*Gen POV*
"Yo. You been doing well?" Natsu greeted the raven-haired mage.
Gray was shocked to see his old comrade in their tower. He was not surprised that he managed to bring down 3 of their members. He clenched his fist and masked his indifference. He can't stop now. No one can stop now. He made it this far enough to be stopped, "He can't be defeated by the likes of you. I'll deal with this one myself," he said.
*Juvia's POV*
"We'll be going now Jellal-kun," I told them in final, "Meredy-chan, be careful yourself. I'll be missing you. See you soon," I said as I hugged my red-haired friend tightly.
"Let's go everyone," I told them.
We reached the Avatar guild within the day.
*Gen POV*
As if on cue, Gray and Natsu went at each other and threw a punch right away.
"Hey! Stop it! Both of you!" Lucy shouted.
"What are you guys doing here?!" Gray questioned while throwing a punch towards Natsu
"Right back at ya!" Natsu answered while blocking Gray's attack.
"I do what I want," Gray said as he dodged Natsu's attack.
"JUVIA'S WAITING FOR YOU, BASTARD!" Natsu shouted at him, throwing a powerful attack, which Gray managed to block, however he was caught a bit off guard by what Natsu had just said, "I'M WAITING FOR YOU, AND WE NEED YOU TO BRING BACK FAIRY TAIL," he punched him.
"This is stupid," Gray panted as he started to counter attack and managed to punch Natsu in the face, "FAIRY TAIL IS NO MORE!" as he threw one of his ice make attacks on Natsu which he only blocked.
"That's what they all say," the dragon slayer said with a smirk, "But all the memories, and bonds that we shared are still there," he stood up fist right above his heart, "Fairy tail's right here, has been and will always be."
"Your solution's right there isn't it?" Gray asked, "If its as you say, then you'd have no need for me, so leave me alone won't you?" He scoffed, "I will go my way and you go yours," he finished, "Fairy tail's no longer a part of me, so could you please drop the whole bff act with me?" he said in an annoyed tone.
Lucy went up to him and slapped his cheek, hard.
"Bff act?! It wasn't an act! We're comrades till the end!" She shouted in tears and frustration, Gray just looked away, "Please don't say things like that! I don't want to hear it," she teared, "I... We..." she paused and suddenly she dropped to her knees in pain, "My stomach... It hurts!"
*Juvia's POV*
"I can smell Natsu, Wendy-san do you smell him too?" I asked the sky dragon slayer.
"Yes Juvia-san, they're in there," the young blunette pointed.
We went on and we managed to sneak in. We followed the trail of scent that Wendy and I can track until we reached a scene that I can never believe would have happened.
Natsu's right. Gray's here. Shirt off and those black mark's been consuming his body. He has his back on us. Natsu and Happy are bound by chains, he hasn't noticed us yet. Lucy's on the ground, in pain. We're all worried
"I destroyed that 'family link' of yours on my own accord," Gray proudly said with his left fist on top of where his guild mark was placed before, "Now, does that answer your question?"
I watched the whole scene in horror and surprise and before I was able to stop myself I walked to him who seem to be like a stranger now. He has changed drastically.
"G-gray-sama?" I called out to him, my voice a bit weak because of shock.
Natsu noticed me and the other Avatar members looked at me.
Lyon protectively followed me by instinct as I held out my hand to stop him.
I noticed Gray's shoulders stiffen as he heard my voice.