The End

Lucy wasn't one for action when she was writing; she preferred drama or romance. She took a stab at a more actiony genre, but didn't really feel it. However, after the conflict with Alvarez ended, she had a surge of inspiration. Talking with her friends had given her no shortage of material (though it had been somewhat awkward talking with Hisui about her brief time as a mouse).

Then there was the battle the Dragon Slayers had with Acnologia. When it was over, it seemed like Levy was going to lose Gajeel all over again, this time permanently; on top of that, Wendy was put out of commission rather quickly when Acnologia nearly ripped her in half.

But without a doubt, the hardest thing to remember was what happened when Lucy found out the truth about END. When Natsu assumed his Etherious form, it had been like watching the fires of Hell explode out. The battle he had with Zeref proved rather one sided when it was shown just how strong he really was. Writing all of this down made her realize she was turning into a horror novelist, and she wasn't sure she liked that.

"You're still here, why aren't you with the rest of the guild?" Lucy looked up, and saw Zeref approaching her. Normally, seeing the Black Mage would make Lucy run the opposite direction immediately, and she was still tempted. But Natsu and Mavis both kept insisting that he wasn't a danger anymore. Zeref now wore a white vest and another leather gold vest over it, with jeans, and a belt with the symbol of Alvarez on it.

"I'll be joining them soon," Lucy said, looking back to her desk. She had been tucked away in one of the guild's smaller rooms, hoping it would give some privacy.

"I don't think my brother will accept anything less than 'I'm coming'," Zeref said, leaning on the wall beside her.

"Well he's going to have to wait," Lucy said, "I'm almost done; I can't stop now, or I'll forget what I was going to write."

"Sometimes that would happen with me," Zeref said with a chuckle, "I'd be working, get distracted, and forget where I was."

"That's strange coming from you, the most feared mage in Earthland, and the Emperor of Alvarez," Lucy said. Zeref sighed.

"Before I was the Black Mage or an Emperor, I was just a regular big brother who wanted to care for his little brother," he said, "Curious how people can make a messiah out of a regular man."

"I wouldn't exactly call you 'regular'." Zeref chuckled again.

"No, I suppose I wasn't," he said, "It'll be strange, adjusting to a life again. Spending my days with Mavis and my brother." He then grinned at Lucy, the same big grin Natsu often gave Lucy himself.

"Chances are, you might end up being my sister-in-law soon enough."

"The grin is weird coming from you," Lucy said, before pausing to think and smirking at Zeref, "And I guess that would make me related to the Founder of Fairy Tail soon." Zeref turned red, and cleared his throat.

"Mavis and I are taking things slow," he said, "I did killer her first time we kissed, after all."

"You sure?" Lucy asked, "I'd love a little niece or nephew, and I'm sure Natsu would love it as well."

"Come on," Zeref said, "You better come out before Natsu decides to break in. Now, I can't leave Mavis waiting." With that, he started to leave the room.

"Zeref!" The man looked over his shoulder.

"Why did you do that to Natsu?" Lucy asked. Zeref was silent.

"Don't play dumb," Lucy said, "You know what I'm talking about. You turned a child, your little brother, into a demon."

"I did what I had to bring him back," Zeref said.

"I don't blame you for that," Lucy admitted, "I'd probably do the same. But you decided to use him to kill you? You couldn't be satisfied with just having him back?" Zeref looked away.

"I was desperate," he said, "Desperation breeds poor decisions."

"I don't think I can ever look at Natsu the same way again," Lucy said, "Sometimes when I hear him calling, I hear the demon screaming."

"Don't blame him," Zeref said, "END was my fault, not his."

"I know," Lucy said, "I don't think I'll ever forget."

"You don't need to," Zeref said, "What you do, is move on from it." Not giving Lucy a chance to continue, he passed through the door, and back into the guild hall. Lucy could hear Mavis calling for him as he did. She sighed, before turning her attention back to her book.

And so the maiden saw the demon loom over her, and the demon said:

"The one you know was false. I am the true one." And the maiden….

Lucy stared up at the ceiling, as she thought about those words. What did she say when she first face END. When END spoke to her. She remembered.

"I don't care what you are. All I know is the man. The man I will not let be lost." Lucy chuckled slightly, before continuing writing.

"Yo, Luce!" Natsu said as he opened the door, "C'mon, we still gotta party!"

"I'm coming, I'm coming," Lucy said, "Just got to finish this sentence."

"Well, hurry up, I'm going to dare Zeref to let Mavis sit on his face," Natsu said, before running back out.

With that, Lucy wrote her last line:

It never ends….

Note: So this is the resolution. I figured "The End", doesn't have to necessarily mean END. Figured no reason not to put that concept together with the notion of Lucy writing, and ending, her story. You noticed this didn't have much in the way of Natsu. I knew what I did.

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