Title: Blood Revelation
Author: Sane. Allen
Rated: T
Genre: Angst, Hurt and Comfort, Romance
Summary: Nastu was kidnapped by a dark guild few days after Erza was declared to be the 7th guild master of Fairy tail. Three weeks after Natsu got kidnapped, Zeref, who heard what happen to Natsu, pass by a castle where he heard Natsu screams. The dark mage saved him, but the fairy tail mages arrive when he healed Nastu and both of the revealed something that the other mages never accepted for few years.
Pairing: Eventually Gray x Natsu
Warnings: Bad Grammars, OOC, Angst scene, Mention of rapes, torture, brother complex, temporary female Natsu, bad languages, gore and violence, trigger warnings and major AU.
"Talking"
'Thinking'
"Brother complex mode, angry"
(Actions while singing/ actions while playing song/ scene change)
"Flashback/Past/memories"
"Emphasizing"
Please enjoy the story!
Opening Song: V.I.P from Magi
Akogare o ima tsukanda
(Natsu, who was facing to the right and face down, slowly looks up and look in front and gives a sad smile.)
Daikansei no namari ni kokochiyoku utareta nara
(Zeref, who was facing to the left, face down as well, looks up although albeit faster and gives us a sad look)
(Gray, who was standing in the middle, face down, looks up and raise both of his hands, his fisted hand to the other and began to use his magic)
Saa tobikomou
(Then Gray release it, viewing this words
"Blood Revelation
ケツち
コクつ.げる")
Ashita kara umarekawaru to ka dareka ga mikiritsuketa to ka kono machi no sutairu to ka
(Sakura petals began to fall from their tree. Zeref, who's back is facing us, walks few meters away before stopping and look behind him and watch the petals flew before reaching his hand out and caught some sakura petals before blowing it and looks up.)
Sonna mono ni nagasaretsuzukete kado no toreta genseki ni wa kitto daremo you wa nai
(Nastu, who was laying down at the grass under the shade of tree, watch the petals flew over him before reaching out and caught one of the petals, and inhaled deeply when the breeze pass him and he lets go of the petals his holding)
Fushigi to tobira no mukou ni wa V.I.P nanoru yatsu wa naku daremo ga kunou no hate sa
(Gray, who was climbing at a plain grass mountain, stops and look down where he saw the town below him and looks up and watches the petals flew, before reaching out and took some petals before pocketing it, he smiled and then he continue to walk)
Akogare o ima tsukanda mi o yudanereba ii kaji wa kono te ni mittsu
(Zeref, who's face was near the view before it began to move away and showed as his whole body, open his closed eyes, as the view moves away from him and held up his fisted hand before opening it and releasing some black mist. Natsu jump in front of Zeref smiling and blow some fire towards the black mist, which made the mist to burst into flame before it disappeared, showing)
Kazoete the show time
( Natsu and Zeref standing back to back smiling and their hands intertwined.)
Daikansei no namari ni kokochiyoku utareta nara saa tobikomou
(Gray appeared in front of them and began to make some arrows with his magic and shoots it at us, followed by Erza who was wearing her Heaven's wheeled armor and her swords circling around before firing at us and lastly Lucy who summoned her celestial spirits.)
("Blood Revelation
ケツち
コクつ.げる")
(Preview)
'Slowly but surely… we are moving forward.' Zeref thought.
"We'll get gramps back, no matter what!" Gray shouted, before their mood suddenly shift into something gloomy.
'Natsu…' they all thought, Mest eyes merely narrowed. Before he sighed and they all went upstairs and prepared for their journey.
Zeref's front hair covered his eyes as he walk to the place where he's brother was tortured on.
"You rape my brother." He declared to no one before unleashing his black magic and then look at the ground, his eyes turning red. "SUFFER IIN THE AFTER LIFE YOU BASTARD!" he roared, and then he can hear some screams, soul screaming as they were swallowed by his black smoke. After a while it was gone, including the castle it was as if the Erebus Valdis guild never existed before he turned and walk away.
'12 Spriggan, can you hear me?' he telepathically thought, before receiving confirmations. 'I'm bringing five people over, show them some respect… tell the others…' after receiving another sound of confirmations he cut off the line and walk towards his family who are waiting for him expectantly.
"Let's go?" he asks, giving them his hand. Natsu and Wendy grab it while they reach towards their other hand to their cats. Happy is to Natsu and Carla and Lily to Wendy. They look at the horizon and inhale deeply.
"Let's go to Alvarez." He declared stepping forward and into the portal.
(Bloody 7 Welcoming the New Royal Family, Princess Wendy and Carla, Prince Lily, Happy and Nat—Princess Etherias!?)
(Somewhere in Arakitashia Continent or West Land)
Zeref's portal appeared in the forest, not a second later the said mage appeared followed by five cloaked people. The black mage look at them, making sure his little brother is fine, before turning around and walks towards a cliff where they saw the Alvarez Empire in its majestic form.
"Sugoi!" they, except Zeref, exclaimed, looking at the empire with awe, which made the latter to chuckled at their expression.
"Welcome to the Alvarez Empire!" he declared, gesturing the said empire with his hands. Wendy blink and look at him.
"I've been thinking of this but… I never heard of Alvarez until you said It." she ask, Zeref look at her.
"I'm not surprise. The magic council made sure that the people in Ishgar won't know about us." He explained.
"What is this empire?" Natsu asks, they all look at him and noticed how he grips his bandaged right arm. This action, of course, made the older brother to worry.
"What's wrong Natsu?"
"It's Igneel magic. It always react like this if it sense a huge amount of dark magic." Natsu explained, looking at his brother's eyes asking for an answer at his question. Zeref then sighed.
"Alvarez, is made up of 700 dark guild. All of them worshipping one person, the Emperor Spriggan… they are worshipping me…"
"…"
"…"
"…"
"…"
"…"
"EMPEROR!?" they shouted, Zeref had to cover his ears just ti minimize their loudness. He then watch as they began to talk all at once, he didn't see or sense any negative emotion from them, but rather he saw acceptance, happiness and excitement.
"Does that make us Princes and Princesses?!" Wendy asks, her eyes sparkling in excitement. Zeref blink wondering when did they let their hd down before looking at Natsu, who was grinning at him. Zeref hesitated to look at his brother's eyes but he still did and it shock him when he saw a little light in the olive eyes before it disappeared.
'There's still hope!' Zeref declared in his mind, before smiling.
"Yes. You will be the princes and princesses of Alvarez."
"WAAAAHH!" For the second time that day Zeref had to cover his ears. But if it gives his brother's eyes to light up, even for a moment, then it's worth it. But somewhere in the back of his mind, he knew his brother is already breakable, he knew that one more heartbreaking experience, he's brother can no longer be healed, no matter how healed he looks like during his time in his kingdom, if the spark in his eyes disappeared once in a while or always, he only have a little piece of hope. He sighed and the claps his hand to get their attention.
"I thinks it's better if we get going now." He stated, they nodded in return before lifting their hoods up and waited for Zeref to lead the way. The latter nodded before walking away from the cliff and went to the path at his right side.
(Capital of the Alvarez Empire Vistarion)
(A/N: this scene is taken from Fairy Tail volume 38 chapter 444 though it been AU)
In an indoor garden, two people were playing cards, rejenca.
"Makarov-dono… I assume you've gotten word of the rumors surrounding Fairy Tail by now." A tall, older gentleman with an unusually long neck and forehead and stark eyes with large bags beneath them. He is balding and missing most of his hair, and what little hair he has is dark in color and arranged carelessly on his head.
"… To be honest… I am surprised." Makarov stated.
"You should have expected as much, no?" the man said, putting a card down at the table.
"Ah… well… Yes. I wasn't talking about the guild. What surprised me is the disposition of his Majesty the Emperor." The 6th master of fairy tail said. "I expected him to be a bit more… how should I put it…"
"Dictatorial?" the older man finished.
"Well, I had a different word in mind."
"Hahahaha!"
"A year ago, I would have never expected him to house me comfortably as a guest, and even agree to negotiations. Well, it turns out that those negotiations will be with you, but…"
"His Majesty's got a bit of that wander lust. He rarely ever is in the castle."
"Negotiations with a single old man that doesn't actually hold any political power, well… ah but that there is your trump card, in a manner of speaking!"
"It's all to appease those hot-blooded shield fellows of his and avoid a solution that requires the use of force, you said, no?" Makarov then pushed another card.
"My King is kind. To a fault."
"In Ishgar, he is known as a man of war, one that subjugated the guilds of Arakitashia with marital force."
"To be sure, he has that side of him as well, he is a king after all." Yajeel, the man playing cards with Makarov then showed him a card.
"My, my, Yajeel-dono, you're simply to skilled at Rejenca. I lost again, sheesh."
"The key is to not let your goddess fall into enemy hands, my friend." Yajeel stated, showing the master a picture of young girl. And then they heard some shouting.
"!"
"His Majesty the Emperor has returned!"
"It has been a year!"
"Make way for the Emperor Spriggan!"
"Oh my… speak of the devil." Yajeel commented.
"Ohh! Just in time too!" Makarov exclaimed.
"Do not worry. His Majesty is well aware of the need to maintain peace with Ishgar. All we need is his Majesty's seal; with that, the 12 should fall into line soon enough." Yajeel and Makarov watched as Zeref's shadow grew closer towards them. But Makarov couldn't still see the said Emperor's face nor his figure.
"I…" Makarov trailed off.
"After everything's been settled please return to your guild." Yajeel said, and then the Emperors figure could be seen.
"Yes… My Family… they're waiting." Just as he said those his eyes widen.
"…"
"LONG LIVE HIS MAJESTY THE EMPEROR!"
"LONG LIVE HIS MAJESTY THE EMPEROR!"
"LONG LIVE HIS MAJESTY THE EMPEROR!" the people shouted, when Zeref pass them, the 6th master finally saw the Emperor appearance. Said Emperor merely ignored his people, his face emtionless.
"He never seems to age. Ah, how I wish I had that ability…" Yajeel commented.
"… What?" there was no mistake… the emperor Makarov saw is no other than Zeref.
'ZEREF!?' he thought. The emperor then stop walking in front of the castle's door, at the bottom of the stairs. He then turn around and watch as the five cloaked people walks towards him, slowly, and then everyone was quite. They knew everyone in their empire, and there were never people in their empire who wears cloak. They all began to whisper, just as the cloaked group stops in front of Zeref. Zeref watched his people before glancing at his companions, especially at his brother, who look at him with slight fear in his eyes. When he saw the fear, he knew that Natsu remembered the people who kidnapped him, who were also dark mages.
"Don't worry!" Zeref shouted, ordered, to his people and his family. "I will introduce them to you tomorrow morning, but right now I need to introduce them to the 12." He finished, and internally sighed in relief when he saw his people accepted his ordered before turning around and went inside the castle, followed by his family.
Just as he step foot inside the castle, he was immediately greeted by Invel, winter general of the Spriggan twelve.
"Welcome back, Your Majesty." He greeted, glancing at the people behind his Emperor.
"I'm back, Invel." Zeref smiled, walking towards him. "This might be a bit sudden, but… do me a favor and gather the 12." He added, noticing how his family fidget even though he's not looking at them.
"Doing so this instant will be… difficult… if I had it in me to predict when the first winds of spring would blow you through the palace gates, I'd have had them assembled ahead of time." Invel stated.
"My, my, do you mean to tell me I'm a fickle breeze?" Zeref asks.
"Wind… a black wind. No… a dark storm that brings death. A spring breeze does not befit his Majesty." Smirked Dimaria Yesta, the war pirncess of the Spriggan 12.
"Desert! That's it! A dust storm dancing over the lands of death is most fitting!" Ajeel Ramal, the Desert King of the Spriggan 12 shouts.
"Dimaria, Ajeel, you both seem well." Zeref commented, behind him Natsu moved his arms, and held it in front of Wendy and the Exceeds but not high enough to make the cloak slip down to his wrist, and they step back a bit. The dark mages noticed this movement but didn't commented on it. Instead Invel lectured the war princes and desert king.
"Both of you, when addressing his Majesty, try to maintain a tone of respect. Please."
"It's fine, Invel."
"Come to think of it, though… you seem to be rather chipper as well, your majesty. It appears that your skies have brightened." An old man said.
"I guess so." Zeref smiled, giving a quick glance at his new family.
"So… does that mean you've got an answer? … About Ragnarok (Final battle)?" August, Magic King, Spriggan 12.
"They call it the "Dragon king Festival" in Ishgar, August. But I got something better than an answer." He stated, they all smirk.
"A battle! Sweet! Fuckin' Sweet!" Ajeel said, Zeref shake his head.
"No… there has been a change of plans." The emperor said, making the rest confuse, but before they could asks, Yajeel announced his presence.
"My Majesty… you've returned from your trip! I am absolutely elated to see your face once again." He then stop before stepping backward, nearly bumping into Natsu and the others. "Oh, my aplogogies." He added.
"Do not worry… these past few years, Ankheram (Zeref's curse) seems to have been in a good mood." Zeref stated. 'Or more likely I just use it.'
"No, no… someone of my caliber could have their soul sucked right out of them just by approaching his majesty." Yajeel, Alvarez empire minister. Zeref eyelids lowers a bit.
"I hope that his Majesty is aware of the servant of Ishgar that began staying in the palace during his Majesty's absence."
"Yes. I am aware."
"He absolutely insist that he have an audience with you immediately, so… I thought I would allow him the chance to at least briefly glimpse thee." Yajeel then step aside and gestured to Makarov who was standing behind him silently. Zeref's eyebrow twitch when he saw the 6th master of fairy tail before looking at his family, who was looking at their former master, who was standing in front of them, then back at Makarov.
"Yajeel. When you invite people from other countries into the palace you must draw up the requisite official documents and…" Invel started before Zeref cut him.
"It's fine." He smiled.
"…" Makarov look at the black mage before kneeling. "I-it is a great honor to meet you… your Majesty…"
Zeref look at the kneeling master before looking at his minister and the 12 Spriggan.
"Could you leave us alone?" he ask, they nodded and leaves. "Let's go to the garden balcony." He stated and began to walk before Makarov could reply. Natsu and the others immediately went beside Zeref.
"Ni…" the pink haired mage said softly, Zeref glance at him and smiled reassuringly.
"Don't worry." He mouthed.
When they arrive at their destination, Makarov didn't waste any more time.
"Are you the Emperor Spriggan… or are you Zeref?"
"I am both." Zeref answered, standing near the edge of the balcony, while Natsu and the others stands beside him. "To you all, I am Zeref, and here in Arakitashia I am Spriggan."
"But if you're insisting on choosing one… then I suppose Zeref. I've been looking for a reason to live in this world. It's already been over 400 years. But you know… I've been preparing for the dragon festival this entire time. I wonder how many centuries since I decided to create a country here in Arakitashia. At first it was a small country, but over time it absorbed many guilds… and before I knew it, a huge organization that went by the name Empire had formed." Zeref explained.
"All that to get your hands on the Lumen Histoire?" Makarov asks.
"There's no need to hide it. I know it's proper name." The emperor said, shocking the master and made the others more confuse.
"The most prestigious of the three grand fairy magic, the ultimate hidden magic… Fairy Heart." He then heard the others gasps, but it went unheard by their former master.
"So it's all finally come full circle. You're after Fairy Heart because you're Zeref."
"That's right… but something change so I decided upon recently that I will not go after it… yet… After all, this empire was nothing more than power I initially gathered to counter Acnologia. Our attempt at invasion 10 years ago was not of my doing. Among the 12 there are a few that do not know the meaning of 'No.'"
"What change? Are you also saying that there's room for negotiation?"
"Blame your children on what changed." Zeref smirked, the master look at him with wide eyes. "And there is room for negotiation… depends though. The true dragon king festival will not commence at this moment… but it will be after a few years… the black wizard, the dragon king, and you humans. The time will come to decide who will survive."
"So you intend to start a war?" Makarov calmly, while Natsu and Wendy walk slowly towards Zeref and grab his arm, the exceeds grabs his pants. Makarov glance at them before focusing on Zeref.
"I intend to start an extermination." He declared, and inwardly flinched when he felt his brother's nail digging at his skin.
"I WON'T HAND OVER THE FIRST TO THE LIKES OF YOU!" the master shouted, Zeref lifted his free hand and Makarov was immobile.
"I must admit, I am slightly thankful for what you've done. Thank you for raising Natsu." Zeref smiled soflty.
"?!"
"Any last word?" Zeref ask. Makarov glared at him, but what happen next was something he didn't expected, Zeref was hit in the head by the tall cloak person, releasing him from whatever spell cast on him.
"NII-SAN!" Natsu roared, Makarov flinch, recognizing his voice and look at him.
"What Natsu?" Zeref smiled, ignoring the way Natsu glared at him. And then they all let their hoods down, ignoring the shock expression of their master and Zeref's slightly paled face when he notice not only his brother glared at him, but all of them.
"It was fine and all that you thank the master! But what do you mean extermination?! That's not fine at all!" the pink haired mage roared. Makarov watched as the flame dragon slayer scold his brother, the other glaring at the latter, who merely smiled.
"Calm down, Natsu. I told you, I've change it." The Black mage said, Natsu opens his mouth, but was cut fff by their former Master.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!?" Makarov bellowed, Natsu froze, while Wendy and the three exceeds flinched. "WHY AREYOU TOGETHER WITH ZEREF!? STAY AWAY FROM HIM RIGHT NO-!"
"SHUT UP!" Zeref ordered, demanded, surprising Makarov. But they didn't focus their attention on him, instead they focus their attention unto the frozen pink haired mage, who was trembling.
"Natsu-nii-san!" Wendy cried, looking at the former's eyes, which was wide and unseeing. While Zeref was holding is brother's shoulder, shaking him gently.
"Natsu! Wake up! Otouto!" he shouted.
"What's wrong with Natsu?" Happy ask worriedly.
"He's probably… probably remembering something from the time he was in that guild." Wendy said. Makarov frowned, confused.
"What are you talking about?" he asks, Zeref protectively stands in front of his family.
"I said I'm slightly thankful for raising Natsu. It's only fair if I told you what dear children had done and said to my siblings!" he roared and then he began to tell the short old man what happen while he was here in Alvarez. As his story proceeds he's voice got louder and louder while Natsu was stuck in his memories only to snapped out of it when he's brother roared.
"THEY TURNED THEIR BACK ON THEM WHEN THEY WERE MERELY TRYING TO DEFEND ME!" Makarov was still and then they heard Natsu screamed.
"GAAAHH! *inhales* Ahh! Ahhhh! AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" the pink haired mage, grabs his hair and tried to rip it off his head, Wendy immediately hugs his waist and the exceeds grabs his hands or arms and pulled it away from his hair. Zeref embraces Natsu and shushed him and then they slide down to the floor gently and let Natsu cry.
"Tell me…" Zeref whispered. "No… Tell us… tell us what happen…" Natsu panted and panted before saying.
"Three days… three days after they saw my past… *sob* I manage to escape my cell… *pants* I-I ran… only to run inside of their master's office… I… I was about to run towards the window when he came in and shouted at me… he punished me… he… *whisper* rape in… in front of his guild member…" he cried, all of them, excluding Makarov, froze. They don't know what to say, what to do. But one thing as certain in their mind… they will make sure the guild who did this to Natsu will never have a second life.
(Later that Night, during dinner)
After that episode in the balcony, Zeref ordered Yajeel to let Makarov stay for one more night or two, so that they could negotiate what will happen. The fairy tail master didn't have much of a choice, not even when he was still processing on what happen to Natsu and all. Meanwhile him, Natsu, Wendy, and the exceeds will go to their own room which right next to each other, except from the cats, because Carla was sleeping with Wendy and the two male cats will sleep with Natsu. Zeref had no problem with this, after all he did fear that the 12 Spriggan will or might enter without his or their permission. Dark mages didn't really care about the word 'Privacy' which he plan on changing after announcing what had change and happen. So now at the moment they are in the dining room eating their dinner. As the emperor he sat at the head of the table while the 12 are seated a seat, two, or three seats away from him. But now it's different, why? Because sitting at his right was Natsu and then at his left was Wendy, both of the former fairy tail mages where sitting at the seats next to him, although they pulled it closer towards him and the cats are all seated at the chair next to Wendy or Natsu.
Zeref sips his water, while watching his people over the top of the glass he's using. He notice how they glance at Natsu and then at Wendy, to the cats and at him before going back to eat and repeat the cycle again. The only person who didn't bother to glance at his family was Invel. He then glance at his siblings while cutting some piece of meat and notice how Natsu's give a quick glance at the 12 as well, and how his bandage arm was twitching. Meanwhile Wendy seems really uncomfortable, fidgeting at her seats once in a while though it was little action, it didn't escape his sharp eye. He glance at the cats and notice how tense they were.
Clink!
As the final fork or spoon was laid down at their plates, they all look at their Emperor, waiting for an explanation. Zeref took a final sip from water and looks at his people and gave them a smile.
"Can you please explain everything to us now, my lord?" Invel ask, Zeref nodded and raise his right hand and gestured at Natsu.
"First… I want you to meet my younger sibling, who I revived years ago, Natsu Dragneel." He said, and the Spriggan 12 look at the said sibling with wide eyes as the latter lowers his hood.
"The fuck! He doesn't look like you!" Ajeel shouted, pointing at Nastu, who flinch and really didn't like that word anymore.
"Ajeel…" Zeref growled, glaring at the said mage with dark aura flowing out of him. "Mind your language in front of them… if you don't I'm not sure what will happen to you next… that includes all of you." He threatened they all nodded slowly, until they show two hands grabs their emperor's hand at the table and immediately gape at the result, when their emperor immediately relaxes. Zeref inhaled deeply and look at them.
"Do you understand me?" he asks softly but a warning was detected in his tone. They gulp and nodded. "Good…" he sighed and glance at his brother.
"I know that Natsu and I don't look pretty much alike but we inherited our appearance from our parents. He inherited mom's eyes, nose, hair and slight of the body, and got the attitude from dad, while I got dad's look and hair and my attitude belongs to mom." Zeref explained, and watched them as their eyes widen again.
"You didn't told them about yourself didn't you, nii-san?" Wendy asks. They then glance at her and then at their emperor.
"Okay… I won't dawdle any longer." He sighed and look at them seriously. "Natsu, my younger brother was kidnapped by a dark guild, Erebus Valdis, three weeks ago. And just two days ago I manage to saved him from them –he glance at Ajeel and narrowed his eyes- and no Ajeel… will not leave my only family in the hands of a dark guild, who tortured and rape him!" he roared, they all flinched and look at Ajeel who look down in shame.
"How did you know I was about to ask 'Why didn't you leave your brother alone?' my lord?" he asked, wearily.
"I saw it clearly in your eyes… don't forget just because we are all dark mages… doesn't mean we don't have to care about our family. Don't forget that." Zeref growled, ordered. After a while of silence he sighed and began to speak again, everything that had happen when he was away and this time none of the Spriggan 12 butt in. After telling them what happen, they were quite, trying to process what their emperor said, before Serena cleared his throat.
"If it is what the emperor want… then we won't go against your wishes." He bowed, Zeref smiled a little bit. And then one by one they all nodded, while Zeref signaled Wendy and the three exceeds to put their hoods down. As the 12 Spriggan familiarize their selves at the faces of their emperor's siblings. They couldn't help but think on what will happen on their plan.
"The plan will only change for a bit, and the change is the time only." Zeref suddenly declared. "For now, we will lay low… until my siblings new of our purpose when we obtained the fairy tail's fairy heart we will do nothing… and when I say nothing, I really mean NOTHING. " He glared at them which they all nodded. Natsu and Wendy look at Zeref, wanting to know what they were planning but at the moment they knew that it wasn't the right time. They look at each other nods, trusting their older brother to tell them everything any time soon, while the exceeds merely eat.
"One last thing." Zeref added, as they all began to stands up and left the room. Upon hearing his words they stopped and look at him only to freeze when they receive the darkest glare they saw. "Try to respect their privacy." He growled, they gulped and nodded.
(10:00 PM)
Inside a room with only a closet, 3 bookshelves study table and a lamp table beside a king size bed, laid Zeref who keeps on turning or moving at his bed before giving up and sits up and looks around the room. He sighed and looks at the wall on his right, where his brother is sleeping, with a worried face, before he stands up and walks towards his door, once he reach his door he leaves his room, not even bothering himself to change when he nearly wear the same outfit only this time it was black instead of red. He went towards his brother's room and opens it up a bit and before opening it half way when he saw an empty bed. He looks around the room, which had the same furniture just like his room, when he didn't saw his brother he began to panic, thinking that the fairy tail's guild master had kidnapped his siblings and was about to step out of the room when he saw something from the corner of his eyes. He look back at it again before sighing in relief when he saw his brother standing at the balcony. Inhaling deeply he went towards the huge window leading to where his brother is, when he was near Zeref reach for the curtain that was flowing gently with the wind and moves it to the side and look at his brother before his eyes widen. His brother was trembling, he heard soft and nearly silent sniffles and then he smelled something… metallic… blood… as if on cue the cloud that was blocking the moon's light rays pass and only then did Zeref notice the puddle of blood at his brother's feet.
"NATSU!" he shouted, startling the others to wake up and snapping his brother from crying, it also made Natsu to spin around and look at him. And then Zeref's breath hitched, Natsu merely look down at the floor and then they heard footsteps and doors slammed open but they didn't bother to look who made the noise after all it was confirm when they all began to shout.
"My lord is there something wrong with the prince?!" Invel asks.
"Zeref-nii-san! What happen?!" That was Wendy.
"What's wrong with Natsu, Zeref?!" Makarov roared, Zeref is not surprised about that but he didn't made any movement to answer their questions only when Wendy stands beside him did he heard the gasps or breathe hitched.
"Natsu-nii…" Wendy said, softly looking at Natsu's arms that was covered with wounds and was bleeding non-stop. Zeref looked carefully at his brother's arms, then at his hands and notice that they were covered in blood.
"Natsu…" he said softly, his brother look at him. "Did you scratch yourself until you bleed?"
They glance at him and then back at Natsu who nodded.
"Hai… just after I told Happy and Lily to play with Wendy because I got a feeling she's missing our former guild…" Natsu glance at Wendy, who look at him with teary eyes. "I couldn't bare it… -gulps- I… even though they are dead… I can still feel them… their hands… their tongues… their forcefulness… I can still feel it on my body…" Natsu looks at his brother and then tears began to fell. "I felt like if my blood covered my body… I won't feel them anymore… but… it's still here!" as he shouted, he began to scratch his arms, and Zeref immediately run towards him and embraces him.
"Stop Natsu!" he ordered, his brother struggled against his hold.
"NO! Let me go! Please! Let me go!" he cried and cried, until Zeref couldn't bear it anymore and shouted the thing that could possibly help his precious little brother.
"I'LL CHANGE YOU!" he shouted, he heard his brother's breathed hitched, which made him grabs his shoulder and look at him straight in the eye.
"I'll change you… turn you… into… a woman…" Natsu froze, just like everyone else. Zeref let go of his shoulder and gently grabs his face.
"I'll turn you into a woman. That way you won't feel them anymore…" the older brother stated.
"Nii-san… even if you change my gender what happen won't change and I will still feel them." Natsu bit his lip. Zeref shakes his head in disagreement.
"Wrong Natsu… believe me… I know what I'm doing." He stated, wiping Natsu's tears before kissing the pink haired mage's forehead.
"I'm maybe a dark mage and an emperor for the 700 dark guilds… but before that, before the title that was given to me… I'm Zeref Dragneel, older brother and guardian of Natsu, Wendy, Carla, Happy and Lily Dragneel, other titles are just second to it… and it broke my heard to see you like that… to see the five of you crying is probably my greatest weakness." He declared softly. They all look at him before nodding and the new Dragneel siblings run towards him and Natsu, hugging them. Makarove remained silent, standing their frozen.
'Zeref… the dark mage Zeref, declared a sibling relationship with my children?' he thought.
"Makarov…" Zeref called, snapping the master from his daze and made him look at the dark mage.
"What is it… my lord?" he asks, hesitantly.
"Could you please go back to your room? I need to help my brother first." The dark mage then look at Yajeel. "Please lead him back to his room and make sure he doesn't get out." He ordered. Makarov's eyes narrowed before letting the minister lead him away. Zeref and the rest, who stayed behind, watch them left before focusing at their pink haired prince, who merely look at his brother's clothed chest.
"Natsu-nii…" Wendy said, softly startling Natsu and made him look at her with wide eyes. "We'll be here for you…" she finished, smiling, which made Natsu to smile a bit.
"Arigato, Wendy, Nii-san… minna." He said, Zeref smiled and put his arm around his brother back and his other arm at Wendy's arm before leading them away from the balcony.
"I'm trusting you to do something about the blood Invel." He said, the said mage nodded and they watch as Zeref leave the room. The moment the door closed they began to clean everything in the balcony and let their emperor do his thing.
(With the Dragneel's siblings)
Zeref lead his siblings away from Natsu room, heading to a destination that will surely change Natsu's life… probably. Natsu look at his brother, before looking at his arms, wincing slightly upon seeing his blood on both arms. He didn't notice it at the beginning he started to scratch, they feel numb. He's left arm was scratch from elbow to wrist while his other arm was injured just above the bandages.
"Natsu…" Zeref called, said mage slowly look up and notice they were standing in a room that was filled with magic circles, at the wall, ceiling, windows and the floor. He look around and saw Wendy and the Exceeds standing outside the huge magic circle that nearly occupied the floor, while him and he's brother where standing at the middle of it.
"Nii-san?" he asks, Zeref gestured in front of them and there he saw a metal bed. Natsu's flinched remembering the bed at the dark guild who abducted him.
"Natsu… trust me on this…" he said, the pink haired mage inhaled before nodding and lied down, flinching and trembling.
"Nii-san…" he sobbed, Zeref flinched before closing his eyes and then open his mouth and began to chant words that Natsu, Wendy and the other's couldn't understand, and before they knew it a bright light surrounds Natsu. Said mage was about to sit up only to found out that he couldn't move, not even an inch. Natsu was about to panic any moment and then remembered what his brother said to him. He inhaled and began to relax, while Zeref open his eyes and watch his brother carefully. Wendy and the others look at each other worriedly before looking back at the Dragneel brothers. Minutes pass when Natsu suddenly began to tense, Zeref took a step forward and before they knew Natsu began to pant and moaned in pain.
"Zeref-nii-san…?" Wendy asks, worriedly. Said brother glance at them and smiled.
"Don't worry Wendy… this is a part of the changing." He then look at Natsu, who look back at him, tears are gathering to form in his eyes, he's mouth open to either pant or moan and then he finally screamed. Zeref inhaled deeply before and a knife began to form in his hand. Before the former fairy tail mages knew it, Zeref stab Natsu at the chest.
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(The next day)
Zeref inhaled deeply before releasing a huge sigh and looks around him. It 8 in the morning, everyone is awake, waiting to eat their breakfast. Well, their breakfast is already serve, the only thing that made them wait is the lack of presence by the one and only salamander. Last night was a tiring one for him, Wendy and the Exceeds, a very tiring one.
"Now I know why the others are sometimes hesitate to fight Natsu-nii…" Wendy sighed, Zeref smiled at her.
"You're talking about your former guild?" he asks, they nodded.
"Excluding Gray, Erza, Laxus, Gildarts and Master, nearly all of them fear nii-san… less trouble though." Happy said, Wendy and Lily nodded.
"Heh~ did they really feared the prince? He must be pretty strong!" Ajeel commented thinking about fighting the said prince.
"Maybe we should change the gender pronunciation." A soft, gentle and slight familiar voice suddenly commented. They all look at the door behind their emperor's chair and jaw dropped… well… some did jaw drop like Brandish and Dimaria, the rest were blushing and nosebleeding.
"Nii-san… you have perverted geezers here." The newcomer said, Zeref turned and look at the table and saw nearly half of the men were losing blood. He growled, and glance at the figure, who is now standing beside him. Slightly tan skin, a soft and silky waist length pink hair, knee high black boots, tight black skirt starting from the waist stopping mid-thigh and a sleeveless black crop covering the chest area and ending just above the belly button. A bandage covered the right arm while at the left was a wrist band, a scaled scarf around the neck. Zeref look up and look at the dull yet soft olive eyes that are nearly covered by the V-formed hair bangs.
"Aren't those clothes a bit revealing…. Natsu?" Zeref smiled, Natsu giggles while Wendy and the Exceeds chuckled.
"Mah… it's the only clothes I can find around my room." Natsu said.
"C…C-cup!" Ajeel declared and then jumps from his chair and headed towards Natsu. Zeref immediately stands up in front of his sibling and covers Ajeel face.
"We're going to tailored you some clothes." Zeref said, glaring at Ajeel. Makarov who was with them during that time suddenly stood up and slam his hands down at the table.
"What have you done to Natsu, ZEEREF?!" he bellowed, Zeref glance at him, while Natsu look at him.
"He turned me into a girl…" Natsu smirked.
Flashback'
(Last night)
Zeref stab Natsu at the chest, but only manage to push the knife two inches deep. He then look at Wendy and the others.
"Wendy! I need your help! Hurry!" he shouted, Wendy snapped out from her stance and went towards her siblings together with the exceeds, while Natsu was frozen at the table.
"Grab his hands and legs…" Zeref said, they look at each other before doing what their older sibling told them to do. Zeref inhaled deeply before and once again began to chant however as he chanted he let go of the knife which immediately followed by a shadow bursting out and began to surrounds Natsu's body. Wendy and the others let Natsu go and watch as it slowly spread at his body and then covered Natsu tightly, the knife sticking out.
"Zeref…?" Carla called softly, the dark mage look at them before smiling.
"Don't worry… this is how Natsu will turn into a woman…" he then glance at his brother while the rest of his siblings stands beside him. "That shadow is like a cocoon for Natsu, the moment I use that knife to cut it open Natsu will be a woman…"
"Then… Natsu's will be a woman forever?" Lily asks. Zeref shake his head.
"This magic is used in the past to heal people who were raped. It will disappear when they found the one they love and that person doesn't care about their past."
"In other words Natsu will be like that for a few years?" Carla asks, the dark mage nodded.
"That's right. He, I mean she will also had the monthly period… her male organ (A/N: this is soooo awkward to type) will disappear but it will return if she wants to be a male again."
"Then everything about Natsu is a woman?" Wendy asks, Zeref nodded. After a while they began to talk about teaching Natsu on how to act like a proper lady when the black cocoon suddenly shook. Zeref look at it before walking towards it and reached for the knife and yanks it out, taking the cocoon with it. Said cocoon went back inside the knife, Zeref watch these happening with sharp eyes before looking at his brother only to blush.
"Hentai…" Natsu stated, smiling while his… her hair covered her chest.
"Wow…" Wendy said, walking towards her sister and touched the hair. "So soft… I thought it would be a bit spiky not straight…"
"I was hoping it would be curled." Natsu added smiling. Zeref cleared his throat and give his sister his cloak. Said sister grabs it and covers her body with it and looks at the body length mirror in front of her and smiled.
"Don't smiled if your covered in the darkness… I don't quite like it." Zeref stated, she glance at her before nodding and patted Wendy's head.
"Can we go to my room?" she asks, they all nodded. And while walking Natsu listened to them on how to act like a proper lady
End of Flash Back
They all look at the dragneel siblings mouth gaping. Natsu sighed and seats down at the chair she sat on yesterday. Zeref nodded and they all began to eat, the others following after a while. Just as they finish eating Invel look at their emperor.
"Should we make an announcement about this?" he asks, Zeref nodded.
"Gather the people before lunch… my siblings and I need to do something… Makarov-san we will talk after the declaration." With that said, the Dragneels all stands up and left with full of gracefulness.
(An hour before lunch)
People were whispering. Standing in front of the stage that was assembles hours ago in front of the castle gates. Just then Zeref appeared, using his magic.
'Show off.' The 12 Spriggan thought.
"Everyone!" he declared, gathering everyone's attention. "Yesterday you saw me arriving with five people. You might be wondering who those people are… then let me tell you who they are…"
"…."
"They are my adopted siblings! They will live here like royalty, treat them with respect just as how you treat me… I promise they will do you no harm." He smiled and then the people.
"More leader to lead us!"
"We'll be stronger than before!" Zeref smiled before opening his mouth.
"Then let me introduce you… Prince Lily Dragneel!" he declared, Lily under Zeref's illusion appeared as a young boy with grayish skin, black spiky hair and a scar on the face. the people were quiet and intimidated by Lily's aura before they clapped.
"Happy Dragneel!" Happy then landed beside Lily with a bang, jumping from the roof of one of the houses, just like Lily he's also under an illusion with a blue spiky haired boy with the same height as Lily.
"Carla Dragneel!" said exceed appeared in her human form. People clapped at them they smiled.
"These three are exceeds who manage to learn our magic! Treat them with respect!" Zeref declared. People roared and shouted, creating a huge commotion. The emperor lifted his hand and they all went quite.
"First Generation of Dragon slayers…" he said, the people gasp. "That's right the other two are Dragon slayers!"
"Welcome the Sky Dragon Slayer Wendy Dragneel!" he declared and then wind began to gather at the center of the stage before Wendy appeared. They shouted, some men looking at her with hearts in their eyes.
"KAWAI!"
Zeref chuckled, Wendy blushed, before going to where the exceeds are. Zeref cleared his throat and look at his people.
"The next one is my real sibling… my long lost sibling…"
"The emperor had a sibling?!" the people declared Zeref smirked.
"Ah…" he look behind him and smiled as a shadow figure appeared behind the curtains.
"Welcome… the daughter of the fire dragon king… the fire dragon princess… Etherias Dragneel!" and then Natsu aka Etherias appeared smirking at them, walking gracefully wearing the same clothes she wore earlier.
"Hello… my subjects…" she stated. And the people knew, she had them wrap around her little finger.
TBC
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