Author notes: I've decided that I'm going to clear a few things up in before I start this chapter. The "symbols" I used last chapter for those who don't know are all symbolic of past and present civilizations, example Gold squad's hammer and sickle are symbolic of the soviet union, Gray's patch is a white star on a blue backdrop much like the symbol found on many American fighter jets, Gajeel's black night represents the Black Knight of Wales. Why you ask are they here? I'll let you know in a later chapter if you haven't already figured that out.
As for where the hell is Wendy and Juvia? The name of this chapter is the Mystery of Wind and Water, which should give you a hint.
Oh and lemon at the front of this, if you don't want to read it scroll down, I'll have a stop where it ends.
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Mystery of Wind and Water
Lemon start
Erza stood with a blazing blush under the poor of the shower as she heard the door shut and lock behind her. She smiled and relaxed, moving her hands through her hair as she then heard the curtains slowly be drawn back and the soft footfalls as her much welcomed guest joined her.
She felt two calloused hand lightly land on her hips and draw lazy circles along her thighs before making their way up along her sides. Gently moving over her soft skin, caressing her smooth flesh. She tilted her head to the side as she started to feel gently kisses trace along her shoulder blades. The arms wrapped around her stomach and pulled her closer to the war torso of the man behind her. She saw a glimpse of pink hair as Natsu slowly kissed up the side of her neck.
Erza let out a soft moan causing Natsu to smile as he pulled the women closer to his body. Her round backside pushed up against his pelvis, she leaned back farther onto her lover and turned her head to find his lips. As Erza found them she kissed the man deeply giving him all the passion she could muster. Natsu kissed back, small flames radiating from lips where he made contact with hers causing the scarlet haired women to moan aloud again.
Erza then opened her eyes, a small twinkle of playfulness was seen through the haze of lust. She pulled back and bit her lip before grinding her round backside into the Dragon slayer. Natsu growled deeply feeling her ass grind against his ever hardening member.
"You sure you want to tease me like that Erza, waking the sleeping dragon usually ends with one person having a rough time." Natsu groaned as he looked down at the woman and nuzzled into her neck, planting more chaste kisses along her neck, working up into her ear and nibbling on the lobe.
"Mmm maybe I like it when it's a rough time." Erza whispered seductively as she ground her ass against Natsu again, being rewarded with yet another groan form the dragon slayer. She then turned in Natsu's grasp and pushed herself against Natsu, her chest pushing against Natsu's, she could feel his VERY alert member pushing against her stomach. She leaned in, kissing along Natsu's neck and work her way to his ear. Having to stand on her tip toes to reach his earlobe she whispered "Maybe I want to tame that sleeping Dragon." She whispered seductively.
Next thing Erza knew was that her back was being pushed against the cold tile on the bathroom wall. She let out a hiss at the unexpected cold but her voice was quickly stolen from her as Natsu captured her soft plump lips with his own making the woman's legs to turn to jelly at the dominance the kiss held. Natsu felt the woman go week under him and immediately grabbed her thighs lifting her up before pushing her against the shower wall yet again. Erza moaned as she felt Natsu's member rub against her folds. She wrapped her legs around him and started to ground her hips into the dragon slayer, both of their moans and grunts were instantly eaten up by their partner as the kisses turned almost desperate.
One of Natsu's hand reached up and grasped on of Erza's large breast, he kneaded the soft flesh, being a little rough as he knew that's how Erza preferred to be treated. His thumb went across her erect nipple causing the woman to roll her head back "N-n-n-natsuuuuu!" she stuttered as she moaned loudly as Natsu took this opportunity to kiss down her neck to her other breast. Erza put both of her hands through Natsu's hair, pushing it down into her cleavage and squeezing it hard enough to pull on some of Natsu's hair. Natsu growled loving how the normally calm and collective Erza was now pulling his hair and showing his head between her breasts.
Natsu placed many butterfly kisses between her breasts before taking her right nipple into his mouth. He used his sharp canines to skim across the tender skin. Causing Erza the leave let out another moan. Natsu then began to slide and grind his groin into Erza, his member sliding up and down along her folds but never going in, teasing her and driving her insane.
Erza finally had enough and tried her hardest to grind against Natsu, she tried to shimmy up the wall, anything that could get Natsu inside her and help her with this burning ache inside her. She let out a whine as Natsu held her in place, continuing to tease her and torture her into submission.
"PLEASE PLEASE please stop teasing me like this." She begged as she tried with all her might to get Natsu inside her. Natsu simply pulled his head up from her luscious chest and started to nibble on her ear again.
"I thought you were going to tame the dragon." He said into her ear as he grounded into her crotch yet again.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry just stop torturing me!" Erza said out of breath and between moans as Natsu continued his assault on her. Natsu only smirked as he felt the red haired beauties legs tighten even more around his waist. With one small dip he showed his self into the woman, and watched as her eyes rolled into the back of her head, her back arched as all the pent-up arousal she had was instantly released with one motion, giving her an orgasm as soon as Natsu entered her. Natsu couldn't help but smirk as Erza shook slightly from the pressure of her orgasm. Then he smiled as Erza's eyes slowly came back into focus, he was ready for his favorite part of making love with Erza.
As Erza continued her ride on hands down the best orgasm she had ever felt in her life she saw Natsu come into focus and in a single move she pushed herself forward and bite down on his shoulder as she continued to ride her orgasm.
Natsu still didn't know why, but all he knew was that Erza was a biter and he loved it. As Erza bite down Natsu began to relentlessly pound away at her snatch. Erza bit down harder as Natsu's speed increased. She felt the meaty slaps of their bodies connecting as well as how well Natsu filled her up, pushing deep into her core. Erza's eyes began to roll back into her head again as she let go of Natsu's shoulder to lean back against the wall. Her breast were bouncing with the amount of force Natsu was using. "Ugh- Harder Natsu! Harder- MmmmmMMMM OH YES!" she moaned as she threw her head back against the cold tile behind her.
Natsu continued his fast pace, moving Erza's legs higher up his body so that he was able to roll into her at a better angle.
"OOOOOOHHHHHH KAMI YES!" Erza yelled as she once again orgasm, her legs shook as she bent forward again and latched onto Natsu. Natsu could feel her walls tighten around his throbbing cock, he took a second to breath as he felt Erza's juices gush out form her and trace down her thighs onto him. After a few seconds Erza stopped biting him and rested her head on his shoulders before claiming his lips.
"Is that all the Dragon has?" She mocked playfully. She heard the growl from Natsu and couldn't help but smile. If there was one way to get to the dragon it was through his pride. So as she felt Natsu begin a new this time twice as hard and twice the speed she had to throw her head back in pure ecstasy. Erza could feel him penetrate all the way inside her, his cock filling her to the brim and just pounding at her body. Erza's eyes suddenly grew large 'Dear kami he's going to break me in half!' but as she tried to voice this she couldn't get the words past her moans and pants.
Natsu could feel his climax approaching as he destroyed the women that he had against the wall, He looked into her eyes, seeing her world slowly fading. His member throbbed inside Erza "I'm about to cum." He grunted out.
"Uhhhh- jus- UUUHHHHHHH- Same time!" Erza Screamed between moans as her walls clamped down on Natsu.
"EEERRRZZZZZAAAAA" Natsu roared.
"NNNAAATTTTSSSUU" was Erza's response as the two climaxed.
Natsu unloaded his seed within the woman. Resting his head against the wall as steam came off is body. After a few seconds rest Natsu pulled back to look at Erza only to realize she was no longer conscious, a dreamy smile plastered on her face. Natsu only lightly chuckled before pulling himself out of the redhead, getting a whimper in response. As he then sat to cleaning him and the now asleep woman of their recent activates.
LEMON END
Natsu carried the sleeping Scarlet beauty to the bed in the middle of the room, he put her in a white rode and laid her in the bed. After he put her down he stood to the side of the bed, wearing a tight red shirt and black shorts. He looked down at the red head as she pulled the covers over herself as she looked for warmth, her hair sprawled across the sheets. Natsu could only grin at the angelic scene as he reached down on put a gentle kiss on her fore head.
*KNOCK KNOCK*
Natsu stood and made his way to the door and opened it. He saw Zancrow standing on the other side. He handed Natsu a piece of paper and lacrima. "Another message from John." Zancrow said simply "Oh and the ice cube is at the door."
Natsu only nodded as he walked past Zancrow closing the door behind him. He began to walk down the hall "tell the general's to meet me in the war room, tell Gray that I'm busy at the moment." Natsu ordered Zancrow as he ran to assemble the General's and get rid of Gray.
Natsu walked down the hall to the room that he once took Ultear too, he smiled wishing he could bring another person to this room on a happy occasion. His smiled faded as he walked to the door, this room was not meant to hold smiles, and it was the war room of fire. With that thought Natsu opened the door and made his way to the large table in the middle. He pulled the lacrima out and placed in on the side as he began to activate the table.
"You know it's not polite to snoop around places you shouldn't be." Natsu said in an even voice.
"You have yet to tell me why we shouldn't go look for Wendy and Juvia." Came the gruff and irritated reply of Gray as he walked out of the shadow behind the door. "No one had seen them since you became… whatever it is that you are." Gray continued.
"I know." Was Natsu's only response.
Gray walked up to Natsu and slammed his fist down on the table beside the lacrima that Natsu had placed there. "THEN WHY THE HELL AREN"T WE LOOKING FOR THEM!" Gray yelled.
Natsu stopped what he was doing and glanced over to Gray. "Because why look for people who don't want to be found?"
Gray was seething "WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY DON'T WANT TO BE FOUND!" he roared as the door opened and Zancrow and the other generals stood in the door way.
As they laid eyes on Gray a few went to draw weapons. "There will be no need for that." Natsu sighed making the men relax.
He then turned to Gray "After this deal with Tartarus is over you may look for Juvia and Wendy if you wish." He reached over and grabbed the lacrima "I will even show you were they are if you want, I am not certain that it is them but I have a hunch. But first we must worry about the fight at hand." With that the table shot a 3-D projection of Fiore into the air.
Gray looked at the lacrima "Whats on that lacrima?" he asked plainly, not caring for the giant badass 3-D map that surrounded him.
Natsu held the lacrima up to his eyes. "The mystery of wind and water. This Lacrima has some rather unusual images that shouldn't be possible."
"Like what?" Gray asked, his curiosity peaked.
Natsu sighed "You never shut up do you." He dead panned.
"What do you expect with you being all ominous and what not flame brain!"
"If I show you will you shut up and go enjoy your day off like everyone else?" Natsu asked.
"Yeah sure just show me the damn thing before I beat your ass again!"
Natsu looked at Gray with an eyebrow raised "I literally beat you unconscious like 3 hours ago."
Gray grew several tick marks "Just show me the damn thi-"He was cut off by Natsu's hand smacking the back of his head.
"Shut up before you wake up and piss off Erza." Natsu sighed as he set the lacrima on the table. What came up where four pictures of what Gray would bet describe as piles of dirt.
"What am I looking at here? And how could I wake up Erza? The women's barracks is on the other side of the mansion." he asked
"These are four bodies found by John's scouts. When me or John take a member into our army we take our element from them, thus leaving a pile of the other three left since human are made with all three elements they can't retain form when one is taken away." Natsu explained choosing to ignore Gray's second question.
"Allllllllllllright…." Gray said nodding,
Natsu sweat dropped at the man's obvious lake of understanding before continuing "the interesting thing about these though is that the earth is still there, and it seem that fire was still there due to scorch marks on the ground."
"Well that one is more muddy the dirty." Gray added pointing to the upper right picture.
"Exactly." Natsu replied, getting a weird look from Gray "If Fire, Water, and earth are still there that means wind was taken from their bodies." Natsu said his voice turning serious. "These two photos were taken in the north while the two muddier ones were taken in the west." Natsu said as he pointed out the pictures.
"So what does that mean? You and that John guy are two element dudes cant there be two more?"
"No." Natsu replied as he looked to gray's questionable look "Me and John killed them all, we are the only two." Natsu then looked back to study the screen.
"So what does this have to do with Wendy and Juvia? You don't think that they are the ones doing this do you?" Gray asked.
"No I don't, but Wendy might confuse the power as her Dragons, and Juvia IS water so she might feel a pull to whatever is causing this." Natsu said. "After we are done with Tartarus you can go looking for them, but until then I need you here at the camp getting ready." Natsu said putting a hand on Gray's shoulder.
Gray shrugged the hand off "I'll stay here for now but when this is over I'm going to find my nakama." And with that Gray left the war room,
As the door shut Zancrow moved forward "What are you orders general?"
Natsu eyes stayed on the door a second before returning to the 3-D projection of Fiore. "Send out patrol along out northern and western borders. Set up a provisional camp along the borders. Divisions 7-10 take the northern border, divisions 10-13 take the western." As he said this six of the generals bowed their heads and left the room. "Send an envoy to John he still hasn't said what his part will be in the upcoming fight against Tartarus." Another general bowed his head and left.
Zancrow stepped forward "you don't think that John will side with Tartarus do you?" Zancrow asked.
"No I don't believe so, but he could see this as a time to take me finally."
"But aren't you both friends? You did loosen the seals on each other after all."
Natsu smirked "Sometimes out nature gets in the way of friendship, I know if he would ever show weakness in front of me I would not hesitate to end his life, I expect nothing more from him."
Zancrow couldn't help but frown slightly at the man who stood before him. "Is there anything else you need?" he finally asked.
"No you may leave."
With that Zancrow turned and headed for the door, he exited the room closing the door quietly. After it was shut he let out a sigh before heading down the stairs. His mind racing back to a day over 7 years ago.
/Flashback
Darkness.
Darkness was everywhere.
'Where am I?" Zancrow thought to himself, his body not moving in response to his wishes.
"This is the end." A voice called to his left.
'What do you mean end?' Zancrow tried to yell but nothing was escaping his voice. Black flames started to move along his feet and hands, the flames dissolving his body, Zancrow watched in horror as he hands and feet slowly faded, it was painless but it was still horrifying.
"Your flames have turned black, you lost your way. You tainted the flames inside you."
'What does that even mean?!' Zancorw thought in panic still not able to use his actual voice.
"Do you regret the things that you have done?" The voice called.
'Me regret? Ha!' Zancrow laughed in his head before he felt his mouth open and his eyes grew wide as he heard his voice answer the question.
"Yes."
Instantly the blackness changed to a series of memories in front of his eyes.
The destruction of Meredy's home town.
The first child he killed under Hades rule. And how he cried and broke down afterwards, only to wake up the next morning as a hollow shell of himself.
Every regret he ever had was before him. The black flames continued to eat away at his body, the consumed his lower half as well as half his arms.
"Why have you tainted your flame?" the voice asked.
"Because I believed it was the only way to find my happiness." Zancrow's body replied as images of him and Azuma and other dark mages laughed in their flying ship.
"Do you wish for a second chance? A chance to right your wrongs? A chance to cleanse the flames inside you?" the voices asked.
Zancrow watched the scene's in front of him, tears starting to stain his eyes as his chest filled with emotions of seeing his friends. The fact that this was the end, that this was the end of his life at there would be no tomorrow. Zancrow eyes grew wide as the realization hit him. All of the regrets, all of the people he had brought suffering to, all the friends that he has lost. The images kept crashing onto him as he watched his life at his highs and lows. He watched as he laughed with his friends and as he cried holding his dead father before Hades found him. He wasn't ready to die, there was still too much in this world he had to fix, to many wrongs he had to right! "Yes." Came his small reply. This time it wasn't his body answering for him, it was him choosing the words. "Yes!" he yelled.
The world instantly changed from black to a blinding light before he felt the ground hit his back. Zancrow groaned as he sat up on his elbows.
"So how about it? I'll give you that chance to clean your fire and you will make things right, alright?"
Zancrow looked up and was shocked as he as that pink haired idiot he was fighting only earlier grinning down at him on a rock.
Natsu extended a hand "So how about it?"
Zancrow sat in shock before cautiously extending his hand to Natsu's.
/Flashback End
Zancrow looked up and realized he was standing in front of the women's barracks.
Ultear and Mira were on the way back from town when the saw the blonde standing in front of the barracks doors. "Hey don't you go any farther pervert!" yelled Mira as her and Ultear ran and stood in front of Zancrow.
Zancrow looked at the two women before him "You both have a thing for Natsu right?' he asked
The two women blushed "Mm-maybe" Ultear answered.
Zancrow simply looked at the two "when the time comes Natsu will need you more than you think. Don't let the prince darken his flames." And with that Zancrow turned away and started to walk back across the courtyard to the main house.
"What's that supposed to mean!" Mira yelled to the retreating figure.
"You'll know it when the time comes." Was the only response before Zancrow turned the corner and was out of the women's field of vision.
Mira and Ultear looked at each other for a second before looking to the large mansion with the same thought on their minds 'What's going on Natsu?'
/with Erza
Erza stirred briefly in her sleep, opening her eyes slightly. She rolled over in bed and sat up to stretch. As she did she instantly felt the soreness in her lower region and as she grimaced she heard the door open. She looked up expecting Natsu but was shocked instead by the flame god slayer.
Erza instantly reequipped a sword and pointed it to Zancrow. "What do you want?"
Zancrow simply leaned his back against the doorway dismissing or simply not caring about the sword that was being pointed in his direction. "Natsu favors you ya know."
Erza's cheeks instantly flushed "W-w-what?" she stuttered flustered.
"I can only do what he tells me to do. But you have some power over him." Zancrow said with a straight face to a shocked Erza "In the future Natsu may abandon himself in order to fulfill what he calls his 'nature' if he does that he will blacken his own fire. You and those other women have to make sure he doesn't do that."
Erza's face was suddenly in her usually speculating expression "Why are you telling me this?"
"Because he saved me from falling into the darkness, I think it's only fair if I try to do the same for him." And with that Zancrow exited the room leaving Erza with a head full of questions but no answer.
/with Natsu
Natsu gazed over the map, this time it held Tartarus and their dark guild allies. He clicked a button on the display and the picture of two demons appeared on the screen. Natsu rubbed his chin in concentration studying the two.
"What's your plan Natsu?"
Natsu didn't even have to turn to know it was Zancrow. "Infiltration and turncoats." He replied simply as Zancrow walked forward and looked at the two demons.
"From what I hear those two will be a lot harder then you believe." Zancrow said with a dead tone.
"A challenge is just what I need." Natsu smiled.
"When will you leave?" Zancrow asked.
"Three days, I'll leave after the squads go back to work, at that time I will be putting you in charge. If anyone asks tell them I went to talk to John. Ill most likely be back anywhere between a week to a month." Natsu turned to face Zancrow "At the time I return we will attack. Then after we have dealt with Tartarus we will move on to the other matter." He said as he held the lacirma.
"As you say." Zancrow bowed as Natsu exited the war room. Zancrow then turned his attention to the table, two large flags stood at two ends, one with a Tartarus emblem, and the other with a flame. Zancrow then saw a blinking button on the table. He clicked it.
The table instantly zoomed out and Zancrow simply sighed as he saw the entire north and west covered in wind and water flags. He then noticed how the south was overflowing with a mix of earth and fire. The lone Tartarus flag in the center seemed so insignificant compared with the mass of flags covering the north, south, and west.
Zancrow looked at the closed doors where Natsu has exited from 'How long are you planning on keeping this a secret from them Natsu?'
With that Zancrow zoomed the map back to its original size before walking to the exit, he looked back at the two demons that Natsu would soon be visiting. "You both are in for a surprise." He said aloud as he shut the doors.
The light started to die in the room leaving only the two picture floating. The picture of Sayla and Kyouka flickered once before going out leaving the room in darkness.
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Author notes: And that's that! I figured since I made you all wait forever for that last chapter I'll give you another one. This one is a little more suspenseful as I went into a little more character development for Zancrow. If there are any questions feel free to ask!