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!
A/N: I'll using Natsu and Etherias to call our favorite salamander
(Previously on Blood Revelation)
She yelped as she slide down, though she wasn't far from the entrance, she didn't expect an acidic water to be inside of the place where she is, which made her scream in pain as her injured leg, her right leg hits the water and seems to reopened the wound.
"GAAAH!" She bit her lip to stop from screaming and summoned her father's sword before stabbing the ground above her and use it as a leverage to lift her up and away from the water. She panted as soon as her leg was out and look at the ceiling trying her best to never cry when she saw a movement from above her. She gulped when she saw that it was another monster, she tried her best to relax when something glowed from the corner of her eye. Which made her look at it and gasped when she saw the orb. Not one orb, but two orbs, she immediately turn her attention back to the monster when she heard it move and shut her mouth when the monster was in front of her. This monster seems to be a spider having the eight legs a spider had, it doesn't seems to have some eyes, and ear. But her mouth was big enough for her head to fit in, teeth were sharp as newly made knives, and long tongue. Natsu stared at the monster when it suddenly brought its tongue to her cheek and lick it, before retrieving the tongue back. Suddenly the monster drooled, before roaring which made Natsu to flinch and gasped, immediately moving to the right, just in time to avoid having her head bitten when the monster lunged towards her, using her uninjured leg, she kick the monster at the gut and watched as it fell down to water and immediately crawled away from her spot as it screech, grabbing her sword on the way. Natsu heard the monster move from the water and jump, which made her immediately turn to her back and pointed her sword up, while turning her head to the right when it was about to land towards her. The monster screech in pain before it died and Natsu kick it at the gut once again to remove it from her sword and pants heavily.
"This is all for nii." She mumbled to herself before standing up and headed to where the orbs are, displayed across the room, on the top of two stalagmite floating inches above it. Though, she had to step at the acidic water just to reach it, and though she is doing this for her brother… it still hurts. So exhaling a shuddering breath, Natsu bravely step into the water, ignoring the pain and headed towards the orb. When they were in her hands she began to head back to wear she came from while the orb shrunk and headed towards her bracelet. Though her legs were still in pain, Natsu knew that she need to save her phoenix and get the final piece for her brother's curse.
Crystals.
Thus, she continued her journey heading towards the top part of the mountain. Natsu didn't know for how long she was walking but the moment she reached the top, she immediately hide away from the entrance of the cave upon seeing the guardian fuming as her phoenix bristled in anger. Natsu look around the cave, and realize that filled with crystals. The crystals she needed for her brother. However, she knew that she can't get the crystals without permission from the guardian. She then look at her phoenix and saw that his flames were growing, and cage at a crystal cage.
"I told you my mistress is different from the humans you saw! She's like Nagisa!" Aoi shouted, the guardian roared, releasing few lightning bolts which were reflected by the crystals and out from the cave.
"We've been fighting about this for hours, Koro-sensei! I will not acknowledge anyone other than Nagisa!"
"Natsu is Nagisa's child!"
"I need proof of that other than you!"
"Do you still love her?!" Aoi shouted, which silence the guardian. "You love Nagisa just as Solaris loves her! But you can't confess to her! You couldn't even confess to her like Solaris did even though it was in a middle of the battle! Why can't you accept that Ea Tross!?"
"Shut up!" The guardian roared, this time releasing his bolt towards Aoi who froze when suddenly.
"ARROW!" Something blue passed by, and then the bolt was gone. The two of them snapped their heads towards the entrance and saw Natsu standing there, panting with her bow raise.
"Natsu!" Aoi shouted in relief before blinking when he felt the weakness of his mistress.
"You…" The guardian growled and went towards to attack her, when Natsu lifted her bracelet.
"Thunder!" She shouted and the thunder orb grew and went towards her hand which she then use to fire at the guardian who dodge to side while she ran towards her pet. The guardian remain at the side, shock that someone, other than the person he loves dearly manage to control the orb and manage to acquire it.
"Aoi…" Natsu sighed in relief and lifter her sword, slashing the crystals and freed him. The bird immediately went towards her, hugging each other before letting go and turn to look at the guardian. When the attention was on him, Ea growled planning to attack them, when he realize that the pink haired princess started to cry and mumbled some apologies. He watched painfully as the tears fell down to the bracelet where every orb glowed and so is he. When everything shine so bright Natsu fainted.
"I won't forgive you!"
"Karma stop! Minutes had pass since it happen!"
"Whoa…. Not only is Karma protective of you but also at your daughter? This is like a forbidden love."
"Aloha! You're not helping!"
"That's why I confessed to Nagisa. If I bottle my feelings up things won't do good."
"Solaris!"
"Stop trying to stop me you perverted bird! Let me kill that guardian for pushing my baby boy to that crack!"
"Wait? Baby boy?"
"Natsu is originally a boy, Regilos. Her older brother Zeref just change her."
"Nagisa! Help me with your husband damnit!"
"HOW ABOUT ALL OF YOU SHUT UP AT ONCE! I'M TRYING TO REST!" Natsu shouted, sitting up in anger which silence everyone before she moaned and groan in pain, which worried her parents and pet.
"Natsu!" Immediately they run towards her and saw that she was reaching towards her leg, which was bleeding again. All of them gasped as she remove her shoes and saw the acid burn scar, she then lifted her shirt which revealed another wound, she acquired earlier when the guardian release some lightning bolts due to anger. By the end of it, Natsu was ready to fell down and sleep, when she felt an embrace of her mother and the hand of her father patting her head. She hummed happily and then she fell asleep. Nagisa look at her husband, smiling proudly as well as her husband.
"She did it." She whispered, before Karma sat down and leaned at the head board, followed by Nagisa leaning in his chest and Natsu at hers. Aoi followed resting above the wound Natsu acquired slowly healing it.
"Now… the only missing is Zeref." Karma whispered to which Nagisa nodded.
"Soon, Karma… soon." And the dragneels were asleep. All of the guardians surrounded them their back facing the dragneels.
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")
(Bloody 15: Reunited)
(An Hour Later)
"GET BACK HERE YOU BASTARD!"
"Karma! No!
"Brat stop that! Or else your child will scream at you again!"
"HA! You can't hurt me you damn ghost!"
"WHAT DID YOU SAY!?"
"Ea! Stop taunting him!"
Natsu groan in irritation before opening her eyes and look around and realize that they were still in the crystal cave, in fact she was laying down at a crystal bed, with her cloak as a blanket. She then look to the side and saw two unfamiliar person standing at the side of her bed, while the guardians she met were standing next to the wall or opening of the cave, looking amused. The princess then look back at the unknown people when she realize that they seems to be… a bit see through… as if they were ghost. Natsu look at them intensely and saw that one of them had a long pink hair like her which made her eyes widen.
"O-oka…san…" she whispered, her throat sore, though it seems that her mother heard her, because said mother immediately turn to look at her with wide eyes.
"Natsu!" Nagisa shouted worriedly, before running or more like floating towards Natsu, who struggled to sit up. Karma, who heard his lovely wife shout, stop growling and turn to look at the bed and saw Natsu trying to sit up. He then saw how his wife, materialize her hand and help their child to sit up.
"You okay, Na-chan?" Nagisa asked softly, after helping their child to sit up. Said child nodded and look at her parents, who look back at her with sadness and love in their eyes.
"You're… alive…" She stated, Nagisa shake her head.
"Unfortunately my child no." Karma stated, putting his hand on Nagisa's shoulder. "As much as your mom and I wanted to be alive and be with you and your brother, we're nothing but mere ghosts."
"Then why…?"
"Your blood brought as here Natsu." Karma answered. "When I saw your future, your mother and I were worried. We don't know if the future will change, nor can we avoid. And my visions are always missing the most important details, thus us being worry about you doubled. So before your mother and I died, we had a spell put at that portrait back at Nagisa's old home, where our souls will be summon once your blood touch the needle. But we'll be only be here until our family is complete again, after that… your mom and I will be together with Igneel."
"I-igneel?"
"Yes Na-chan…" Nagisa then patted Natsu's head, which made her close her eyes. "Igneel will be with your father and I, and the three of us will be watching over you and Zeref." Natsu smiled at that and sighed as she leaned back to the crystal head board, which made her parents worry, though they knew that she was merely tired due to her fall to at that crack and the wounds she acquired on her way here.
"Natsu…" Karma started, which caught his daughter attention.
"Hai?"
"Why are you doing this?" He suddenly asked, which sort of shock her.
"Eh?"
"Why are you doing this?" He emphasized, gesturing around him, as Nagisa step back and let him do the talking… and the test that would determine their child's faith. At Natsu confused expression he then added.
"Why are you doing this for your brother?" The older man sat down and look at the eyes that look exactly alike his beloved. "You can just ignore him you know, you can abandon all of this, and you have no responsibility… He's curse is not yours… it his and he should be the one to—" As Karma continued speaking, Natsu finally understood what he mean. She had a choice to abandon his brother and live her own life, but instead she choose to free him from his curse. But when her father was about to finished his sentence, she decided to cut him.
"Stop." She stated, Karma heard her but he still continued.
"You don't have to suffer because of his own mis—"
"I said stop!" She shouted, which shut Karma's mouth and for their eyes to widen, excluding Nagisa and Aoi, who both shared a knowing look and smiles.
"I know! I know that Nii-san curse is not my responsibility! I know that I had another choice other than freeing my brother from his curse… but…" Natsu then sobbed. "But he…*sobs* he was curse because he loves me *sobs* he ignored the taboo… all because he wanted to be with me… and when…. When he finally did revive me… even though he turned me into some sort of demon… he and I had to be separated because… because of this plan to defeat the acnologia… he suffered a lot because I'm not beside him…"
"Why do you keep saying he loves you?" Karma asked softly.
"He loves you guys as well… but when you and mom died, I was with him all the time and he had to watch me suffer due to having a weak body… *sobs* and because of that his love for me grew."
"Are you doing this because you felt guilty?" Karma asked as he watch his wife sighed in relief.
"No… I'm doing this because I love him as well… Zeref… is my family and my brother… my world and light, just how I am his world and light. I'm doing this…" Natsu then look at her father with tears in her eyes, but when Karma looked clearly at his daughter's eyes it had the determination he and his lover had, the determination that lead them to be a family.
"For the both of us, I want he's life to be normal and also I'm doing this for me and my siblings… to be happy." Right after that everyone was silent, watching what is Nagisa or Karma's next step. The guardians glance at Nagisa and noticed that she's the only person who looks so relax that they made them think that she may already had decide.
"Why are you asking me this?" Natsu suddenly asked, which made Karma to rub the back of his head and glance at Nagisa, who had her eyes closed while humming, and sighed before looking back at his child.
"Actually… I was told by your mother to test you."
"Test me? For what?"
"To see whether you are worthy or not." Nagisa then answered before walking towards Natsu, who watched intensely, Nagisa then kneeled down in front of her and smiled at her.
"Natsu… when I was still alive… I'm not only a princess and leader of the Fire Blue Phoenix clan nor am I only a friend of the guardians…" Nagisa looks at Karma, who look back at her nodding for her to continue. "I'm also… the Guardians of the orbs and the guardians." Natsu look at her shocked before opening her mouth and shouted.
"WHAT?!"
"Your mom had the most important role unknown to human kind Natsu." Karma stated and gestured at the guardians. "Nagisa Shiota Dragneel, guardians of all the elementals and seasons guardians. Nagisa Shiota Dragneel, guardians of the elementals and seasons orbs. Nagisa Shiota Dragneel, guardian of the crystal orb. Nagisa Shiota Dragneel princess and leader of the Fire Blue Phoenix clan." He then look at Natsu, who was gaping at him.
"That's four titles and all are important roles, which will be passed unto you…" Her father finished, which made Natsu to look at Nagisa then to Karma and back again.
"But why do you have those titles?" She asked, processing everything slowly.
"The guardians maybe strong Natsu… but the Fire Blue Phoenix clan is stronger, especially when our clan is trained by dragons." Nagisa stated only then did everything clicked.
"EEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH?!" Everyone winced at the loud scream their pink haired heir emits out.
"I'm the heir of the four titles?! But I thought I'm merely the heir of the Fire Blue phoenix clan!" She shouted, which made everyone to smile and chuckled, although everyone seems to be happy at her reaction, it was only Aoi, Nagisa and Karma, who noticed the dullness of her eyes, which seems to have a spark once in a while before it disappear.
"It's only natural that you're the heir of the other titles Natsu." Aoi commented which made her groan and muttered.
"Great not only am I Etherias Dragneel the supposedly master of the Tartaros,
Heir and princess of the Albareth Empire,
Younger sister or brother of Zeref Dragneel and older sister/brother of Wendy, Carla, Lily and Happy Dragneel,
Former fairy tail mage,
The E.N.D,
Prince or Princess of the Fire Dragons,
But I'm also the heir of the Fire Blue Phoenix clan,
Heir to the title of guardians of all the elementals and seasons guardians,
And heir to the title of guardians of the elementals, crystal and seasons orbs." Natsu groaned while they all watched her with wide eyes.
"Can't believe I'm the bearer of all of those titles and I'm merely 18! (A/N: I forgot how old Natsu is so I'm putting 18 on his/her age) 18 I tell you." She complained, while the guardians look at Nagisa and Karma, who looks at Aoi, who shrugs.
"What?" Aoi commented, before they look at Natsu who was muttering to herself.
"Um… Nat-chan…" Nagisa started, Natsu hummed. "Those titles of you mentioned… was that all Zeref's doing?"
"Being the heir of Albareth?" Natsu asked, as she sighed. Karma nodded and added.
"That and the princess and older sister? We're not really shock that you're the princess of the flame dragons. I'll blame Igneel for that."
"Oh that…" Natsu started before standing and stretched. "Well, Oni-san is the emperor of an empire and technically that would make me the princess… as for the heir… well…" At that Natsu seems to be lost in thought before looking and smiled at them. "Nii-san thought… I'm the best candidate as the heir due to the fact that… I'm his blood sibling and I'm nearly powerful as him… as for being the older sister … well, few of my friends followed me and nii-san… they're the siblings that followed after me, believing when my former family, fairy tail, didn't." Nagisa and Karma looked at each other and smile.
"Natsu…" Nagisa called out, which made her look up and show the arms of her mother raised up and open, waiting for her to jump into her mother's arms. Which she did without any hesitation.
"We're so proud of you." Nagisa mumbled, nuzzling at Natsu's hair while Karma smiled and wrap his arms around them. After a while they separated and look at the guardians, who smiled at them.
"Is the verdict ready?" The Patriarch of the family which made Natsu to blink and look at them with confusion.
"We had the verdict." Aloha stated, before looking at Ea Tross, who sighed and said.
"Can Natsu Dra—" before the thunder guardian could finish Natsu cut in.
"Actually Its Etherias Natsu Dragneel or plainly Etherias Dragneel." Everyone then look at her in confusion, asking for an explanation. "Nii-san change my name so that I could move on from my past." She explained which made them nod.
"Okay then, can Etherias Dragneel step forward." Ea Tross stated as the guardians stands at his side by group. The Seasonal Guardians on his left, while the Elemental guardians on his right, together with the dark and light guardians. Natsu look at his parents, who smiled at her before she smiled back and headed towards the guardians, stopping two feet away from them.
"I, Ea Tross, leader of the guardians will now announce your verdict." He stated, Natsu inhaled and watch as the orbs from her bracelet lights up before heading towards their respective guardians, who reach their hand out. Ea look at his companions, who nodded at him, inhaling deeply, the thunder guardian said.
"From the seasonal guardians, do you accept Etherias Dragneel to be your Guardian for you and your orb?" He ask, the said guardians inhaled and together as one, they said.
"We accept!" Then the orbs went towards Natsu, floating above her, spinning around in circles.
"From the Elemental Guardian, together with the light and dark elements, do you accept Etherias Dragneel to be your Guardian for you and your orb?" The others orbs then followed the first orbs.
"We accept!" Nagisa then step forward standing behind Natsu before saying.
"Do guardian of the thunder orb accept Etherias Dragneel to be your Guardian for you and your orb?"
"I accept!" And when the thunder orb joined the circles of the orbs created, they began to spin faster and brighter as they go.
"I, guardian of the crystal orb, guardian of the all the guardians and leader of the Fire Blue Phoenix Clan accept Etherias Dragneel to be my heir!" And then the crystal orb joined the other orbs, making the guardians, including Natsu's mother to, glow as the orb grew brighter and brighter.
"We, Guardians, confirmed that Etherias Dragneel is worthy for the titles her predecessor, Nagisa Shiota Dragneel, bears and shall assist her in time of need!"
Just then the light that came from the orb went down and surrounds Natsu, trapping her.
"Ut et titulos conlatum hac puella! Etherias Dragneel!" [May the titles bestow upon this girl! Etherias Dragneel!]
Karma and Aoi close their eyes, even when they heard Natsu gasped, before everything was covered in brightness. After a while the light disappeared while the orbs, head down and unto the bracelet that Natsu wore. Nagisa smiled, before looking at his husband and former pet and saw them looking at their daughter in awe. She chuckled before looking at the guardians, who was also looking at her child in astonishment, which made her chuckled again before looking at Natsu.
At first she looks at Natsu's feet, which instead of wearing her clothes and shoes she wore while traveling, she's now wearing red doll shoes, before looking up and smile when she was wearing her clan leader gown, which is a blue medieval gothic dress that had a knee-high long sleeves, said sleeves are wide at the end before slowly tightening until reaching the elbows were they are fit and stopping just above the height of her armpit. The dress was ankle long, the top of the dress was fitting her figure, a corset was covering her chest, though it didn't even went near her collarbone, and the corset was armpit level and ends at her waist were the long skirt is ballooned, it was a beautiful dress that Karma gave to her, and now she's passing it to her daughter. Natsu's hair was styled into a braided bun with few blue feathers on it and a pearl like crown. The orbs went back to the bracelet, as well as the weapons of her parents. The only thing that remained, was her scarf which is wrapped around her neck.
"Natsu you look so stunning…" Nagisa gasped out, as Natsu open her eyes revealing blue irises before going back to olive. Nagisa smiled upon seeing this slight difference before looking at her husband, who smiled at her.
'She's the one.' They both thought before looking at Natsu who kept on spinning around.
"So beautiful!" Natsu exclaimed before stopping and folded her hands together below her waist. The guardians giggled at her antics before bowing.
"We'll be at you service, Lady Etherias." Natsu beamed at them after they said that before looking at her parents who smiled at her.
"Shall we go to your brother?" Nagisa stated reaching her hand out, which made Natsu to smiled brightly and grab it.
"Hai!" The guardians smiled and watch as the Dragneel, together with Aoi, left while they stayed behind to catch up with each other, they were silent for a few seconds until.
"Karma stole some of the crystals without my permission didn't he?" Ea Tross suddenly asked, while the others merely smiled.
"Damn you! You ghost!"
Karma chuckled upon hearing Ea's shout while Nagisa shakes her head at her husband's antics.
"Karma…." She sighed while Natsu look at them in confusion before looking up and smiled.
'Nii…. I'm coming home!'
(Three days later Albareth Empire)
Zeref sighed as he look outside the window, it's been nearly a month since his sister had left, actually he didn't know how many days since Natsu left, maybe he was to worried to know how many days had passed since his sister left them. Besides that he also had no ways of communication to her and more importantly he's not sure if she will be okay during the night. Despite saying that changing Natsu into a girl would help her heal from her past… from being raped… it all depends on the person or scenario that would seems familiar to them. He knew Natsu is now afraid of the dark, he always saw his sister lighting her room with her flame, How come nothing got burn, is a mystery to him.
"Zeref-nii-sama?" Wendy called out, which made him turn and look at them. For the passing days, Wendy and their three other siblings have learned so much, and they seems to be more mature. And the other two exceeds now manage to stay in their human form for as long as a week, while Carla manage to two weeks or longer, due to knowing how it worked. Even though they look mature, it was only slight, unnoticeable unless you really look at them clearly. Wendy had started to go to puberty, though for the exceeds nothing change much due to having a child-like appearance, the lessons they learned were slowly developing them a year older from their own age.
"What is it?" Zeref asked, as he took in the clothes his younger sibling wore. Wendy's style of clothing changed into a gown, with the skirt 4 inches below the knees, covered with frills and the top was a frilled button up blouse with its sleeves puff out and blue ribbon around her neck. Her hair was laid down and curled at the very bottom, with a small tiara on her head.
"You've missed lunch again." She stated, as she laid her hands on her skirt, just below her waist.
"Did I?" He asked, Wendy nodded, and this of course made him sigh. "Sorry… but not like it matters." He stated before turning around and look at her.
"I'm immortal Wendy. It doesn't matter whether I ate or not because I will still live." Wendy sighed at his statement before heading towards him and grab his hand.
"Wendy?" He asked in confusion.
"You need to get out sometimes. It's not good to be stuck inside the palace." She said, and then they were out at the place where he and Makarov talk a month ago. There he saw his other siblings talking to each other, sitting at a picnic blanket with fruits between them.
"Zeref-nii-sama!" Happy shouted, upon seeing them, which made Zeref to smile a little.
"We decided to have a picnic today. All of the Spriggans are currently busy with their works." Wendy stated before guiding Zeref to the picnic blanket and sat down, with him following her actions. After that everyone began to eat some fruit or drink tea and enjoyed each other's presence. Though the longer they continue their picnic, Zeref slowly became quite.
"Nii-sama?" Carla asked, which made Zeref to blink and look at them.
"Are you okay?" Happy asked, which made Zeref to blink again before looking at his tea and nodded slowly.
"I guess so…"
"You're worried about Natsu-nee-san aren't you?" Lily asked which made them look at him, before looking down at the picnic blanket upon seeing his sad smile. Then they were silent for that moment, at that moment, Zeref finally knew he wasn't the only one worried for his blood sibling, all of them are, the younger siblings just knew on how to hide it better.
"Natsu-nee-san…" Happy started, which made them look at him. "Natsu-nee-san will come home… he… she always will… Natsu-nee-san… is our nee-san who always keeps their promise!" He declared, which made them smile at him. They look at each other with happy smiles, until someone spoke and startled them.
"Of course I keep my promise. What kind of sibling am I if I can't even keep my promise to you guys?"
They immediately turn around, looking behind Zeref's back which was facing the railings of the balcony the whole time and saw the person they've been waiting for…. Natsu…
"Natsu…?" Zeref breathes out, before slowly standing up and watch as Natsu gracefully jump down from her spot and look at them, at him, smiling brightly. The smile he always wanted to see, even when her eyes are dull, he knew she was happy to see him.
"I'm home… Zeref-nii." Natsu stated, and then everything began to work again. Zeref bit his lip before rushing towards Natsu with his arms wide open and spin her around as he embrace and enjoyed her little giggling noise. He let her down, grabbing her cheek and checking her body to see any signs of injury or scar, he ignored the clothes his sister is wearing at the moment. The only thing he care about is to make sure she's okay, safe and unscathed. Letting go of Natsu's cheek he step back and watch on the side line as the rest of their sibling rush forward and hugs their older sister.
"I though you would be cold to her?" Someone asks, Zeref without looking at the speaker, spoke.
"I couldn't be cold to her, not when I knew she needed to be love, beside my curse is… quite for the moment."
"But what if she was with her former family, will you be cold to her?"
"Maybe… but deep inside me, I will care for her."
"Ah~~ the love of the siblings are really amazing~ Natsu even told us she doesn't care if you used her." Zeref exhaled and then look to his right where the speaker is at.
"Natsu is a kind hearted person. It doesn't matter whether their good or bad… she just... care…" Zeref trailed off, finally seeing the speaker. His eyes widen, seeing familiar faces that resembles him and Natsu too much. His mouth slowly opened as he finally registered what he was seeing.
"Ka…ka…ka…" He stuttered and then the speaker smiled and spoke.
"Cat got your tongue… little brat?"
"Tou-san! Kaa-san!" Zeref shouted, which made his parents to laugh and his siblings look at them.
"How…?" Zeref trailed off upon seeing a familiar bird, which made him narrow his eyes.
"Koro-sensei…" Zeref growled, finally understand why he felt something bad when his sister was away. She was travelling with a pervert.
"It's Aoi, brat. Your sister is my new master now." Aoi said, which made Zeref to blink and look at Natsu who smiled at him, before he look at their parents. Natsu upon seeing the confusion look on her older sibling's appearance answered the question.
"Mom and Dad are still dead Nii-san. I 'accidentally' activated a magic they created with my blood and made their souls come here." She stated, which made Zeref to look at her and blink finally realizing that what she wore wasn't the one she brought with her in her travels.
"What happen to your clothes…?" He trailed off and watched as Natsu gracefully spin and look at him smiling.
"I'm mom successor nii-san…" She stated and watch as Zeref began to look back and forth between her and their parents.
"I…." At that trailed off statement, Natsu smiled and walk towards him before hugging her brother.
"It's okay nii-san, everything is okay now." She stated while rubbing her brother's back. Nagisa smiled at the action before materializing and walk towards them and hugs them both, followed by Karma, who looks at Wendy and the others, gesturing for them to go near them. Wendy and the exceeds complied slowly, once they were near, Natsu and Karma grab them, bringing them to their family group hug.
"Finally complete eh?" Karma started only to be shushed at by his wife, which made him pout before enjoying the feeling of having a complete family.
"Now this…" Natsu stated. "Is my family."
(Three hours later)
Zeref look at his mother and father before looking at his siblings who are smiling at him. Right after Zeref absorbed the comfort a family hug had, he immediately demanded an explanation on what happen during Natsu's journey. Agreeing on telling him, they went to his studies and told him everything…. Well… not really everything… Karma and Nagisa pretty much avoided telling Zeref about Natsu falling down a cliff and had her feet burn with acid. It helps that her wounds already healed, but a certain pink dragon keeps on fidgeting, not wanting to lie or keep secrets from her brother. Which of course didn't go unnoticed by Zeref.
"You're hiding something." The emperor stated, and narrowed his eyes when their parents visibly flinch, as well as Aoi, while Natsu look at their parents with knowing look. Karma then sighed, knowing that they were busted and well… it can't really help because Zeref seems to have an antenna called 'Natsu's troubled or is afraid of something and I need to know what it is'.
"Well…. Actually…" Karma started before telling Zeref the missing details. As Karma continued to explain, Nagisa noticed that Zeref's dark aura seems to grow and until it was nearly touching Natsu, which is a bit lucky because Karma finally finished telling him.
"You… let her go to that place?" Zeref asks slowly, while Karma nodded and acts like Zeref's aura didn't bother him at all.
"DAD!" Zeref roared, startling his siblings as he began to curse Karma (not their mother, Nagisa is too sweet for Zeref to curse her.) with every language he knew. Karma yawned as if this didn't bother him, while Nagisa explained to the confused siblings how Zeref hates Karma every time Natsu got hurt due to their own father. Natsu watched this while Karma taunt Zeref, who of course gets riled up on every taunt. She smiled before chuckling and then laughing, which of course made them look at her and then they laughed. It wasn't long when suddenly Nagisa began to fade as well as Karma, Natsu stop and look at them, smiling sadly.
"Time to go, I see." She stated while their parents nodded before floating towards Lily, Happy, Carla and Wendy, kissing their foreheads before heading towards their blood children and hugs them kissing their cheeks.
"We're proud of you." Both of them stated, before turning to look at their youngest children, who had a dumbfounded expression on their face.
"Take care of each other."
"Natsu… everything will come naturally." Nagisa stated, looking at their daughter, who smiled.
"HAI!" and then they were gone. Zeref sighed before looking at his siblings who was looking back at him.
"Nii-san." Natsu started, which made them look at her.
"Let's begin undoing your curse." She said, which made their eyes to widen before Zeref smiled and nodded. They all stood up and went to the room where Zeref had Natsu to change gender. Aoi, who was perched at Natsu's shoulder the whole time, look back before looking at Natsu and asked.
"What are you going to do with the portrait?" Natsu and Zeref hummed before glancing over their shoulders, while the younger siblings are walking in front of them.
"I will know where to put it once I'm free of my curse." Zeref stated, looking at the portrait. The portrait is very important to them. It was created using Zeref's magic but it was the remarkable thing for them. The scenery was peaceful, blue sky and white clouds, flower petals floating around and their old house as their background. There were eight figures painted there, the Dragneel family –including Aoi- Nagisa and Karma were standing behind a chair, Nagisa at right and Karma at the left. The future seer had an arm wrap around his wife's waist, making them stand close to each other, their eyes held happiness and love as they look down, looking at the chair. Sitting at the chair was Natsu, who had her hair down, sitting gracefully with her right hand on her lap, while on her shoulder was her parent hand, one hand on each shoulder. For the first time Zeref saw his sister's eyes full of life, happiness and love. She was also smiling beautifully. Then on left her was Zeref, who kneeling on one knee, leaning at the arm of the chair as he hold Natsu's left hand with his right and let his cheek lean on it. He was also smiling so brightly like his blood sibling. On the floor was Wendy and the exceeds with their knees folded under them. Zeref's left hand was on Wendy's left shoulder, who was smiling brightly, her eyes is the same as their older siblings and younger siblings. All four of them was directly in front of Natsu and Zeref, their hands is in their lap, but even with the formal looking of each figure in the portrait you could detect the love, happiness and care the family held. And of course there's Aoi, who was perch across Zeref, matching everyone's mood.
'That's my family.' He thought before looking ahead and glance at his sister. 'Her eyes are back to being dull again. But I know that she could regain the eyes she had at the painting and that's what matters to me.' And for the first time in his whole life Zeref was… happy.
But even with that emotion, he knows for sure that his son, Larcade Dragneel, for he knew that the child bears negative emotion towards Natsu, jealousy towards Natsu. It was mere luck that the boy is away.
"Nii-sama?" Wendy's voice rang out which made him look up and saw the child smiling at him. "We're here." She finished and turn around and look at the room together with Zeref. Aoi is seen dropping or hanging the crystals Karma stole from Ea. Happy, Lily and Carla are standing at each corner of the room, following Natsu's instruction, Wendy then followed her sibling's actions. Natsu is standing beside the metal bed where she was change from a male to female.
"Oni… please lay down here." Natsu requested which was done by her brother. Natsu watched for any signs of anxiety or nervousness as her brother walk towards the bed. She smiled in relief when she found none before helping her brother to lay down and grab his hands, putting them at Zeref's side.
"Nervous?" She suddenly to which Zeref scoff.
"You and I both know that you checked me whether I'm nervous or not when I was walking here." Zeref stated which made Natsu to chuckle.
"Just believe us brat." Aoi stated perching at Natsu's shoulder. Natsu and Zeref inhaled and exhaled together before doing what they both wanted from the very beginning. Removing Zeref's curse. Natsu raise her hands infront her and above Zere'f chest, she inhaled one last time before stating.
"Fiht htij fokxj I jmear, ozec. Hte ayhion I jtall yoppihhex fill ze vkanhex."
(With this words I speak, obey. The action I shall committed will be granted.) Natsu inhaled deeply and then their father's sword appear in her hands, Zeref look at her carefully and then finally realize that he couldn't move. Natsu lick her lips as words she didn't know entered her mind as she position her sword above Zeref's chest while Aoi slowly grew until he was looming at Natsu and directly looking at Zeref.
"I yoppanx all ow hte okzj! All ow pc mofek! Vige ep hte jhkenvht ho keleaje htij pan wkom hty egil!"
(I command all of the orbs! All of my power! Give me the strength to release this man from thy evil!) and then she stabbed him by an inch, Natsu gritted her teeth as she saw the miasma of her brother's going out of Zeref's body. The four young dragneels watch as the orbs began to glow and their light headed towards Natsu's sword. The crystals from Ea then grew and were connected by the light they produced, making sure that none of the miasma escape the circle they were in. Natsu gritted her teeth while Aoi was struggling to stay still and Zeref seems to be gasping.
"Leh hte Yonhkaxiyhokc Yukje xijammeak! Leh hte maht ow a pokhal liwe ze omen anx hte ippokhalihc ho zevone! Anrtjekap VCARU!"
(Let the Contradictory Curse disappear! Let the path of a mortal life be open and the immortality to begone! Ankhseram GYAKU! (A/N: GYAKU is REVERSE)) And then off all the lights strike together as one, striking towards Natsu who deepen her sword and made Zeref as the miasma suddenly turn white and began to sparkle.
"Cou'ke jhkonv… I tome cou fon'h kevket wkeeing couk zkohtek wrop pc yukje."
(You're strong… I hope you won't regret freeing your brother from my curse.) Natsu's breath hitched as she heard that statement and she knew that the God of life and death was giving her brother a chance and that said God has been watching over her.
"I fon'h!)
(I wont't!) She declared with determination and slowly remove her sword from his brother's chest where his heart is and watch as blood began to flow out and the curse slowly left Zeref.
"Nii… daisuki…" Natsu stated as a tear fell down from her eyes. Zeref look at his blood sibling as she said and those and his eyes widen when she saw blue fire wings and her eyes blue. Wendy and the other gasps as well when they saw the wings. And then Aoi smiled as his own tear began to fell down from his eyes. His tear fell down from his face first and then followed by Natsu's own tear, making both tears to land at Zeref's wound together. Two tear drop fell from both of the phoenix when Zeref's wound closed and the blood stop. Natsu smiled happily while she returned back to her normal form. Without the two older dragneels noticing the crystals began to gather at the center of the circle and glow when Natsu started to smile gathering their attention and watch as the crystal gathered Zeref by extending a part of them and swallowed the black mage. Everyone watch this in awe as the orbs began to circle the said crystals. Natsu inhaled deeply before turning into a phoenix and stated
"Hte jeajonal okzj jcjpzolizej hte hipe. Wkom jmkinv fto jcjpzolizej hte zevinninv, ho juppek fto jcjpzolizej hte ylipad, ho wall fto jcjpzolizej hte neakinv enx anx ho finhek fto jcjpzolizej enx. Hte elepenhal okzj jcjpzolizej hte fac ow liwe. Wkop eakht fto mkoxuyej finx anx liwe, wkop fahek fto xeligekj anx yalpj, ho finx fto yakkiej egekchtinv, ho wike fto mkoheyhj anx xejhkoc. Hte okz ow livth anx xakr jcjpzolizej tupan liwe ycyle. Livth fto jcjpzolizej liwe anx xakr fto jcjpzolizej xeaht… hte htunxek okz fto jcjpzolizej jhkenvht anx xehekpinahion anx lajhlc… hte ykcjhal okz fto jcjpzolizej mkoheyhion, jeerinv, tealinv, anx leaxek ow all… fiht htij okzj anx mofek jukkounxinv cou… pac cou ze wkee wkop couk ippokhalihc aj cou kealibe tof ipmokhanh htinvj ake. LEH HTE LAJH LOYR OW COUK IPPOKHALIHC ZE UNWOLX!"
(The seasonal orbs symbolizes the time. From spring who symbolize the beginning, to summer who symbolizes the climax, to fall who symbolizes the nearing end and to winter who symbolizes end. The elemental orbs symbolizes the way of life. From earth who produces wind and life, from water delivers and calms, to wind who carries everything, to fire who protects and destroy. The orb of light and dark symbolizes human life cycle. Light who symbolizes life and dark who symbolize death… The thunder orb who symbolizes strength and determination and lastly… the crystal orb who symbolizes protection, seeking, healing and leader of all… with this orbs and power surrounding you… may you be free from your immortality as you realize how important things are. LET THE LAST LOCK OF YOUR IMMORTALITY BE UNFOLD!)
And then everything was white.
(An hour later)
"Did it work?"
"I don't know… we will know once he woke up."
Those voices were spoken as a whisper. So soft and yet it manage to wake the black mage, Zeref, up. He stirred his eyes open and notice that he was back to his own room if the ceiling is an indication of it. He slowly took in everything and noticed that his sight seems to be a bit… brighter.
"Nii… are you okay?" Natsu's caring voice was then registered to his brain, which made him slowly look at his left side and saw his siblings looking at him worriedly.
"Yeah…" Zeref answered before sitting up with the help of his blood sibling. "Did it work?" He immediately asked to which Natsu smiled.
"How about you try it?" At that statement Zeref seems to be hesitating.
"Try? But what if it didn't work? I might ki—"
"Hey Brat." Aoi cut off even before Zeref could finish his statement. The dark mage look at the said phoenix who was perched at the table lamp beside him. "Just do what your sister told you. You trust her right?" He asked, to which Zeref confirmed without any hesitation. Though when he started to think about how much he value life of others, he began to tremble to which made Natsu grab his hand and look at him.
"Nii… it'll be fine…" Etherias stated, to which made Zeref look at her eyes and nodded with determination. Then he begin to think how much he value life of others and especially with his siblings, without knowing that he closed his eyes. He waited for a noise, any noise that indicated that he was alone again but then he felt something warm in his cheek which made him open his eyes and saw his sibling, his Natsu, smiling at him as she caress his cheek.
"It… work?" Zeref ask breathlessly and look at the rest of his siblings and saw them standing there with tears in their eyes. "It really work." He stated as he glance down at his hands before looking at Natsu.
"It really work!" He shouted before jumping towards Natsu, tackling her to the ground. Natsu yelped as they fell with a thud which shocks the rest before they saw Zeref trembling and move away from Natsu. The pink haired princess look at the emperor with wide eyes, as she saw tears gather from the corner and his lip trembling.
"You did it Natsu…" He said, Natsu shake her head as she glance at their other siblings before sitting up and gestured for them to come near. As they all began to kneel down, Zeref laid his head on Natsu's lap, who had her legs folded underneath her.
"No… we all did." Natsu stated, before gesturing to Wendy to sat on her left and use her shoulders to lean on. The young blue haired girl complied and watch as the exceeds turns into their cat form and went towards them, lying beside them or in Lily's case on Zeref's stomach. Natsu ran her fingers on Zeref's hair and Wendy's before telling them what she knew, knowing that they are pretty much awake.
"Oni-sama is still a dark mage though." She started, Zeref hummed. "Even when your curse is gone, you magic is still black, but I won't leave you even for that. Also," She glance down at him and notice that he was looking at her with gratitude in his eyes.
"Your immortality will be gone within a few years." She finished, Zeref hummed before turning to his side, hugging Lily as he did so.
"I don't care about that." He mumbled and look at her from the corner of his eyes. "All I care is that I can be with you guys without worrying I might kill you." He confess, Wendy and Natsu look at each other and smiled.
"Yeah… you do…" they both stated before falling into silence. Aoi watch them interact before seeing Natsu looking at him.
"Yes?"
"Thank you for everything." She stated, to which he smiled at before heading back inside the necklace. Natsu glance at the said necklace before looking at Zeref who seems to be dozing off.
"Nii…"
"Hmm?"
"I will be sleeping for three days straight okay?"
"Hmm… okay…" Natsu chuckled as she heard that sleepy reply and knew that her brother didn't really registered what she said.
"Well… It will be funny to see your reaction…" She giggled as Wendy snuggled to her side asleep before she followed suit.
(Three days later)
"What's wrong with her?!" Zeref voice rang out as Natsu started to wake up.
"Calm down, brat. She told you that she will sleep for three days!" Aoi shouted, to which Zeref growled at.
"She never told me!"
"Nii-sama you were half asleep at that time. Besides you just woke up yesterday." Wendy stated calmly as Zeref looks at her.
"Are you saying she didn't wake up while I was asleep!?" He shouted which made the others to face palm.
"Nii-san baka… If this is how you are after I removed your curse… I wonder how you will act when your immortality is gone after a few years." Natsu mumbled before turning to her side and raised her blanket above her head.
"Natsu!" Zeref shouted before grabbing her blanket and pulls it.
"Yamete! I want to sleep more!" She shouted as she also pulls her blanket. The younger siblings watch as their eldest began to play tug-of-war. It took Natsu a few minutes to give up and instead buried her head under her pillow, which makes Zeref to take it as well.
"Natsu!" He shouted, Natsu slowly sat up and look at him.
"What?" She asked as she rub her eyes and look at her brother clearly but before she could, she was tackled to her bed and then she felt tears down her shoulder.
"Thank you… Honto nii arigatou…" Zeref cried as he keep his tight grip on his sister. Natsu look at his head shock before hugging him back and smiled.
"Your welcome nii…" She then look up and gestured for the rest of their siblings to come near them. They comply and then they were are laying besides their older siblings.
"Everything is fine now… everything will be normal and… we will always be together…"
TBC
Everyone! I would like to apologize for not updating for this December, January and February, I'm really sorry! *bows* I had the very plan to update on December but I was admitted to the hospital for anemia and on January I was sent back to my province because I need to spend time with my cousins. I'm really sorry!
Okay… I saw the chapter where Natsu's parents are shown… and Oh my… I never knew that Zeref would look like their mother and Natsu to his father… And it seems that both parents like to wear… um… revealing clothes…or in their father's case who seems to wear nothing at all. But even though their parents are revealed, I will not change it… and because of that chapter… I had a plan for Zeref's son relationship to Natsu… we shall see what will happen ne~…
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