"speaking"

"thinking"

On with the story

Rustyrose was now defeated as he was handed to the authority and the taken students were all safe thanks to Natsu or his subconscious

Right now, everyone is back at the Inn; safe and sound


"ow!" Mira winced as Cana placed a band aid on her nose "can't you do it more gentler!?"

"yes yes, don't start whining" Cana said as she grabs some medical ointments from a medkit "this is going to sting"

"what do you- owww!" Mira said before screaming in pain as Cana rubs the ointment on her back, the wounds from Rustyrose's spear inflicted upon her. The ointment spreading in the wound, causing burning sensation to ring through Mira's pain receptors "ow! Ow! Ow!"

Mira, Erza, Cosmos, Ultear, Ikaruga, Minerva, Kamika, and Lucy were all tended as they were the ones who mostly got injured from fighting Rustyrose

"thanks" Erza said as Kagura patched her wounds

"you're welcome" Kagura said as she focused on treating Kamika next

"I can't believe how strong those members of the Grimoire Heart.." Ultear said as Lucy's spirit Virgo is bandaging her bruised arm that made her wince a bit "…we were played like children…"

"they are a famous Dark Organization that is feared for decades" Kamika stated while Kagura was bandaging her waist "each of their members is stronger than the last….student mages like us wouldn't stand a chance"

"but Natsu defeated two of their members, that's something" Lucy said before wincing as Éclair was gentle dabbing a cotton ball dipped in antiseptic on her skin

"but that was not Natsu-han..rather his subconscious so to speak" Ikaruga said as she was already bandaged up first

"yeah..it was weird, don't you think?" Mira asked as she lifted her right arm up while Cana rolled the bandages around it "when Natsu fought against Zancrow, he only won when he used that..demonic power or something. And when his subconscious fought that glasses guy…he literally overpowered him"

"Zancrow? The fugitive who was responsible for the many murder cases?" Minerva asked as the others nodded "he fought that madman?"

"yeah, at first Natsu didn't win but the second time he did" Lucy said "this is the second time he defeated a member of Grimoire Heart

"which begs the question" Erza stated "where is he now?"


Meanwhile at the inn's hotspring

"purely refreshing~!" Natsu said as he was in the Onsen's water "a fine bath! A fine drink! And a fine scenery!"

Natsu holds up a glass of white wine as he watched the moon's light reflecting in the glass

"purely beautiful~!" Natsu said before he drinks the wine down and wipes a finger across his lips "truly a feast for these eyes!"

Natsu wave his hand as a bottle of wine floated near him before pouring more wine into his empty glass

"I truly miss this world…" Natsu said as he twirls his glass, looking at the bubbles in the wine "..do you not agree so?"

Natsu glanced to his side as Demonic Natsu was in the onsen with him while in his astral form

"I hate that obnoxious talking of yours" the demonic spirit said looking annoyed "you know, you are one sneaky bastard. Taking over when he's sleeping. Do you think that he'll take kind to that?"

"perhaps yes…or perhaps not.." Natsu replied as he drinks his glass of wine before humming in delight "truly, a feast!"

"geez, and he said that I'm the obnoxious one" Demonic Natsu said sighing in annoyance before glancing at him "since when did you decided to come out of sleep? You were sleeping like him before I woke up years back, and you only come when you have the slight chance but never gain in control for a whole day"

"let us say this" Natsu said as he lifts his right hand up and a red Dragon tattoo appeared "the seals are gathering and the lunar moon was absolutely beautiful that I must come out!"

Demonic Natsu sighs as he disappears from the scene

Natsu chuckled as he looks at his empty glass before lifting it up to the sky, the moon's light shining upon the glass, making it glow

"nearly awakened….and yet only 9 gates were opened..the time surely is running fast" Natsu said as he chuckled before his glass of wine refill itself "this world's fate lies upon the fate that is within us, Natsu.."

Looking at his reflection in the wine, he drinks it before the glass turns into sparkling dust


Somewhere in darkness

"to think that Rustyrose and Zancrow failed, huh?" an old man wearing a suit and eyepatch said while scratching his long beard

This man is Hades, the Leader of the Dark Organizations Grimoire Heart

"I am down 2 men, huh?" Hades said as he sits down on an office chair "help these days are truly hard to seek"

"send me….i am tired of hiding in the dark…" a voice spoke as Hades glanced beside him

"no" Hades said "the last time I sent you out, you nearly gave out our hidden location"

"I don't care, old man. What I want right now is who can fly" the voice said

"when I lost another member, then it will be the time for you to go" Hades said as he turns around on his chair that swivels "for now, we have to continue preparation"

"Azuma" Hades called out as a tanned man wearing a brown suit appeared

"what?" the man asked while crossing his arms

"you have a mission" Hades said as a piece of paper floated towards the man "get rid of this man, he is an obstacle to our dream"

Azuma holds the paper as it has the information on Natsu

"Natsu…Dragneel.. who is this man?" Azuma said, reading more information

"a mysterious man" Hades said "one who has defeated Zancrow and Rustyrose"

"ho?" Azuma said sounding amused "a powerful opponent then"

"find him and eradicate him if you can" Hades said "just make sure that he does not hinder our plans. Our objective is nearly in completion"

"understood" Azuma said nodding

"and while you're at it, free Rustyrose and secure one of our test subjects. One of them had escaped" Hades said

"which one?" Azuma asked before another paper flied to him showing the picture of a pink haired little girl who looks to be in the age of 1-3 "this one?"

"she's a unique one. She lasted longer than any other" Hades said "she might be a key to our dream's competition"


Somewhere in a town far from Magnolia

A pink haired little girl who wore some sort of white hospital cloth was in the alleyway, scurrying the garbage looking for food it would seem

"hey! get out!" a man shouted coming from a back door in the alley

The little girl instantly ran while carrying rotten apples

"come back here!" the man shouted while carrying a metal bat as he chased after the child

The little girl ran as fast as she can before she tripped and fell down

"got you now, brat!" the man shouted as he lifted his bat up

"nooo!" the little girl screamed before glowing magic swords appeared out of nowhere and pierce the man, making him scream

Nearby passerby screamed horrified as the man fell down, impaled with the magic swords that dissapeared

The little girl saw what she did as she grabbed the rotten apples before running away

The man groaned in pain as he got up and sees that he is unharmed

"there's no blood?" the man said confused as so were the crowds


The little girl was now hiding in the train station's dark corners, under a box while eating the rotten apples

She munches on the rotten apples before gripping her stomach as eating the rotten food is causing her body to retaliate, making her want to puke

"ow….ow…" the child cried while holding her stomach as it growls angrily to her

The child cried as she lied down while holding her angry stomach


That's a wrap!

Bye bye