Chapter 13

"Human talking"

'Human thoughts'

"Demon talking"

'Demon thoughts'

A giant explosion in the middle of the woods. As the smoke clears both Natsu and Gildrats fists still in contact both trying to one up each other.

"You gotten strong kid."

"I know."

Both wizards stayed like in their respective positions until Gildrats starts to laugh.

"Hahahahaha you don't change don't you Natsu, or should I say Onslaught." Said Gildrats as he retracts his fists resulting in Natsu doing to same.

"I don't change because there's nothing to change, and besides I made it one of my goals to kill you." Said Natsu bluntly.

"Hey that hurts I thought were friends." Gildrats said in a fake sad voice.

"Idiot. So what brings you here?" Asked Natsu.

"Nothing I was just passing by to my next mission, and you?" Asked Gildrats.

"Same here." Responded Natsu.

"Well I should get going then I'll see you later kid." Said Gildrats as he turns and starts to walk the opposite direction. He turns to the young demon and says.

"And Natsu you've gotten stronger for real next we see each other how about we finish are sparing match."

Natsu just stares at him as he continues to walk away, the demon looks at his hands and smiles.

'I have gotten stronger. Soon I'll get all my magic back. Gildrats just you wait next time we see each other...' Thought Natsu as he continues towards his destination.

•2 days later somewhere in Fiore west from Magnolia•

Crash. Boom. Crack. Bodies falling dead to the floor. Many shouts and cries for help fall to deaf ears as Natsu rampages through the last dark guild on his list. The demon finishes killing the last wizard of the dark guild, and let's out a sigh.

"Fuck finally. I'm sick of seeing these annoying weak humans. I should've brought the girls at least I can have some conversations it's kinda boring without them." Exclaimed Natsu as he puts a couple of sacks full of money and gold into his storage dimension.

"Well you should've brought them." Natsu turned to the voice that said that.

"I wanted to, but they wanted to see Makarov . It's been awhile hasn't? Zeref." Answered Natsu to the black wizard who was sitting in a chair reading a newspaper.

"Yes it has been a while E.N.D. I've see you been busy lately, from taking out the R-Systems to taking eliminating dark guilds, lately I've heard they call you Onslaught a very fitting name for someone like you." Said Zeref looking up from the newspaper he was reading.

"Natsu would you perhaps join me in a game a chess?" The black wizard says snapping his fingers making a chair and a table with chess board and pieces appear out of the blue, he then snaps his fingers again and freezes time, allowing only Natsu to move freely. The pinkette looks at what has happened and smirks.

"Immobilization magic eh? The magic that allows you to freeze time for all except those you specifically chooses to remain mobile. After casting this Magic, the surrounding area and all those affected by the Magic appear inverted in color, whilst those unaffected remain as they are quite impressive magic." Said Natsu as he takes a sit in the chair Zeref set up and moves white pawn chess piece.

"Why thank you, I see you remember how to play this game. Black pawn to e5." The black wizard says as he also moves a his black pawn on the board.

"I remember a lot of things in fact there's still some memories that come up here and there, mostly when I sleep they show up. My white pawn on the f file takes your pawn on e5." Natsu says taking Zeref pawn.

"I do remember you saying that there's still memories here and there you are still discovering, but it seems you remember the most important part of your past life, being killed and betrayed by your own men. What else have you remember? Pawn to d6."

"Some old magic spells, magic items and some other irrelevant things about my past life. My pawn on the e file takes the pawn on d6."

"I see. I come here to have ask you some questions of things I have observed about you during this time from the last time I talked to you. My Bishop takes your pawn on d6."

"Go on ahead. My pawn moves to g3."

"I think that you don't really want revenge but more satisfaction, I say that Natsu because when I first saw you back then after you and E.N.D became one, I thought that old E.N.D was back and he's going to get revenge for what happen but I was wrong. You and E.N.D may be the same coin but have two very different sides, the E.N.D I created was a well oiled machine he only knew a few things destroy, conquer, rule and repeat. He was a nonsense demon who hardly talked and finished business in quick and simple manner. He indeed had the curse of human emotions but he kept them at bay. You seem you take your time and enjoying yourself and are not shy about expressing how you feel. Going back to the satisfaction over revenge thing, when you fought with Deliora you knew how to defeat even without magic but you seemed you wanted to toy with him for awhile, first I thought maybe he wants to measure his strength but then I saw the look in your eyes, what I saw was disappointment more than of betrayal. Why is that Natsu? My Queen moves to g5."

"Hahaha only you could see through the lines, you are right I want satisfaction more than revenge to a certain extent, I'm still going to get even with everyone, I'm going to take my time until I get stronger and come up with the most bloody, embarrassing and funny way to kill them possible. Tell you the truth Tartaros betraying me and killing me is not the main reason I want them dead, I want them dead because their a disappointment, 400 years passed and they haven't taken over the world or made some sort of giant empire in a continent somewhere, they have only stay hidden and working in shadows pathetic, I going to kill them because they never reached for that brass ring. Ahahaha isn't that ironic instead of me killing them for their betrayal I'm going to kill them for disappointing me. That's funny. My Knight moves to f3." Natsu said laughing, the black wizard looked at him with a small smile.

"Natsu I got one more question, like I said before I have observed you for a time now, I have concluded that what separate you and E.N.D is madness. You are completely aware of your insanity and you embrace, with that being said is your goal to rule the earth or watching it burn to the ground? My Queen takes the pawn on g3 and checks your King."

"Interesting question I guess the best answer I can give you is perhaps with time I would want to rule the world or maybe just let it burn, maybe a little of both, or maybe not do nothing at all. Don't worry through even though I'm insane I will finished my duties like killing the dragon, Tartaros and you as promised. My pawn on the h file takes the Queen on g3." Natsu said taking Zeref queen.

"I see Natsu that's good to hear, and Natsu I also want to tell you that the Celestial spirit king knows about you trying to gather all 12 keys. My Bishop takes the pawn on g3 and delivers checkmate." Zeref says as he takes Natsu King.

"Checkmate eh? Oops I guess I need more practice. If he has a problem with me gathering the keys tell him to try and stop me." Natsu says with a devilish smirk knowing that the celestial spirit king can come to earthland with out a key being sacrifice. Natsu says standing up.

"*chuckles* I'll tell him that. Madness has made you quite a talkative person that's good. It's good to see Natsu until next time." Zeref says as snaps his fingers returning everything back to normal, he starts exits the guild hall and vanish in thin air. Natsu set the guild a blaze and exits the building as it burns. As Natsu walks Zeref words are repeated in his mind.

'That idiot spirit king thinks I want those keys for their power, no the reason I have these keys is to make sure the eclipse gate does not ever open again.' Thought Natsu who was flying headed to Magnolia.

•2 days in Magnolia•

At Fairytail Makarov sat in office looking at some complaints and bills from the magic council for the destruction the guild cause some weeks ago.

"These children are going to be the death of me. Well at least it's not that much thanks to you Natsu." Said the old man still looking at the papers as Natsu appears at the window and takes a sit at a nearby chair. Makarov puts the papers down to speak with Natsu.

"Excellent work Natsu. You've managed to lower the crime rate, but theres still a lot of work to do. Also you have to stop trying to pick fights with the magic council. I know their pain the asses but we don't need them to be in more of our business." Said Makarov as he slips his tea.

"I know." Respond the pink haired demon.

"Good at least you listen, I heard they call you Onslaught now." said Makarov.

"I wonder why." Said Natsu as he puts his leg on Makarov table. The old man let it slide seeing how Natsu has been working non stop these pass months.

"Right now I have nothing for you do, so I guess you free to go roam free until I have a job for you." Said Makarov.

"Alright call me then." Said Natsu as he heads to the window so he can leave.

"You know Natsu two girls joined the guild a few days ago. They came from the last R-System you destroyed." Makarov said as he slip his tea.

"Really. Is that a coincidence. So what does it have to do with me?" Asked Natsu.

"Nothing I just wanted you to know." Answered the tiny old man. Natsu nods at him and jumps out of the window Makarov chuckles.

'That boy I really hope when he becomes older he stays on our side. If he doesn't where all dead.' Thought the tiny old man as he went back looking through the papers.

•Fairy hills the apartment complex for female Fairytail wizards•

Erza and Kagura came back from a job they pick up to kill time until Natsu came back. They open their door to their shared room to see Natsu sitting in one of the chairs eating something they can't quite see. Both girls closed the door and bow their heads to the sight of their master and teacher.

"Hello Natsu-sama how was your mission?" Asked Kagura.

"Boring and annoying. I should've brought you girls for some conversation. So this is where you guys live now it's cozy. I thought you girls would get a two different rooms." Said Natsu as he stands up.

"Thank you. They only had one room and but this room is more enough for us. Natsu-sama so how long are we going to be this part as loyal 'Wizards'" said Erza.

"Until the time is right, when the time is right where going to give this world the giant middle finger, in the meanwhile we have to get stronger. I guess my time is up, I contact you guys in the morning ." Said Natsu as his body disappears in thin air.

"So this is the clone magic he was taking about." Said Erza.

"Why did Natsu-sama use a clone?" Asked Kagura.

"Because Makarov put a tracker on Natsu-sama so Natsu-sama used some of his magic to make a copy of himself, Makarov is probably tracking him now that he's in town even more, so if he comes here Makarov I might suspect something, so he send a clone seeing how it can't be tracked." Erza explain to her sister.

"I see I guess we should get some sleep." Said Kagura as she went to bed Erza nodded as she followed.

•somewhere in the forest outside of Magnolia•

Natsu is looking at town of Magnolia from the roof of a abandoned mansion he heard that was supposedly cursed and haunted, he decided to make it into his new home.

"I see their doing alright that's good. In a few years all of you are going to regret the day you fucked with me this is going to be fun Hahahhahahahhaha" Natsu said in as he laughed maniacally as he stares at the moon look a maniac.

•a few days later•

After a few days of not doing anything but training Erza and Kagura some more, Makarov finally had a job for Natsu, exterminating a local dark guild a few miles away from Magnolia. The Etherious spend no less than a hour getting rid of them, taking his sweet time. After making quick work of them pinkette is sitting on pile of mangle corpses with his head rest on his hand bored out of his mind.

"*sigh* that all? I wanted to have more fun. I could go to the nearest bar and pick a fight with the drunks there." Commented the demon as he yawned at the boredom he's now faced with. As he stares at the roof of the dark guild hall that was completely stained with the blood many dark wizards, he turns his head slightly to a half dead dark wizard crawling to the door trying to escape with the little life he had left.

"I-I...need...to...w-warned...M-master..Zero" the crawling man whisper to himself completely unaware that Natsu was listen to him. Natsu look at him and smiled.

'Zero? So this human is in charged of these monkeys eh? I guess I'm going to have a fun day after all.' Thought the demon as he stands up and jumps from the pile of bodies he was sitting on and lands in front of the half dead crawling man. The man heart beat stop when he sees the sandals of the purple scaled covered feet of Natsu land in front of him. He slowly looks up to see the demon who giving him a cheerful smile. The man felt his soul wanted to leave his body at the sight of the Natsu grin, it looked so evil and twisted.

"So this Zero is your master eh, how interesting. Perhaps you would to make a deal with me." Natsu said extended his hand.

"N-no stay away from me y-you monster, please I have w-wife and children." The man begs as Natsu demonic hand is slowly getting closer to his face.

The hand Natsu extended not as a sign compassion as if he was reaching out to help the man, no he extended his hand out as if he was going to claw the man face off. The man seeing this begins to scream as the fear started to completely take over his body.

"Easy easy weakling, I won't hurt you unless you answer my questions first." Said Natsu as he starts to burn his would shut to stop the bleeding. The man feels the pain of what Natsu is doing to him but doesn't struggle as he sees his wounds closing up.

"See I close your wounds, so you won't bleed to death. But those would scan easily be open and trust me if were to open the wounds again your going to bleed to death even faster than before. With that being said, are you going to answer my questions?" Natsu said giving the man another playful smile.

"Y-yes I'll answer any questions please, don't kill me. My wife and my children please I want to see them again." The man pledged with Natsu.

"Ok I only needed the yes, I can give a shit about your family. So tell me about this Zero." Asked Natsu, the man gladly answered Natsu questions giving him everything from the location of where his master Zero is to where he takes a shit, figuratively speaking of course. After a few minutes Natsu stands up and picks up the man by his neck and drags him outside.

"Eek...please...w-what...are...d-doing...I...thought...you.." The man tried to speak the words barely could muster out as his voice box was getting crushed by Natsu, but the demo soon let him go."

"I'm going to set the place on fire, unless you want to go back inside?" The demon said in a serious tone, the man nodded no. So Natsu set the guild hall a blazed and was ready to leave to his new destination, but before he can leave he turns to the man, and gives him one final warning.

"My fire that closed your wounds has a my scent if you are lying to me or anything isn't as you told me, I'm going to not only kill you but kill your family in front of you. Ok." Said Natsu as he flies off to his next destination of fun.