Yo people, here's another one, I hope you enjoy it! . Remember to leave sygestions.
~Gray's POV~
The battle against the Alverez Empire was at its climax. The streets of Magnolia were filled with so many black-clad soldiers that it appeared as though it was being swallowed by oil. But I didn't care. The sounds of the battle were faint in my ears, shouts, explosions, screams, but nothing mattered except for the book. The book that had slipped out of Zeref's clutching fingers when Natsu had attacked him just outside of the guild. The book that was now lying in the dirt, defenseless.
"GRAY! C'mon, I can't fight him alone!" Natsu was slowly getting up from the ground, his face was covered in dirt and blood, I wasn't whether the blood was his or Zeref's.
The Emperor had delt him an attack so fierce that he had flew into the wall, smashing through it, and onto the street beyond it. I was slowly brought back to the present, I chided myself, but I remained torn. I had sworn on my father's grave that I would defeat E.N.D, but my friends were all fighting to protect Fairy Tail and Magnolia. Lucy and Erza were an amazing team, Erza in her classic Heaven's Wheel armor, and Lucy in her Stardress: Tarus Form, along with the bull himself. A single hit from Lucy's whip incapacitated a dozen of the Alverez Soldiers, and Erza's swords flew around the battlefield with minds of their own.
Natsu ran towards me, Zeref was just fifty feet in front of us, and together, we charged him. As we grew closer to him, through the dust flying everywhere, I could make out a smile. Zeref smiled at us in that strange way of his, a smile that still seemed sad, why the damned sorcerer was smiling was anyone's guess. Natsu lept at him, with a series of quick flame powered punches, I followed up with Ice Devil's Rage, blasting a ray of subzero ice right at his face. Zeref simply swept his hand, and we were blasted back twenty feet. I hit the ground hard and rolled farther backwards a few feet before I could stop myself, I pushed myself to my feet.
Natsu stood next to me, spitting a large chunk of rock out of his mouth as he did so, "Bought time you joined the fight Ice Princess." I was very aware of the E.N.D book, now only thirty feet behind me, I could avenge my father today.
The dust cleared and I made out Zeref advancing toward us, he wasn't wearing his former clothing, the old fashioned robe, now he sported a high collared, white cape. But now he was no longer smiling, his expression looked shocked, even fearful. He wasn't looking at Natsu or I, his gaze was focused behind us. Natsu and I turned, of course! Zeref must not have realized he lost his precious strongest demon. Natsu looked surprised as well, he turned to me, his mouth opening to say something, but I was already gone. Thirty feet, twenty feet, ten. I was not going to let Zeref ever lay his hands on that book again, I would destroy it first, let him pick up the pieces! In sadistic delight, I picked up the book.
This was the first time I had inspected the book up close, It was ancient, It might have even been from Zeref's own youth. It was a tattered red volume, with END on the front in sophisticated lettering. It was covered in stains, and I noticed something new, a hole, clean through the center. That had definuitely not been there the last time I had seen it. The only question now, how to destroy E.N.D. If I opened it, it may unleash the demon.
I raised my hand, "Ice Devil's Zeroth Long Sword!" I was about to bring the blade down on the book when Natsu appeared in the corner of my vision.
"Gray, stop." He panted, blood trickled out of the corners of his mouth, Zeref must have given him a beatdown. Zeref followed not too far behind Natsu. I stared at the Flame Brain in disbelief. This, this thing, was what my father spent years of his life hunting, this demon created Tartaros, it was a murderer.
"WHAT THE HELL NATSU!? Zeref's coming, he'll stop me!" Without warning, I plunged the sword into the book, I slashed and stabbed and let loose all of my rage into that book. I don't know how long I kept it up for, but when I was finished, it was just scraps of yellowed paper fluttering in the breeze. For Zeref's strongest demon, its book was destroyed pretty easily. I looked up at Zeref, he had halted, and stared at me, emotionless. I sneered at him. I heard a cough next to me.
~Lucy's POV~
Erza and I had defeated all of the Alverez's soldiers on the block, she and I collapsed to the ground, exhausted, Tarus disappeared with a moo. I inched my head over to where Natsu and Gray were fighting Zeref. I could see Natsu and Zeref at a standoff and Gray seemed to have gone somewhere else. I turned my head a little more and I saw Gray, some feet away from them holding something in his hands. I gasped, dragging myself to my feet, I hauled Erza up with me, and pointed to Gray. Her eyes widened. I was so relieved, the sooner Gray could destroy E.N.D, the better.
Natsu broke his standoff with Zeref and started hauling ass towards Gray, Zeref remaining stationary. Gray formed an ice sword and was about to bring it down when Natsu caught up with him and said something, Gray angrily retorted. Maybe Natsu wanted to destroy E.N.D himself I thought. Gray suddenly plunged his blade into the book, stabbing clean through it. YES! Now Gray had his revenge, and Zeref had one less demon! But I noticed something odd, Natsu was staggering back from Gray, then he fell to his knees. I felt a sinking feeling in my gut, both Natsu and Gray were lost in a flurry of dust caused by Gray's frenzy of stabs and slashes.
"GRAY STOP!" I yelled as I lurched towards the dust cloud, Erza in tow. We got there just as the dust cleared, Gray was staring at the bits of paper in the air with a savage smile that scared the hell out of me. I could make out a dark shape on the ground where Natsu was. What was going on? A relapse from his tumor? I ran over to him, the ground was really muddy in this area. He coughed, I smiled, thank god, he wasn't in another coma. I reached over to him, just a foot away, with the intention of helping him to his feet.
"Natsu, it's over, Gray destroyed the book of E.N.D!" When I touched his arm, I recoiled, it was wet and sticky.
"believe me… I know." Natsu's voice was barely even a whisper.
So what did you guys think? Let me know if you want a part two. I'm sorry I didn't get more up. That cliffhanger though…
