Natsu smirked as he sent a large fist made of fire at the duo and it was reflected at Gray who was blasted into the wall. He let out a chuckle. "Wow. That was pretty clever… I guess…" He said and he heard Gray growl in the cloud of smoke.
"What the hell flame brain!?" He yelled and Natsu grinned. "It wasn't me ice prick it was him." Natsu said as he pointed at the man with blue and white hair. "My name is-" The door crashed open and… Erza came flying in.
The problem was that it wasn't their Erza, it was Knightwalker. "Stop right there!" She yelled and she slid to a halt in front of the other two generals. She was facing Natsu and Gray however. Gray was frozen in fear and he managed to mutter a small. "Oh god no."
Natsu frowned but he smiled when her spear glowed bright and she turned around. "Gravity Core!" She yelled and the two generals were sucked in before it exploded and sent them flying back into the wall, unconscious.
Natsu's thoughts were long lived however as he had stopped paying attention to his surroundings and a little girl appeared behind him. "Drain!" She yelled with an orb in her hand and it started to glow. Natsu's eyes widened as he heard this and before he could turn around to react he was engulfed in a bright light.
He roared in pain. "Hrrrrah!" He yelled and he flew back into a wall. The wall formed a crater and he slowly tried to pull himself out. Blood began to fall from his head and he felt almost completely drained of magic.
He groaned and fell unconscious.
-Dreamscape-
Natsu was in a forest clearing. Natsu frowned. "Why am I here?" He heard a familiar laugh. "I figured that since you're knocked out then I would stretch my legs for a moment." Natsu grinned. "I see…" He turned to a familiar demonic version of himself.
"It's been awhile since our last fight." Natsu nodded. "Hopefully you're a challenge this time." Natsu smirked. "I would hope so."
Natsu gently bent his knees, getting into a stance, ready to deflect any attack. He actually had to be ready for this attack. He smirked as he mirror got into a different stance which was an attacking one.
Natsu focused sharply on any movement from his opponent.
A small leaf began to descend toward the ground from a withering tree. It fell slowly and it seemed to be the only thing moving. They could hear the gentle breeze blowing through. Natsu felt his ears perk up as the mirror moved its foot lightly.
The leaf hit the ground and fire burst into existence as the demon blasted toward Natsu who spun and kicked at the demon's side. The demon ducked and grabbed Natsu's leg.
He swung Natsu around and threw him. Natsu landed in a handstand and jumped back further. He didn't have very much breathing time however as the demon was quick to follow with a devastating punch that was aimed at his stomach.
Natsu sidestepped and caught the arm at his side, pulled in the demon closer. He delivered a knee to the demon's stomach and he coughed up blood onto Natsu's back through gritted teeth.
Natsu pulled back and delivered a massive uppercut toward his head but the demon responded quickly and leaned back. He proceeded to swiftly deliver a kick to the unguarded Natsu's side.
Natsu groaned in pain as the kick connected but he got over it and he grabbed the demon, throwing him over his back. The demon flew back and he landed on a tree with his feet, ready to bounce back with ferocity. He launched at Natsu.
Natsu wasn't prepared for this and he received a hard punch to the back which sent him sprawling and sliding across the grass. Natsu rolled to the side just in time to avoid a heel kick that formed a crater in the ground.
Natsu sprung at the demon and delivered a horn like attack to the demon's chest. The demon flew back but he flipped and kicked Natsu in the chin as well. Natsu flew in the air and he flipped to his feet. He put his hand down and grinned.
"Not bad." He said and the demon smirked. "I could say the same thing. Last time I destroyed you." Natsu nodded. "I have been training as hard as I could ever since that fight. So do expect to win."
The demon nodded. "You may have come far but that doesn't mean you are ready to beat me yet." Natsu shook his head with a small smile and a chuckle. "We'll see pal."
Natsu then got back into his fighting stance and the demon did as well.
Natsu jumped at him and the demon jumped into the air. Natsu expected this and he jumped as well. The demon was waiting for an opportunity like this one however as he caught the incoming fist of the pursuing Natsu. He then pulled him closer and delivered a knee to his stomach which made him hunch over and gasp for air.
The demon then delivered a devastating elbow to his back, making him bend at an awkward angle. Natsu groaned in pain. The demon then proceeded to slam him into the ground with a massive quake and crater forming.
His victory was cut short quickly as Natsu sprung up and grabbed him by the face, slamming him head first into the ground as well. A large cloud of dust was created and Natsu jumped back, sliding to a halt.
He wiped the blood off his chin. He was badly bruised and cut up. He was bleeding harshly from his had as streaks of dried blood were on his face. He was also having trouble breathing as the demon had probably broken a rib or two. He tasted the familiar taste of copper in his mouth.
The dust cleared and the demon was slowly standing up as well. He had blood on his face as well and he was also heavily bruised. He had a large black bruise on the side of his head and he had a large gash on his arm. He also had similar small cuts and small scrapes.
He was smirking and Natsu matched it. "I haven't even begun yet." He said and Natsu grinned. "That's what I thought. Good thing I'm not out of tricks either." The demon nodded as his eyes turned black and his pupils turned red. Black veins formed on the outside of his skin.
Natsu began to power up as well. The ground around him began to shake and it began to break apart. A red aura formed around him as red scaled formed on his face, forearms, and calves. His power tripled and matched the demon in front of him.
They got into a stance again. Natsu's grin grew as did the demon's smirk. Natsu was put on the defensive as the demon rushed at him. The demon delivered a punch toward Natsu's core but he jumped to the side and then they jumped at each other, delivering a punch and connecting fists.
The blow was enough to emit a sound wave. Neither moved as the massive amount of force created a windstorm strong enough to make the tree's tilt.
Natsu kicked him in the gut then he received a punch to the jaw. Natsu uppercutted him and he slid back. The demon responded with a straight kick to the chest, sending Natsu sliding back as well. They jumped at each other again and this time they connected knees.
Natsu was punched in the gut but he retaliated with a similar punch. They both were grinning madly as they delivered massive blow after massive blow. Natsu received a punch to the temple and he fell over. He stood quickly and punched the demon in the temple twice as hard.
The demon fell as well and he stumbled to his feet. He then jumped at the unprepared Natsu and tackled him to the ground, straddling him. He began to deliver punches anywhere he could. Natsu groaned in pain with each one as blood began to pour from the massive blows.
Natsu forced the demon off of himself and they charged at each other. Natsu delivered a punch to the demon's jaw and their attacks continued to become more and more sluggish. The demon kicked him in the leg and Natsu stumbled for a moment, giving the demon the opportunity to punch him in the face one last time. Natsu fell over and hit the ground hard.
He was panting heavily as his aura had died down a long time ago as did the demons.
Natsu chuckled heavily with a wince. "I really want to keep fighting but my body won't let me." The demon heavily chuckled as well. He fell down into a sitting position. "Good, I dunno if I have the energy to keep fighting."
Natsu nodded in approval. "That means I got 10,000 times closer than last time." The demon nodded. "Don't think you can beat me though. I am unable to power up to full power currently. If I was at full power I would have just brushed you off like it was nothing. Keep training hard."
Natsu nodded in understanding. "You should probably wake up now. The large lacrima is headed toward Extalia." Natsu frowned. "Ok let's do this." The demon nodded and stopped on Natsu's chest hard.
-Real World-
Natsu awoke with a gasp. The floor was shaking in a room with four beds other than his own. He was the only one occupying the room. "Where am I?" He asked aloud. As he suspected, he received no answer.
His chest was covered in bandages but other than that it was bare and his arms were as well.
He requipped on a white tee which had a red Fairy tail symbol on the tee also had red streaks up the sides which resembled fire. He also equipped a pair of black pants and black boots. His hands glowed bright and he was then wearing black fingerless gloves that covered half of his forearms. The gloves were adorned with a bright red metal Fairy Tail emblem on each one.
His scarf was on the dresser next to him and he wrapped it around his neck. "There." He said and he ran out of the room. The ground was still shaking for a moment and then it stopped. Natsu continued to run through dark halls. He was almost completely drained of magic.
He was clearly underground but he didn't know where. His senses were basically normal human right now because of the shortage on magic and he was unable to sense any magic power which meant that he was far underground. He entered a room and groaned as it was just another room similar to the one he had woken up in.
The halls seemed old and like they hadn't been used for a while the were aligned with dark intricate carvings into the stone. It was a dull gray and there was barely any lighting from the torches aligning the… wall…" Natsu face palmed as he took a deep breath and the fire began to be absorbed. The tunnel was completely black now but Natsu's fist burst into flames.
He grinned as his senses sharpened. His eyes widened as voices reached his ears. "Hahahah! Brats! You can't beat the Dorma Anim!" He heard another laugh. "I have the power of a dragon!" Natsu's eyes widened and then a scream of pain reached his ears.
He realized that the scream came from Wendy. "Wendy!" He heard as the ground began to shake. This was Erza who screamed. "Erza." He said and he began to run toward the exit where her scent was strongest. His magic wasn't even close to full but he had to make due with what he had.
Natsu reached a large staircase and he ran up quickly. He emerged in the darkness of night. The moonlight illuminating the area around him.
"Natsu!" He heard and he turned toward Gray. They were facing a large metallic dragon. "I'm here!" He yelled, alerting the other wizards. "Natsu!?" Lucy yelled in happiness. "We're saved!"
She yelled and Natsu smirked. Erza felt tears well up. He saw that Edolas Erza had a large hole in her shoulder. He winced. Edolas Lucy was frowning as was the rest of the Edolas Fairy Tail. The only problem was that he didn't see himself.
Gajeel and Wendy were panting heavily. Natsu grinned as a small blue cat landed on his shoulder. "Erza I need fire. Now." He said and she nodded. With the last bit of her magic she requipped into her flame empress armor and sent a fireball at him.
Natsu quickly ate it, wiping his mouth.
"Can anyone else give me fire?" He asked and he received shakes of the head. "Damn." He said and he then looked at the dragon, a serious look coming to his face. "Everyone but Gajeel and Wendy leave!" He yelled and they all seemed hesitant. "Now!" He yelled and one by one they began to retreat.
"This is all bad guys." Natsu said as they had all left and he knew Wendy am Gajeel could hear him. "If I had gotten here sooner we could have beat him. He's steadily gaining magic power…" Natsu said and he received a chuckle from Gajeel.
"I'm not letting that thing hurt Fairy Tail while I'm alive." Wendy nodded in agreement. "If I could just get some fire then I might be able to beat this guy…" Narsu said.
"I guess we'll just have to try and beat him like this… or at least stall him…" Natsu said and they nodded. Natsu jumped at him and the large hand smacked him away. Gajeel landed a punch to the large head of the beast only to be grabbed out of the air and thrown into the ground hard.
Wendy let loose a breath attack at him and it just vanished. "Damn…" Natsu said as he was running out of ideas and the fight had just started. "Guys… we can't let him win…" Gajeel groaned agreement. "Natsu's…" Wendy said as she looked at him. He was glaring at the large creature.
Natsu jumped up and he punched at the beast. It punched at him as well and he maneuvered him body so that he could run up it's arm. "Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!" He yelled and the attack connected to the face of the large dragon with a small burst of flames.
Natsu grabbed his hand and winced. He was grabbed and thrown into the ground. The man then began to charge up a large attack. "Die!" He yelled and a bright light filled the area. A large crash was heard as a car crashed into the machine.
The blast wasn't stopped however. Natsu had his eyes closed in anticipation but an attack never came as he looked up and saw a panting mirror of himself, his back smoking as he looked at Natsu.
"Man that was close…" He said as he fell to his knee. He grinned at Natsu who couldn't help but grin as well. "I was wondering when you would show up!"
Natsu said and he chuckled as his reflection stood, helping him to his feet.
"Well I'm here to help now. I dunno if I can though. I don't think magic weapons will work on him." He said as he held up a red staff. "Magic weapon? What type of magic?" The Edolas Natsu frowned.
"Well I used to be a Fire Make mage but the lack of magic changed that so now I'm stuck using this stupid fire staff." Natsu grinned. "Hit me with everything that staff has to offer."
The Edolas Natsu looked at him like he was crazy. "What do you mean!?" He yelled and Natsu smirked. "It emits fire right?" He nodded. "I get stronger with absorbing fire, hit me with everything that thing has."
The Edolas version of Natsu slowly nodded and the man roared from the machine. He ran back and closes his eyes before the staff burst into magic and Natsu was blasted with a massive torrent of flames which made the area illuminated.
The fire was absorbed and Natsu burped, wiping his mouth. "Now that's what I call a meal!" He yelled and he punched his fists together. "I hope you're ready! Because I am about to melt you into a new suit of armor for Erza!"
The man laughed from within the metallic dragon. "Let's see you try!"
Natsu blasted toward the machine ten times as fast as before and he landed on the chest of the machine. This surprised everyone. Natsu's fist then glowed bright for a moment before it burst into flames.
He punched forward and into the machine, he grabbed the man inside and yanked him out, throwing him out and onto his back. The man slid to a halt and groaned.
Natsu landed and he walked to the man. He punched him in the gut as he stood and the man passed out. "That's enough old man," Natsu said but the victory was cut short as he was blasted back by a blast of magic. He frowned as the old man stood there.
The little band on the old man's wrist was glowing purple and all of the magic from the machine was being absorbed. The man's eyes began to glow green but it was cut short as a staff pierced his chest from the back.
Natsu sighed in sorrow as Jellal landed next to the now heavily bleeding man. "I'm sorry father… this must be done…" Jellal removed the wristband and it shattered.
Overwhelming magic flooded the area. The robot began to fall as well but it disappeared in a flash of bright light. Natsu grinned as it was transferred to his pocket dimension.
Natsu shook his head as he thought of an idea. He wanted Jellal to be king and he knew that he had to do something. He requipped a pair of fake horns.
"HAAHAA MY NAME IS END I WILL BEAT THE MIGHTY PRINCE JELLAL AND ENSLAVE THIS WORLD!"
Natsu yelled and he began to breathe fire everywhere. By now everyone was watching the two of them. The old man's body was kong gone by then. "No you will not END!" Jellal had figured it out and he was going to defeat Natsu.
Natsu ran at him and punched him in the face. Jellal responded by punching him back. They continued to trade harsh blows yelling stuff about determination.
Edo Erza was watching the exchange with a small smile. "Wow…" She said and she felt a small hand on her shoulder. "Hey there you look like you could use a hand." It was Edo Natsu. "Wh-What?" She asked and he nodded.
"Yeah, while there is magic in the air I might as well use what little magic I have left to heal your shoulder." She slowly nodded and his hands began to glow as he held them close to her wound. It began to heal quickly and he smiled. "There." He said and she gave him a small smile. "Th-Thank you… what's your name?" He smiled as well. "My name is Natsu Dragion." She nodded. "Erza Knightwalker."
Erza watched this exchange from afar. "Wow. It seems that we are just destined to be together no matter what." She said and Natsu shot her a quick glance, letting her know he had heard her. She blush lightly but smiled slightly at him. She then grew a devious smirk and cupped her hands around her mouth. "C'mon Prince Jellal! Save us!" this made and uproar of the Edolas citizens.
Natsu shot her a sarcastic heartbroken look. He motioned with his hands to be a broken heart quickly before returning to his fight. He received one last heavy punch and he went down.
Cheers began to erupt as he began to glow as did everyone else from his world. "Thank you… Natsu." He heard from Jellal and he smiled. He then turned to bright dust.
AN: Thanks for reading this chapter, I know it took awhile for it to come out but I hope it was worth it. I'm sorry that I didn't post earlier but you know… I do have a life outside of Fanfiction… as much as I hate that sometimes. Anyways. Tune in for next chapter if you think you want to and as always, review the chapter and relay you're thoughts.
Seeya.
