of them means that they could take credit for what happened with Deliora and make it seem like they had everything under control from the start. However he did have the magic power to sit on the council.
Before Natsu could finish processing what the Master had told him Erza spoke up, "Natsu how did you become this powerful?"
Lucy winced at the direct question. She highly doubted that they could just brush off the question this time. She bit her lip as she looked at Erza and the master. Laxus wasn't in danger of being expelled anymore and Jellal wasn't crazy anymore. She knew that Erza still needed to face her mother but that would only be in the final battle.
Lucy didn't feel that it was her place to tell Erza about the connection that she shared with Irene. However she didn't see the need to keep everything a secret anymore, at least not from Erza and the Master. They had already altered so much.
Mystogan and Siegrain knew nearly everything, it would be better if the Master and Erza knew as well. There was a lot coming and having the master as an ally would be even better.
Natsu turned towards Lucy when she didn't say anything and raised an eyebrow in her direction, "Luce say something."
Lucy bit her lip, "Time travel."
Erza and Master Makarov felt their eyes widen at those words, "What are you both talking about?"
Lucy shook her head, "Years from now Fairy Tail will battle against the Alvarez army. We were losing and the Emperor of Alvarez sent Natsu and I back in time. We ended up in the past, two years before we even met. Our power levels were the same and we had our memories so we set out to prepare for the war that we know is coming. We told my father only at first, then Mystogan and Siegrain."
Erza started at Lucy in shock, "Siegrain?"
Lucy bit her lip, "Tell the Master about Igneels plan and Zeref while I explain things to Erza."
Lucy left Natsu to discuss his past and what he learned with the Master in private. She thought it would be best if she spoke to Erza.
"When we first met it was when you asked Natsu and Gray to accompany you on a mission. I hadn't been in the guild that long. I ran away from home and met Natsu in Hargeon. He brought me to the guild and we formed a team. A lot of things happened. We went on many adventures together. Natsu and I never dated. We always thought we were friends. I wasn't strong. I only had three gold keys when I met Natsu. I couldn't even use Star Dress. I knew so little about magic but you all protected me."
Erza looked sad as Lucy thought of the memories of a life that Erza would never remember, "We found out about Jellal and the Tower of Heaven when he kidnapped you. Jellal was mad at time. He was being manipulated and driven insane. We thought he died in the tower but he survived and lived a miserable life. You were both so unhappy. You forgave him for the past but he couldn't forgive himself. Simon died due to something he did but you blamed yourself."
Erza felt tears run down her face as Lucy described something so terrible, "The madness utterly consumed him. When he was healed, he lost his memories but he remembered you. He went to jail hoping that he would be punished for his sins. Eventually he ended up creating an independent guild dedicated to crushing dark guilds. The two of you never found any peace."
Lucy wiped away her tears, "When we arrived in the past I contacted Mystogan. He kidnapped Jellal and I had Loke cleanse the taint from his mind. I wanted to save you from the pain of the past."
Erza stared at her, "You did all that for me?"
Lucy smiled at her, "You deserve to be happy and he was your happiness. A lot of bad things are coming and he always managed to find his way to you. I thought that if I could save him then with him by your side you would be safer."
Erza grabbed Lucy and hugged her, "Thank you for saving him."
Lucy cried harder as she hugged Erza back. She cried for the woman she had known and lost in the other time line. She cried for the Erza who mourned her Jellal. She cried for every moment of happiness that had been lost in the other time line. She cried because she was so tired of carrying this secret.
Meanwhile Natsu explained to the Master where the dragons had gone and how they had come through the eclipse gate. He told the Master of the Dragon War which created Acnologia. He explained that Zeref was his older brother and that he was END.
"Natsu, what is END?" asked the Master and Natsu shrugged, "That I don't completely know. END was sealed into the book. Whatever he is I am not him. I am human but I am bound to the book. Its body link magic. If the book is destroyed by human body will be destroyed as well."
The master stared at him, "Fairy Tail will face off against the Balam Alliance. We will win and then eventually the war will come. Zeref wants to die. Everything he has done is because he seeks death. He doesn't care about anything else."
Makarov stared at Natsu, "Then why a war?"
Natsu frowned, "He believes that if he gains the Fairy Heart he will have power over space and time. He will end this world and create a new world. One where he will live his over and he will not make the same mistake this time. He won't let himself be cursed with immortality. The spell that he used on Lucy and I is something that he created for himself. He tried sending his own soul back to his younger body but he could only go back ten years. It wasn't enough time to stop him from becoming immortal."
Natsu got lost in his own thoughts for a moment, "He needs Fairy Heart so that he can boost the spell with enough power he'll be able to send himself back to almost 400 years ago."
Makarov nodded his head, "What are you and Lucy planning?"
Natsu shrugged, "Lisanna was going to die. Elfman would have killed her when he hit her. Mira would have lost all her magic power and Elfman wouldn't have attempted another Beast Soul for another two years. I saved her and now they're stronger than ever."
Natsu sat down ignoring the look of horror on the Masters face. He wasn't going to be mentioning Edolas unless Mystogan allowed him to do so. That whole affair made his head hurt.
"Gildarts wouldn't have known about Cana. Laxus would still be an ass because Siegrain would still be insane. All we've done is ensure that everyone is closer than ever and a bit more powerful. We need them to keep training and I'm running out of ideas on how to do that. The Spriggan 12 are monsters."
"Is there anything I need to know?" asked Master Makarov and Natsu shook his head.
"No. You just keep running the guild the way you are. Nothing life threatening will be happening any time soon. We can't change too much too soon. If we change too much then we can't predict what happens next. We lose the advantage."
Makarov nodded his head, "Are you going to accept the Title?"
Natsu frowned, "I'll talk to Lucy about it. If I do what number will I be?"
Makarov chuckled, "The Eighth Wizard Saint."
Natsu grinned, "Never really got to make it to S-class and now they wanna give me that fancy title."
"If you accept the title you'll automatically be an S-class mage Natsu." Replied Makarov and Natsu grinned.
The old man was relieved to see that Natsu never really changed all that much even after all that time. He worried about the war that Natsu spoke off but Natsu insisted that it wasn't for many years yet. Until the Balam Alliance was broken, Alvarez wouldn't be an issue. All he could do was watch out for his brats.