Exist

By: SerenityMoonRose123

Chapter 1: The Terror Within

(AN: Hey guys, remember, this is a rewrite of the previous two chapters, which means that none of that happened. I'm going to keep the original chapters up, but from now on I'm using this rewrite, which I think is much better than the original)

Natsu and Lucy were in a pinch. Standing in front of them were dozens of Dark Mages, all with the desire to blow them off the face of Earthland. They were currently fighting a Dark Guild known as Dark Paradise, an extremely powerful Dark Guild that had recently becoming more and more prominent. The request had come into Fairy Tail with an Emergency Class Job Seal, which meant that the guild was required to send a mage to accept the job. Master Makarov chose Natsu and Lucy to go, and they set off towards the forest that the guild had their headquarters in two days ago.

Lucy wished they planned a little more.

"Hey Natsu!" She said, cracking her whip and hitting an advancing mage, "Whose idea exactly was it to charge in without no plan whatsoever?!"

The blonde mage had her back up against Natsu's, and the mages were slowly advancing, but their numbers were getting smaller, it seemed that the their attempts were starting to work. He grinned, and chuckled a little.

"Sorry Luce!" Natsu said brightly, punching yet another dark mage with his flames. Lucy sighed with annoyment, and wondered if Natsu would ever grow up.

"That's it." She grumbled under her breath when a mage almost took off her head with a nicely timed lightning spell. "Natsu, cover me! I have an idea!"

As Natsu deflected attacks that were going my way, I summoned Gemini. I told them my plan.

"Lucy, are you sure about that?" Gemini said simultaneously. "Even with our help, the spell with drain you completely of your magic, and you won't be able to defend yourself anymore!"

I nodded grimly. Although I knew that our efforts were beginning to thin out the guilds ranks, we were still no where near defeating them all. I nodded to Gemini, and she changed into me, although this time she had the decency to wear something other than a towel. This time she was wearing one of my pairs of PJ's, which consisted of very short shorts, and a tank top. While this wasn't really that much better than a towel, it was still something.

"Ready?" I said nervously, sweat beginning to form on my palms.

"As ready as I'll ever be!" Gemini/Me said. It kinda freaked me out that they were using my voice, but I pushed those thoughts to the back of my head. We clasped our hands together, and kneeled on the ground, our eyes closed, concentrating on the magic that would be required to cast the spell. At the same time we began to chant.

"Survey the Heavens, Open the Heavens, "We said, our voices coming out clear and strong, "All the stars, far and wide, Show me thy appearance. With such shine, Oh Tetrabiblios, aspect become complete! Open thy malevolent gate! Oh 88 Stars of the Heaven…"

A golden magic circle appeared below us, glowing with a powerful light. Orbs of energy began to form, and I could hear the voices of the panicing Dark Mages. Gemini and I opened our eyes, and the circle glowed even brighter.

"Shine! Urano Metria!" We chanted, and the circle below us shone brightly, and the balls of energy shot at the Dark Mages, taking them all down with the sacred power of starlight. I collapsed onto the ground, and Gemini faded back into the spirit world. My vision began to get blurry, and I realized that I had used more magic than I anticipated.

"Luce!" Natsu yelled, running over and crouching next to me. His eyes were full of worry, and I understood why. If mages used up to much magic, the consequences of it could be lethal. I gave him a weak smile, and gave him a thumbs up.

"Don't worry about me, I'll be fine." I said, trying to sit up, but I crashed back down onto the ground due to the fatigue that came calling in my body. "On second thought, I may need you to carry me."

Natsu gave a little chuckle, and picked me up bridal style. He began walking back towards the camp that we had made about a mile away, but before he could take more than a few steps, we heard a sinister voice come from behind us.

"Well, well, well, isn't this a shocking development? To think that there was someone still out there who can master the sacred power of the stars in a full frontal attack. Quite impressive."

Natsu spun around, and we saw a young man, maybe even a teenager, behind us. His black hair had been slicked back, with a small tuft sticking up. He was wearing a simple white tee shirt, with a black leather jacket thrown on over it. He had his hands in the pockets of his black jeans. The boys black eyes glinted wickedly. Natsu growled.

I bet you're wondering who I am," the emo guy said. "My name is Styx, the master of the Dark Guild Dark Paradise!"

"Except, thanks to Lucy, you are only the guild master of what remains of Dark Paradise, which, unfortunetly for you, doesn't really exist anymore." Natsu said tauntingly. Styx smirked, and I could feel a cold chill creep up my spine. This guy was dangerous, I could feel his murderous intent all the way over here. He was giving me an awful feeling. Suddenly, Natsu turned around, and placed me gently on the ground. I looked up at him with wide eyes, wondering what on Earthland he was doing. He have me that big grin of his, and then turned around to face Styx once again, serious once more. His hands were suddenly on fire, and he had that look on his face that showed that he was serious. He had felt that muderous intent too.

"Let me guess," Natsu said, smirking at Styx. "You want to fight me?"

Styx smiled, and gathered energy around his hands. The bad feeling I was getting was growing stronger by the second, and I suddenly had the urge to yell at Natsu to run.

"You read my mind." Styx said, and began to cackle. "However let me warn you! My magic is quite different than the magic you have encountered before! If it touches you, even if just for a second, your entire existence is erased! No one will even remember you existed at all!"

He started to laugh manically again, and I heard Natsu growl. I couldn't blame him for being agitated. If what Styx said about his magic was true, then he couldn't even be touched. How in Earthland was Natsu supposed to beat someone with magic like that?

"Natsu," I said quietly, knowing that he would hear me with his dragon senses. "We should retreat instead of fighting him. If what he said about his magic is true, then it's way to dangerous for you to fight him."

Natsu smirked, and I realized that there was no way I would be able to convince him to leave now. I groaned inwardly, wondering how such an idiot was my partner. I looked back at Natsu, but he was gone. As I started for a moment at the spot where he had been, I felt panic begin to build in me. Right as I was about to cry, I suddenly heard Natsu's war cry. I looked up into the sky and there he was, dropping at an extremely high speed right towards Styx. He was obviously as confused as I was.

"Wha-" Styx said, before he was smashed into the ground by Natsu. I looked on in awe. Natsu's face was twisted with concentration. Quickly, the dragon slayer jumped off of the Dark Mage, and landed a few feet away, hands still ablaze. From the crater Natsu had created, I could hear sinister laughter. It sent my hair on end, and I could feel fresh terror building within me. This guy was insane, completely insane. And he had magic that could completely wipe away a human beings entire existence.

"Well well well, Natsu Dragneel, you certainly are as powerful as they say! I'm going to enjoy breaking you!" Styx cackled, walking out from the rubble. Natsu snarled, and glared at the black haired mage.

"I'd like to see you try!" Natsu spat out venomously. "I'll turn you to ash!"

Natsu launched himself at the evil boy once again, but this time, Styx simply vanished. I stared wide eyed at the spot he used to be in.

"What? Teleportation?" Natsu said, bewildered. I realized that Natsu would need help if he wanted to win this fight. I slowly began to sit myself up when I suddenly felt something cold against my neck. I saw Natsu's eyes widen in horror. The terror was beginning to take over, and I could feel my body begin to shake.

"Natsu Dragneel!" Styx said, still holding the knife against my neck, its point digging into my skin. "I did say I would break you, did I not? I wonder what would happen if little Mrs. Heartfilia here got her pretty little neck slashed, hmm?"

For the first time in my life, I saw Natsu fall on his knees, not from defeat, but from pure terror. His eyes were wide. Natsu, the one who was never afraid of anything, was completely terrified.

The terror within me spilled over, and I could feel hot tears rolling down my cheeks.