"Speaking"
"thinking"
On with the story
A few years had passed in the world
Within Alvarez. Natsu was sitting on a chair at the balcony of his room as he was looking at the view of the city
"haaa~" Natsu then looks to the side of the balcony and spotted Irene with her two new subordinates; Heine and Juliet, both who were originally weapons Irene enchanted into human beings through her magic
She was currently letting them stretch their legs in order for them to adapt to their surroundings
Natsu chuckled a bit as he saw Juliet falling on her foot as she stumbled down clumsily
He could never get how that two beautifully made sword would end up like them
Natsu then looks to Irene who was smiling to Heine and Juliet as she then looks to where Natsu was and smiled to him while waving to him
He waved back with a smile as he could not imagine how months and years pass by as Irene went to her normal self
True to his words, Natsu kept protecting Erza in her time of need
Natsu kept a close call with Flaze who was with Erza the whole time as she kept taking care of Flaze than the other way around
Every time Erza is in trouble, Flaze would telepathically link his vision with Natsu so that he could see the situation from up close
Natsu then stands up from his seat and made his way back to his room as he settled down to his bed with a satisfied and relaxed sigh
He then looks to the side where he spotted all the picture frames of him and Irene with his companions
Natsu looks through the pictures ranging from the day Natsu proposed to Irene, the day of their wedding and many more
His eyes then fell to the small picture frame of the document picture photo of Erza as a child as Irene made it to remind herself to pray for her daughter's safety every single day
Natsu looks sadly to the picture as it reminded him of Rob's sacrifice for her and the other children
He sat up on the bed and looks at his left hand that has his wedding ring on "even if I am the most powerful demon mage to ever be created, what am I, if I could not save a little girl's childhood?"
Natsu clenches his fist before looking back at the picture frame
He closes his eyes for a moment to let out a sigh before opening them back
Natsu's eyes glowed golden as he was linking his vision with Flaze who called upon him
He saw Erza in a tower and was being sucked into a giant bluish color Lacrima as a man with a familiar blue hair and tattoo was in front of her as he looks to be enjoying her suffering
"Erza!"Natsu stood up as he summoned a cloak and a mask on him before he snaps his fingers to summon a portal and rushed in to it
Natsu then appeared near the island where he found Erza and was surprised as it looks different than the last time, he saw it
The tower seems to have fused with some type of Lacrima as it was glowing in the moonlight
He then made his way to the top of the tower and saw Erza almost getting sucked into the Lacrima
Natsu dashed and managed to grab her hand before she was completely sucked into the Lacrima
He then pulled her out as she was surprised at his appearance
"who are you!?" Erza asked him as Natsu gently lets her down
Natsu smiled behind his mask as to see the little girl he once met had grown into a beautiful woman
"I'm a friend" Natsu spoke to her before he looks to Jellal who stood in shock at his appearance
"you are from that time!" Jellal exclaimed at him
Natsu squinted his eyes as they glowed red before going back to normal
"Mind Control Magic? Or is it some type of possession magic?"Natsu thought as he looks through the magic in Jellal and saw something possessing him
He then turned his attention to Erza who was looking at him
"sorry Erza" Natsu said to her as she was confused on what he meant
Natsu snaps his fingers to her as Erza fell unconscious in a second
Flaze came to Erza's side as the little salamander growled to Natsu
"is anyone still here?" Natsu asked Flaze as the little salamander shook his head "good"
Natsu faced towards Jellal who glared at Natsu
"that woman is the sacrifice for the resurrection of the great and powerful, Zeref-sama! Hand her over!" Jellal exclaimed at him while creating a black purplish magic circle in front of him
Natsu scoffed as he snaps his fingers and the magic circle in front of Jellal disappeared
"wha!?" Jellal exclaimed in shock before Natsu appeared in front of him
"your magic is child's play" Natsu said as he swings his arm and sends Jellal flying to a lacrima wall
"gaaaah!" Jellal coughed out air before Natsu grabs his face and slams him to the wall
"why you!" Jellal aimed his hand at Natsu as a powerful burst of light magic fired at him
Natsu tilt his head to the side as the attack missed
His eyes turned gold as Natsu looks to Jellal's right eye and saw something in it
"so that's it" Natsu said before he reached into Jellal's right eye and pulled out a demonic glowing and slime like creature out of him
Natsu slowly let Jellal down before turning his attention to the slime creature in his hand
"so this is the parasite within you?" Natsu asked before he squashed the slime creature as its fluids drips down the floor
"disgusting" Natsu waves his hand around to get the slime off of it before before looking back to Erza who was still unconscious and then to Jellal
"now to get them out of this place" Natsu said as he walks towards Erza before stopping as the tower started shaking
"this is?" Natsu looks to the tower and sensed that the magic build-up in the Lacrima itself is going wild and unstable "this place is going to explode, huh?"
Natsu walked towards Erza as he carried her up with Flaze climbing up his shoulder
He then turns to look at Jellal who was still on the ground
"we can only interfere with the woman's fate not of that puppet's"
Natsu's shadow appeared beside Natsu as it was pointing at Jellal
"we can only provide him with the protection to survive this place's own destruction"
Natsu nodded to his shadow as he took a deep breath and blew a little sparkled breath that surrounded Jellal's body as he glowed yellow a bit before disappearing
"we will see what the future has in store for the both of you" Natsu said with a smile as he then flew up with Erza in his arms
Natsu reached to the night sky while looking at the flashing tower as light bursts through the cracks of its crumbling
Natsu then hears some sounds coming from the ocean and saw a boat in a water made sphere and saw people in it
"must be her friends" Natsu thought with a smile as one of his prayers for Erza came true
Natsu's eyes glowed golden as the water sphere with the people in it disappeared from the ocean as the tower disappeared into particles as well
He sighed a bit as he then teleported away with Erza and Flaze
Natsu appeared in the sandy beach of an island as he walks to a nearby tree and sets down Erza near it
Flaze jumped down Natsu's shoulder and onto the sand near Erza
Natsu smiled as he combs away some of Erza's hair behind her ear
"you've really grown, Erza" Natsu said as he blew out a green sparkled breath on to her body as all of her wounds disappeared
a glowing orb soon appeared in his hand as a flaming dragon symbol appeared in it
The orb then flies into Erza as she glowed red a bit before back to normal
Natsu then stood back up as he looks down to Erza
"call me again when her life is in danger" Natsu said to Flaze who nodded with a little growl "and also keep the secret between us to her and her friends"
Natsu then hears running and some shouting as he turns to look and saw a blonde girl with a black hair boy and some other people were running towards them
"looks like it's my cue to leave" Natsu said as he turns around to walk away
"Erza!" Erza's friends screamed for her as they went to her
Natsu kept walking away before hearing the blond girl call for him
"thank you! Whoever you are, thank you for rescuing Erza and us!" the blond girl thanked him with tears in her eyes with a cat like girl, a blocky looking man and a man with blond hair and a tan bowed to Natsu as well as they also cried
"why did you help us?" a man with black hair and was only wearing a pair of trunks asked Natsu
"and who are you?" a bulky man with an eyepatch and a steel made under jaw asked to Natsu who turns to look at them a bit
"Erza is someone important for me" Natsu replied to them before looking back forwards "and you can call me"
Natsu then turned transparent to them as he started to disappear
"Salamander"
he disappeared and appeared in the night sky as he watches the group hugs Erza who woke up from Natsu's sleep spell
"it was nice meeting you again, Erza" Natsu snaps his fingers as he summoned a portal and flies into it
It was night in Alvarez
Irene was in her night gown and was sitting on Natsu's bed as she was currently reading a book with a night lamp on in the room
She flips a page in the book before looking up and saw Natsu's portal appearing in the room
Irene sets the book away as she sees Natsu walking into the room in a cloak
"where have you been?" Irene asked him while standing up from the bed
"I went to help Erza" Natsu replied as he snaps his fingers to make his cloak and mask disappear
"what happened there?" Irene asked again while going to him
"she was about to be a sacrifice for a resurrection system to resurrect my brother who is not dead at all" Natsu said while cracking his tired neck
"is she alright?" Irene asked a bit worried for her daughter
Natsu nodded to her while taking off his shirt
"she will be fine" Natsu said as he looks to Irene "Erza grew up into such a fine woman"
Natsu leaned his forehead to Irene's as he telepathically sends images from his memories of Erza all grown up to Irene
"I'm glad…" Irene muttered out as a tear fell down her eyes"my baby girl….. is all grown up"
Irene cried onto Natsu's shoulder as Natsu holds her close
Natsu lets her cry herself to his shoulder as he caresses her back
"one day, we all be a family"
That's a wrap!
bye bye