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-Tenrou Island-
Erza had to admit that Juvia had gotten stronger as she dodged a slash of water. She landed but she was unable to do much before she had to block a kick from a bird-like Lisanna. "Good." Erza pushed her back and rushed at Juvia. "But not good enough!",She yelled, requipping a magic sword and hitting Juvia with the flat side.
Juvia let out a pained yell as she flew back and another yell from Lisanna was heard. "Juvia!" She came down heavily with a full takeover and a double kick that kicked up dust, shielding her vision. Her feet hurt badly and she didn't know why.
When the dust cleared Erza had one arm over her head with her Adamantine Shield. On the other hand was a mace. She slammed the mace down and the island shook from the sheer force. She let out a battle cry as she used the mace to hit a large boulder that came out of the ground toward Lisanna.
Lisanna didn't see this coming and was impacted heavily. She flew back into the tree with a yell of pain.
Erza sighed as she glowed and she reverted back to her Heart Cruz armor. She smiled at their development but they weren't ready for S-Class yet. She felt a rumble and watched as large geyser of ice made itself shone. She smiled.
Gray was fighting Gildarts with Loke. She heard and explosion to her right. Mirajane was currently fighting Elfman and Evergreen. Freed and Bickslow were fighting Lucy and Cana, Gajeel and Levy are fighting Mest and Wendy… Mest…
Erza still was weary of him and she would cut him down the moment he tried to hurt one of her friends.
The trials went in for a couple of hours and Erza frowned as she briefly felt 9 more magic powers that vanished quickly, except for one of them which was constant and massive on the island. They had made it to the next trial and Gray had surprisingly made Gildarts expectations. Erza had nominated Juvia and the master agreed.
Unfortunatel,y she didn't think Lisanna was ready yet. Cana made it as well with Lucy and Elfman showed up with Evergreen. They were both pretty badly beaten but they had won somehow. Erza grinned uncharacteristically and she announced the second part of the trials which was to find Mavis Vermillion's grave. The first master's grave.
Erza smiled fondly as they ran off and Makarov walked off in a random direction. Gajeel, Levy, Wendy, and Mest were still unseen and Erza walked in their direction. As she got closer she heard Wendy scream in pain.
She increased her pace ten fold.
She slid to a halt as she came across a knocked out and beaten Mest and Gajeel. Levy had just got hit by a palm strike from a large man. She flew into Wendy who glared at the man. She reared her head back.
"SKY DRAGON'S ROAR!" She screamed and she unleashed a torrent of wind at the guy. The large man slid back for a moment. "Now that wasn't very nice." He said and he ran at Wendy. She prepared for the worst and closed her eyes.
Erza ran and kicked the man in the gut. The man flew back. "Kain. What have we told you about watching your surroundings?" Came a very crazy and goblin like voice. A man with beet red eyes and golden hair that traveled to his waist walked out.
"Zancrow? Don't scare me like that!" Kaon yelled comically as he jumped up. "It seems like we are dealing with someone almost on par with Bluenote. Be care Kain." He received a nod and his fists caught on fire. The fire was black and disgusted her. This man reminded her of Natsu's dark side.
She scowled. "How dare you disturb Fairy Tail's sacred trials!" She turned and softly smiled at Wendy. "You may rest now Wendy, got Gajeel and the others back to camp." Wendy slowly nodded and grabbed Gajeel's arm, dragging him. Carla who had been silent since Erza arrived, grabbed Levy and Erza told them to leave Mest.
She then turned back to the duo who had interrupted the trials. "Why are you here!?" She yelled and asked in a stern questioning voice. She did not give them time to answer however as she dashed forward and requipped her heaven's wheel armor. She slashed at Zancrow who dodged to the side and a swarm of swords followed him.
Erza then proceeded to jump in the air and launch a fireball at the larger man, only able to accomplish this after requipping the flame empress sword however.
-Natsu-
Natsu grimaced as he ripped his long sleeve off. On his right arm, he had major burns and black diamond like tattoos. He winced as they seemingly seared his skin. He growled in pain and threw a lamp off the top of a dresser, it shattered upon impact with the wall.
Natsu let out a seemingly feral sound and he punched a hole through the wall. His enhanced hearing caught the sound of his Lizard. "Hey, buddy…" He whispered and he fed it. He grinned but winced again. The pain was constant but it was nothing he couldn't handle.
In a bright flash, Natsu was wearing a new long sleeve, black jacket. The jacket was left open and Natsu had his scarf loosely around his neck. He also had on a pair of beige baggy pants and sandals. His chest and abs were showing but that was basically just a part of the outfit.
Natsu got ready to walk out the door but a wave of nausea hit him and he groaned. He sat on the bed before laying down. Eventually, he drifted into sleep.
Dreamscape
Natsu jumped and looked around hastily. "Wha? Where am I?" He asked aloud and he received no response. Natsu was in an open dusty field. There was no grass. Just dry dirt. He looked over his shoulder and he could see the silhouette of a man.
The man was his height with hair that reached his waist. He had black eyes and dark skin. His skin had tattoos that were blue in color and the man seemed to resonate power. Natsu immediately went into a defensive stance as this man had utter death on his scent. It was the same thing that had made him nauseated in the first place.
They stared into each other's eyes for a moment. Natsu whispered under his breath. "Fire Dragon Force." And scales immediately came onto his body. Steam began to come off of Natsu's body and he scowled at the man opposite of him.
"Who are you!?" Natsu asked. He was honestly terrified. He hadn't been this terrified since he had fought that man with black hair. He saw a grin come onto the man's face. "Who am I?" He chuckled. "Who are you?" He asked Natsu back and Natsu frowned.
"What!?" He yelled and he felt sweat began to form on his face. "Well. There's obviously more to you than just a Dragon Slayer right? I mean… if I had to put a finger on your magic power… I would say…"
There was a pause of silence. "Demonic." This one word scared Natsu as it had so much force behind it yet the man didn't seem fazed at all. "I don't… understand…" The man walked closer but it seemed like he didn't move. It was almost as if he instantly appeared in front if Natsu.
"I mean…" He threw a punch and it connected with Natsu's face, sendung hin flying back. Natsu coughed up blood as he hit a jutting rock and it cracked upon impact. "It's time for you to awaken master E.N.D."
Natsu's eyes widened as he turned around quickly to see the man sitting calmly on the rock. "Who are you!?" Natsu asked again and the man sighed. "My name is Acnologia! You should know that brat!" Natsu's eyes turned to saucers.
"N-No! That's impossible!" He yelled and he jumped at the man. Natsu punched at him and the man simply caught his fist. The force behind the punch made the man's long hair blow in the wind but he was unfazed. "Now. As much as I hate to say it…"
Acnologia threw Natsu by his arm into the ground and a crater was formed. Natsu stood up with a frown. Nothing hurt. "What?" Natsu asked and Acnologia sighed. A slight gust of wind blew by and it seemed to make the air even more tense.
"I'm here to help." Natsu's jaw hit the floor at those words. "W-What!?" He yelled and he began to back away. "Look. I don't wanna be here. But Zeref told me to help you get stronger so that you could. 'Kill him' So… I really don't have much choice in the matter. Besides, who better to kill him than his own brother."
Natsu frowned. "Brother? I don't have any siblings…" Acnologia sighed. "Unfortunately for me, your memories are currently sealed so… yeah… I'm going to train you until you are either dead or back to being completely sane. However, until then…"
"I refuse." Natsu said and Acnologia growled comically. "Now isn't the time to be childish Natsu! My previous vessel is heading for Tenroujima to destroy it!" Natsu frowned. "What? Erza's on that Island! I gotta go!"
Natsu yelled. "It's too late." Acnologia said and Natsu glared at him with a scowl. "I'll be the judge of that."
Real World
Natsu jumped out of bed. The pain in his arm was gone and as soon as he exiled the building he blasted into the air, toward Erza's scent. "C'mon!" He yelled.
Tenrou
Erza had successfully beaten Zancrow and Kain Hikaru but she was now face to face with a man with a scar on his eye and dark skin. He was bruised lightly from already defeating Mirajane and Lisanna. Erza also felt sapped of her strength as this man had toppled over the tree in the middle of the Island.
They were in thick woods on branches that were adjacent to each other and they were lashered with burn marks or slash marks.
Erza was in nothing but her red pants that were lined with fire on the bottom. Her chest was covered in cloth and she had a singular katana in her hands. The katana was emitting a deadly pink aura. Erza had a glared directed at the man that could make death shiver but the man was unfazed as he seemed to think he had already won the battle.
Erza felt a couple more presences and her eyes widened. Apparently, she was the last one standing as she was surrounded by five people. Behind her was the leader of them. It was an older man with a long beard and an eye patch.
To her sides were Rustyrose, Azuma, a recovered Kain, and a beaten but victorious Bluenote. She gritted her teeth. She was outnumbered but if she could manage to take out Azuma she may be able to beat the others as Bluenote was already injured, Kain was as well, and Rustyrose was out of magic.
Erza adjusted her grip on her katana and in a swift movement she dashed at Azuma who was surprised by this action and could only put his arms up in hopes to reduce the damage. Erza slashed at his crossed arms and Azuma groaned in pain as her sword was imbedded into the flesh and bone of his forearm.
He tried to push back but it only caused him more pain as it pushed the sword further. Erza roared and in a power struggle, she went through his arm, severing it at the elbow. Azuma was the cut across the chest and thrown into the air with momentum. He was defeated and Erza could feel her magic returning.
She turned to the other four people. Kain seemed scared and Bluenote was alert. Hades had a smirk on his face and Rustyrose had fled already. Bluenote raised his hand and Erza's gravity increased. She growled and kept her balance. In a bright flash, she was wearing her Giant's armor and had a large spear in her hand.
She readied it and threw it with so much force that it created a soundwave. Bluenote's eyes widened but he moved quickly. He sidestepped and the spear flew past him. His eyes widened as Erza appeared in front of him as if she were an after image. She had her flight armor on. She kicked him in the chest and appeared behind him as he slid back from the force of the kick.
His eyes widened as she had requipped into her purgatory armor. She swung her large mace down with a battle cry and her eyes widened as a chain grabbed the mace, stopping it.
The was then shot with a bunch of magical bullets. She groaned in pain but she refused to show them the satisfaction of her screams. She slid back and in a bright flash, she was behind her large adamantine shield which successfully blocked the bullets. She tried to come up with a strategy but she had to dodge a palm strike to her back from Kain.
She swung the shield around and it connected to his head. He flew back and slid to a halt, unconscious. Hades used the time to get her around the neck with his chain. He swung her around and slammed her into a tree branch which cracked with the force.
This caused her to cough up blood her eyes widened as Bluenote came down and landed on her gut with a kick. She bent unnaturally and she felt at least two ribs break. He then grabbed her and threw her into another large branch.
Erza finally let out a scream of pain and she was pressed up against the tree more. She screamed again as her own spear from her giants armor pierced her shoulder.
Hades laughed and Bluenote caught his breath. Erza was pinned against the tree, unable to move and Hades had seemingly won. He went for the finishing blow and thrust his hand at her chest. She closed her eyes and awaited the blow but it never came. She opened her eyes and they widened even further.
Hades was blown back by a ball of lightning. Laxus stood in front of her. Bluenote was surprised as well but he growled and he extended his hand. "I'm going to kill you!" He yelled and just as he was about to activate his spell a roar was heard. They looked to the sky and there was a large black dragon.
"A dragon!?" Laxus yelled and Erza fell from the tree after pulling out the spear. She frowned and she felt tears well up in her eyes. "I'm sorry Natsu…" She whispered and closed her eyes, falling into unconsciousness.
Laxus watched as the dragon charged up a breath attack. "Oh no…" He whispered under his breath. The breath attack was unleashed and it consumed the Island.
Natsu
Natsu's eyes widened and tears began to pour as he began to descend into the water. He watched the island get consumed and it was gone when the roar died down. The dragon was nowhere to be seen and Natsu couldn't feel or smell Erza anywhere.
He began to sink in the water. A wave of grief washed upon him and he watched the sunlight fade as he sunk lower. He could hear distant water droplets hit the surface of the water.
'It's raining… how fitting…'
He heard in his head. He was back in the field in a flash. "I told you. As I was saying I have to-" Natsu interrupted him. "I accept." He growled out and Acnologia could see the lust for blood in Natsu's eyes. He could feel the killer intent pouring off of Natsu.
"We start now. I want you to hit me as hard as you can with your strongest attack." Natsu nodded emptily and began to charge up magic power.
Five Years Later, Somewhere Else
Natsu was older now, he was taller and had black markings on his skin, similar to Acnologia but his resembled fire. He had the black diamond-like tattoos on his arms and on the sides of his face. His previously onyx eyes were now a very dark green and they seemed to somehow see through you.
He had on a sleeveless vest that was buttoned up and his Fairy Tail mark shone brightly over his tattoos. His scarf was around his waist instead and his baggy white pants were dirty. He wore black combat boots and he hand bandages on both of his forearms. He looked like a demon with demon qualities.
His spiky pink hair reached his mid back and he had a pink beard. The hair almost completely covered the Fairy Tail logo on the back of his black vest and it had an occasional black strand mixed in with all the pink. He had two bangs hanging on the sides of his face that resembled horns.
Around him was a quieter Fairy Tail with a Master Macau. The parties were Non-existent now and besides Natsu himself, there were no powerful wizards in the guild. He was the only S-Class wizard and he was surprised when Macau gave him that position. Natsu made his way up to the top floor and grabbed an S-Class request.
"I'm headed out gramps." He said in a monotone voice and a wave as he walked out of the doors. He stopped by his house and fed his large Lizard. He had moved out into the woods of Magnolia and with a little help from Etherious Natsu Dragneel, he built himself a rather nice him. Natsu was about to get on the train when he grinned.
"You coming Happy?" He asked rather loudly. "Aye!" Happy flew and landed on Natsu's shoulder. Happy had been spending more than a lot of time with Natsu. They were a team in Fairy Tail and Natsu was ok with this as he was kind of filling the place of the previous Team.
As they boarded the train Natsu was greeted with an all too familiar ache in his stomach but he ignored it, looking out of the window on the train. "What are we doing anyway?" Happy asked and Natsu looked at the request.
"Large monster in the mountains south of here. I dunno, could be interesting. But then again, what kind of strong monster would actually want to terrorize a village. I would just want some peace and quiet in the woods or mountains… like a dragon I guess…"
Happy nodded. "Aye, it doesn't add up, but you remember when we were greeted with the sight of wyverns, anything is possible." Happy stated and he began to munch on a fish that he seemingly pulled out of nowhere.
"That's true, I've been yearning for a good challenge, I might just find something to fit the bill… whatever." Natsu said and he yawned. "Imma take a nap." Happy nodded.
Natsu closed his eyes and drifted to sleep.
An Hour Later
Natsu and Happy stepped off the train and Natsu breathed in deeply. He loved the smell of fresh air when he got off of a train. "Ok, I'll go talk to the mayor, you go find us a place to eat at." Happy nodded.
Natsu walked into the mayor's office and he rang the secretaries bell. "Hello?" He asked aloud and a woman came out. "Sorry about that. The mayor is trying to contact a guild abou-" She spotted the guildmark. "Fairy Tail?" She asked and he nodded. "Mr. Sharl! We have a wizard here for the job."
A short and chubby man walked out of the office. He was bald and he was wearing a brown expensive suit. "Oh? I guess so… I didn't expect someone from Fairy Tail though…" Natsu smiled kindly. "Well, I have to eat somehow right?" He asked with humor in his voice and the man chuckled.
"I guess so. Now-"
Ten Minutes Later
Natsu grinned as he sat in a diner with Happy he had just finished eating a large steak and Happy just finished his fish. "You ready to go kill a weird gorilla beast buddy?"
"Aye. I'm bored. I wanna see if he if actually worthy of fighting an S-Class wizard." Natsu smirked. "I doubt it but it's better if he is." Natsu and Happy left the diner and headed into the nearby woods of the small mountain town.
They walked for about ten minutes before Natsu heard a loud growl. He looked up and grinned. In front of him was a massive beast that resembled Elfman's beast takeover. "Hey, there big guy. How's about a quick fight?"
The beast chuckled, surprising Natsu. "Insolent human, you dare ask me, A reaper. To fight you?" Natsu smirked. "What's the matter? Scared?" The reaper grinned and revealed its sharp teeth.
"I like your spirit mortal. I shall indeed fight you, but be warned, I will kill you." Natsu chuckled. "Good luck." The reaper growled and clawed at Natsu. Natsu stepped back and the claw flew past him. Natsu then punched and the beast was consumed by fire.
It roared in pain and Natsu sighed. "Y-you brat! You aren't mortal! These are demon flames!" The reaper yelled and Natsu shrugged. "Well that sucks for you, now die." He said and he closed his fist. The reaper screamed horrifically as it was incinerated.
Natsu turned to Happy who sighed as Natsu shrugged. "Well that was kind of a let down, I want to see you fight someone strong." Natsu nodded. "I guess bu-" He ducked as a claw flew past his head and he smirked. "Regeneration? Nice." He said aloud and the reaper roared.
Natsu raised his hand and faced him palm at the reaper. "Die." He said in a monotone voice. A black wave of magic came out of his hand. It consumed the reaper and it turned to dust. Natsu turned back to Happy and they began to walk again. They took the reward for the quest and headed back. Once he got back with Happy, they went to the guild and were greeted with the sight of Macau talking to Ichiya and the Trimens.
"Yeah, there seems to be a massive amount of invisible magic there… it would seem that the way it's going now, it should reach its peak in two, three years tops." Macau nodded. "I can't tell you how appreciative I am of this guys, please keep close attention on that area." Ichiya nodded.
"Of course." Natsu sat at the bar and ordered a beer from Kinana. She happily gave him a bottle and he took a swig. "Awful but satisfying." He said and Kinana nodded at him. He sighed.
"So the magic is irregular huh? What could that mean?" He asked Ichiya. "That's what we don't know yet." Natsu nodded and took another swig. "Keep me in touch." They nodded and the members of Blue Pegasus left the guild hall.
Natsu laid his head down on the bar for a moment and he listened to the small amount of footsteps around the guildhall. He then sat up and took another drink. "Hey Natsu. How was the mission?" Macau asked from his spot on top of the bar. "Easy as always, I would take a century quest but I want to be here in case anything happens. I need to be here if Erza comes back…" He said and he sighed in a depressed tone. He took another drink.
"I have faith that she, along with the rest of those brats, will return." Natsu grinned at Macau's use of the word 'brat'. He sounded just like an angry Makarov, but Natsu knew he meant it in a loving way. "Imma head out for the day." Natsu said and he stood up, walking out of the guild. "I'm glad Natsu is still here, this guild would probably be in shambles if it weren't for him."
This earned a nod from Wakaba.
Natsu patted Romeo on the head as he walked out. Romeo had aged quite a bit to where he was able to properly take on training. Natsu had taken him under his wing and since Romeo had already been training with Totomaru secretly, Natsu figure that he could just show Romeo an occasional technique.
He showed a lot of promise. Natsu had also taught him how to produce a proper. "Roar" If you will.
Natsu sighed as he felt the dull pain in his chest from the absence of his lover. Natsu entered his house and he began to write a note.
Look master Macau, Romeo, Bisca, Alzack, Jet, and Droy. As I said, I don't want to miss anything but I should be able to make it back in time from where I'm going, I'll be gone for a long while and I want you to take care of yourselves. Remember, Fairy Tail is number one.
Sincerely, With love, Natsu
-Well… that's the end of book two… stop in for the next one!
TO BE CONTINUED IN BOOK THREE.