A/N: And that's the end of this chapter spam. Hoped all of you enjoyed it and I have to say…thank you Fairy Tail, thank you Hiro Mashima, for giving us such awesome characters and a series we'll never forget. Oh, and remember what I said way back in chapter seven (eight)? About how I skipped something pretty important in chapter 436 of the Fairy Tail manga? Yeah, what happens in this chapter relates to that. Not saying anymore. To end this off, D. Gray-Man Hallow opening as the second opening.

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail and/or Akame Ga Kill. They belong to their original owners.

The Assassins of Fairy Tail

Job Twenty Seven: The Dragon vs Zeref

Natsu and Zeref stared each other down as their fated battle had finally arrived. Natsu continued to unwrap the bandaged around his arm as everything he had worked for led up to this point. Some of Zeref's soldiers overheard what Natsu called their Emperor. "What did that mage call his majesty just now? Did he say 'Zeref'?"

"Zeref?"

"In Ishgar, they refer to his majesty as such." The soldiers turned to Invel. "Zeref, the Black Mage. In actuality, that is his Majesty's true identity."

With so many people around them, Zeref couldn't use his full strength while they were still present. "Everyone…could I ask you to fall back a bit?"

Natsu had the same idea for Happy and looked up at him. "Happy, you too. Fly away from here."

"Aye!" Happy flew away far enough where he wouldn't get caught in Natsu's fight. He looked back to see Natsu almost done unwrapping his arm. "He's planning on using 'that' right off the bat. Give 'em hell, Natsu!"

Zeref urged his army to pull back. "Invel, I would ask you to have everyone retreat to the west. Put at least several kilometers between us."

Obviously, Invel was against that. "I must protest, your majesty. Is there truly a need for you to dirty your hands on someone as lowly as him?"

There was no doubt in Zeref's mind about that. "This is something that I, and no one else, can do."

Invel stayed silent for a few seconds before turning around to face his soldiers. "All troops, retreat westward! His Majesty shall create a path for us!" Zeref's army obeyed Invel's command and moved back so they wouldn't be caught in the crossfire.

Now that they were moved away, it was just Natsu and Zeref. "We ain't handin' over the First."

Zeref thought it was humorous Natsu would say that. "Things unfolded in this manner only because you were unable to destroy me."

Natsu narrowed his eyes at the black mage. "I never understand what the hell is coming out of that mouth of yours." He fully unwrapped the bandage. "Not that I give a damn."

Zeref saw what Natsu was hiding behind those bandages. It was a tattoo of a dragon and felt an immense magical power emitting from it "What is this…magical power? This radiant heat…"

Natsu smiled and he pulled back his arm with fire covering his fist. "Let's do this!" He made the first move and punched Zeref at the side of his face away from him. His attack sent the black mage tearing through the ground.

Zeref emerged out of the ground and was in the air. He put his hand out forward and sent out a black sphere back at Natsu. The fire dragon slayer ran toward the sphere and stopped while lifting his arm up. Flames appeared and burned the sphere away which surprised Zeref. "He incinerated my magic?!"

Natsu came up close to Zeref and punched him powerfully in the stomach while fire blasted out of the attack. Zeref screamed in pain while the fire drastically increased in volume exponentially while increasing the strength of Natsu's attack. Natsu pushed forward with his attack and sent Zeref flying away. Natsu wasn't about to let him get away and chased after him. Once he caught up, the fire dragon delivered one explosive punch right after another at Zeref. His last attack sent Zeref right into the ground. He was about to go for another attack while the black mage was down. Happy was ecstatic Natsu was gaining the upper hand in the fight. "Let 'em have it! You've got this Natsu!"

Zeref smiled as he extended his arm forward and managed to land a hit on Natsu. His attack sent the fire dragon slayer away from him while Natsu's right cheek was severely cut from Zeref's attack. Natsu glared at him while Zeref smiled. They went all over the battlefield exchanging one blow to each other after another. Natsu got in the next attack and struck Zeref with his fist away from him. In all honesty, Zeref was enjoying himself but was curious about Natsu's newfound power. "Well, that was a surprise. Just what is that power of yours?"

Natsu raised his arm while it was covered in fire. "I inherited this power from Igneel." Zeref gasped at what the fire dragon slayer had said. "The last of the power that Igneel left behind inside of me. It took ten months of training to be able to unleash this power."

Zeref had to register slowly of what Natsu had just told him. "The last of Igneel's power?"

"Yeah, this is a one-time deal only. Once I use this magic power, it'll never regenerate. This power is Igneel's undying tenacity."

For the first time in a long time, Zeref was filled with hope. "Power granted from the dead…I see! If that's the case…it may just be able to destroy one who has become immortal!"

Natsu roared loudly as he wanted to finish this fight as quickly as possible. Flames began to circle around him. "BLAZE DRAGON KING MODE!" Natsu's body was covered in powerful flames moving wildly. It wasn't just him that was on literal fire.

The entire battlefield he and Zeref were on was covered in strong towering flames. The sight was magnificent to Zeref. "Remarkable…"

Natsu pulled back his arm and put everything he had into one attack. "I'M ENDING THIS RIGHT NOW, ZEREF!" He rushed over to where Zeref was.

Despite the situation he was in, Zeref couldn't help but feel happy. Elated, even. "To think that after all this time, my wish would be granted." He turned to Natsu who started to throw his attack at him. "Thank you…Igneel…Anna…Layla…Mavis…and…" Natsu's attack struck Zeref and both of them were enveloped in an enormous explosion that gave off bright fiery light.

The light faded away and all that was left smoke from Natsu's attack. Everyone saw Natsu was still standing but Invel and his army wondered what happened to their Emperor. Natsu was huffing heavily and dropped to his hands and knees. Happy became worried about him. "Natsu!"

"I'm okay!" Natsu managed to stand up and saw a figure within the smoke. "I'm okay. I can still do this!"

The smoke cleared to reveal Zeref injured but still standing. Invel was in a state of shock as he thought even his emperor wouldn't survive an attack of that magnitude. "Your majesty…."

Natsu grabbed his arm as he still some fight left in him. "Please lend me your strength, Igneel. At least for this one attack…"

Zeref had never felt more proud of what Natsu had accomplished and getting this far. "You've…really become a lot stronger…Natsu. Maybe you'll be the one that'll stop me…at least, that's what I've been believing. But…you're a little too late. I've chosen to destroy the world over destroying myself. Seeing you now, though…maybe your next attack will prove that I'm not actually immortal, I don't know…it's all up to you, really. But there's something I'd like to tell you while I'm still alive." Natsu raised an eyebrow and wondered what Zeref had to tell him. Zeref smiled at the fire dragon slayer. "My name is Zeref Dragneel and I…am your older brother." Natsu was speechless as he didn't know what to say and had a dumbfounded look in his eyes. Happy didn't quite understand what Zeref meant by what he said as well. "It was four hundred years ago, both our parents were killed by dragon embers. And you too, in fact."

Natsu didn't know what to make of what Zeref was telling him. "W-What are you talking about?"

Zeref continued to speak the truth about Natsu. "I've done all I could to bring you back and created something called the Etherious in the process. And that was you, Natsu. Etherious Natsu Dragneel. E.N.D"

Natsu stayed silent at what Zeref told him. He didn't know what to think about what was going on anymore. Happy thought it was just a bluff Zeref was telling. "N-Natsu! Don't listen to him!"

Natsu had no choice but to agree with his best friend. "Y-Yeah. Me, your brother, dead, and now I'm E.N.D? I've had enough of that! I heard that Igneel couldn't destroy E.N.D. If I were E.N.D, then could've destroyed me easily!"

Zeref could easily explain that. "He couldn't because he loved you. He could've killed you but he didn't."

It was one surprise after another and Natsu was becoming angry now. He closed his hand tightly. "E.N.D is what created those Tartaros monsters! Not me, I'm human!"

Zeref held his arm up and summoned the Book of E.N.D in his hand. "Mard Geer made Tartaros. He just happened to pick this up and made it sound as if…it made him make all those monsters." He dropped the book to the ground. "But, maybe in that sense, it would mean that you made those monsters."

"THAT'S WHY I'M TELLING YOU, I'M NOT E.N.D!" Zeref struck the book with his magic and Natsu felt a sudden pain in his chest while clutching it.

He cried out while dropping to one knee. "See, you never were one to listen. You didn't even want to learn how to read or write. That's why I went to a friend of mine to talk about it…Igneel."

Natsu glared at Zeref while giving off pained breaths. "Igneel, your friend?"

"Igneel was special. He was a dragon that didn't harbor ill feelings for humans. I met him when I was out getting the herbs I needed for my research. Igneel told me all about his plans to teach you dragon slaying magic. With Metalicana as well, they were planning on bringing up dragon slayers and going to the future by using their 'Dragon Soul Magic' by becoming the power that you slayers would use. All of this to defeat Acnologia. Why would they need to go to the future, you ask? The dragons were weakening and they figured they'd need as much Ethernano they could get to regain their powers. And they needed it to break the spell they cast on themselves. The five children they chose were…Natsu…Gajeel…Wendy…Sting…and Rogue. They were all orphans. You had me but I gave Igneel my permission. To me, Acnologia didn't matter. All I needed was you to become stronger. Strong enough to kill me, was what I had hoped you to become. That was where we waited for the eclipse and used the door to the future. A Celestial Wizard called Anna did it for us. We didn't really have a plan for when we'd stop. All we did was follow Anna's plan and she sent us to a time where the concentration of Ethernano was high. And then at the same time, another Celestial Spirit wizard, Layla opened the door and there we were. Seventh of July X777. You thought of that day as the day the dragons went missing, but that was, in fact, the day you had awoken. You five are children from four hundred years ago."

This was a little too much to take for Natsu. All this information given to him was overwhelming his mind. "I've…been waiting for you all this time. But four hundred years was a long time. And a lot has happened since then. I've seen so many civilizations come to end. I've begun to lose my feelings towards life and death. I met Mavis and lost her. I…"

"SHUT UP!" Natsu had heard enough and ran straight at Zeref with his arm pulled back. "THERE'S NO WAY I'M BELIEVING ANYTHING YOU SAY!"

Zeref had a soft look on his face. "You are a demon of the Book of Zeref. If I die…" Fire flared up and enveloped Natsu's arm. "You'll die too."

"WELL, WHAT ABOUT IT!?"

Happy started to fly toward Natsu before things could get worse for his best friend. "Natsu!"

"I'M NOT HESITATING! I'VE MADE UP MY MIND! I CAME ALL THIS WAY TO DEFEAT YOU!"

Tears began to come out of Zeref's eyes. "This is your last chance to stop me."

Natsu neared Zeref and proceeded to end him once and for all but Happy came in and grabbed him by his vest. Obviously, Natsu was pissed his friend did that. "HAPPY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?"

Happy's paws were burning but still kept a tight grip on his best friend. "I don't wanna…Natsu…" Tears were coming out of Happy's eyes. "I don't want you to die…"

Natsu still didn't care about that and struggled to break free. "LET ME GO BEFORE IGNEEL'S POWER GOES AWAY! I WON'T GET ANOTHER CHANCE TO TAKE ZEREF DOWN IF I MISS THIS ONE!"

"YOU'RE MY FRIEND! DON'T YOU THINK THE SAME OF ME, THOUGH!?" Natsu stopped moving around after hearing his friend yell back at him. Happy took Natsu away from Zeref, away from their only chance to defeat him. "We will go back to the guild, together!"

As Zeref saw Happy and Natsu flying farther away from him, he had a smile on his face. "Goodbye, Natsu. You can't stop me anymore."

A/N: H.O.T.D ending song one as second ending.