Sorry for the short wait for this chapter. I'm trying to space out my updates so I don't overwhelm you guys with updates. This chapter took much longer than it should have because I kept messing up who was with who. I also found it difficult to write a fight scene with someone who was immortal, but I decided to take the challenge. It was actually lucky that I had Garret because he had a sword.

Just a warning here, the fight scene gets pretty gory, especially with Fahmak being immortal.

Like I said, the fight was a little bit difficult, but I'll try to have it longer than a thousand words. Anyways, here's the chapter. Enjoy.

Natsu and Garret stared at the man with a look of surprise on their faces. The orange glow of the fire the man held in his hand illuminated the small section of the tunnel, and Natsu's face was shocked. Garret looked frozen as well as the man laughed at their surprised faces.

"I guess it's a little unfair to call myself your father. To be specific, I am your foster father's mirror image." explained the man as Natsu realized what he was saying.

"That means you're-"

"That's right," the man chuckled as he looked at Natsu, his eyes reflecting the flames. "I am the Edolas version of your father, Igneel. Call me Fahmak by the way."

Garret was confused by all of this talk about Igneel and Fahmak. Was he really the mirror image of the dragon named Igneel? Natsu looked angry as he took a step towards Fahmak, the swordsman having rested his sword on his armor plated right shoulder. He looked smug as Natsu stabbed an accusing finger at the immortal mage.

"Then it's your fault. It's you who has been burning all the fields!" shouted Natsu angrily as Fahmak smiled and laughed.

Without warning, the sword slammed down onto the ground, Natsu stepping back, grabbing the side of his face. A tiny bit of blood could be seen on the wide and flat blade as Fahmak observed it like a gem or some great work of art. Garret grit his teeth and he reached for his sword.

"Yep, it was me. You want to know why I did it?" Fahmak as he leaned into Natsu's face, grinning darkly.

"It's because I love fire. The towns and fields that got burnt? That was just collateral damage. Trust me, they were just another casualty in a war that's too large for a simple minded person like you to understand." said Fahmak darkly as he leaned out of Natsu's face observing Garret as he drew his sword slowly. "What are you going to do with that, kid? You think you can beat me at swordplay? I know exactly who you are, and I know that you're one of the few people who can kill me. I won't even let that blade touch me."

Garret put his best face on, which was not hard to do. He was slightly scared, but he was more excited than scared. He already had a plan in his head. The only problem would be to get Natsu to go along with it, but the fire dragon slayer's wild style could come in handy.

"Oh, yeah? You might be surprised what I can do with this blade and my magic." shot back Garet as Fahmak scoffed.

The swordsman was distracted by Garret's words that he didn't see Natsu's punch coming. The flaming fists slammed into the swordsman's face, sending Fahmak stumbling back, grabbing his face with his left hand, sword ready in the other. Garret took this opportunity to grab one of the amulets that he kept attached to his belts and tapped it, the amulet glowing. The tunnel's lights snapped on at that second, Natsu going in for another punch. Fahmak removed his hand from his face, the burn marks already fully healed. He grinned as he dove straight in for another punch to the face, but this time punching Natsu as he was hit, the knife still in his fist.

The force blew the two back, Natsu shrugging the damage off, and Fahmak standing back up, twisting the knife in his hand. He didn't even notice Garret as the amulet glowed, and a huge knight in a suit of armor holding a huge shield and a sword appeared in front of Garret. Fahmak seemed to get scared at the sight of the huge knight and he took a step, body visibly shaking. Natsu took advantage of this, getting ready for an attack that could hopefully send Fahmak slamming into a nearby wall.

"W-What is that! N-No, not that again!" screamed the immortal swordsman as he threw the knife at the knight.

The knight easily blocked the knife, a wave of flame bursting straight in the knight's face. Garret was surprised by Fahmak's reaction. Why had he seemed afraid of the titan? Meanwhile, Natsu unleashed a wave of fire, slamming straight into Fahmak. Garret was hopeful for the results, but he was disappointed when he saw Fahmak standing perfectly still, not a single wound on his body.

"You're going to have to do better than that! Try it again, I dare you!" roared Fahmak as he charged forward, sword ready to cut through Natsu's body.

Garret watched as the fire dragon slayer used his roar once again, the fire rushing towards Fahmak. Then, the immortal swordsman did the unthinkable. He swung the sword, and cut the fire! The sword moved incredibly fast, a whirlwind of razor sharp steel as he cut the fire, the flames shrinking away as Fahmak passed through them.

"Paul, help Natsu!" shouted Garret as the huge knight dashed towards where Natsu was, thrusting its shield out in front of Natsu.

The shield made it just in time. Almost as soon as the shield arrived, the blade slammed straight into the steel shield, a horrible clanging noise echoing through the tunnel. Garret and Natsu held their breath as the shield held, but then Garret noticed something strange about Fahmak's blade. The fire had left the blade red hot in some places, and there seemed to be strange markings on the blade. When Garret realized that Fahmak's blade was runed, Paul's shield was shattered like glass, sending the two slamming onto the ground.

"You surprised me with your tin man, but that surprise doesn't linger in me. I'll tear every single one of your freaks to shreds, and when I'm done with you, I'll devour you!" shouted Fahmak as Paul quickly stood up, engaging in a sword fight with Fahmak.

Garret quickly ran over to Natsu while the two fought with swords, and Garret grimaced as Paul's sword shattered against the immortal's blade.

"His sword is runed, Natsu! The only way we can defeat him, is if we cut him up enough for him not to move, and I'll have to devour him before he can reform! Can you create a large wall of flames so we can hide our advance?" Garret asked as the screech of metal being torn filled the tunnel, Natsu grinning and nodding.

The two turned in time to see Fahmak destroy Paul's body, the armored knight vanishing. Garret gritted his teeth as he tapped one of his most powerful amulets. Natsu's fists burst into flame once again and Fahmak pointed the sword at the two Fairy Tail mages. He grinned as one of the runes on the sword glowed dark green.

"At least you guys are stronger than those Saber Tooth brats! The Runed Sword: Spikes!" Fahmak shouted as hundreds of spikes shot towards the two mages.

Natsu tried to dodge the spikes, but before he could go anywhere, a large shield was placed in front of him, blocking the spikes from even reaching him. There was a cry of extreme pain as Garret fell to his knees, several of the spikes sticking out of his body, blood staining the yellow tunic he was wearing. Natsu looked at who had blocked the spikes, and he saw a man wearing the Purgatory Armor with short silvery black hair. The man looked at Garret with concern.

"Garret, are you ok?" asked the man as Garret wiped the blood away and stood up, still clutching his sword.

"I'm fine, Titan. It's going to take more than a few spikes to take me down!" shouted Garret as Fahmak smirked.

"You've got spirit. Don't fold on me just yet! The Runed Sword: Wind Breaker!" shouted Fahmak as blades of wind flew towards the group, Titan quickly blocking the attacks in front of Natsu.

Garret wasn't hurt by the sword's attacks, but that was just the first stage. The air began rapidly expanding, causing small explosions, sending Garret flying back, immense pain shooting through Garret's body. Titan grimaced as he held the explosions at bay, Fahmak laughing. Natsu looked where Garret had fallen and shouted at him.

"What are you doing protecting me! You should be protecting yourself! You're the only one who can beat him!"

Garret smiled at Natsu's words and slowly stood up, sword at the ready. He stared Fahmak down and glanced at Natsu and Titan.

"Natsu, are you ready? I may be the only person who can defeat him, but I can't do it alone. Even with Titan, this plan would fail. So, are you ready?" Garret asked seriously as Natsu gave Garret a grin.

"I'm always ready! Let's do this! Roar of the Fire Dragon!" shouted Natsu as he let out a massive wall of fire, filling the entire tunnel.

In the instant that the fire filled the tunnel, Titan took off, diving straight into the wall of fire. Garret charged forward with Natsu, ready to take the immortal swordsman down. Through the huge wall of flame, Fahmak saw the shape of someone charging through and raised his sword to meet the attacker. Titan burst through the wall of fire, Fahmak's eyes growing wide with fear and surprise.

"You!" shouted Fahmak as he clashed blades with Titan, the two engaging in a sword fight that strained even Titan's incredible skill.

The Runed Sword flashed wickedly as it cut straight through Titan's sword, the heavy thud of the sword ringing throughout the tunnel. Fahmak held the sword up and smiled.

"Even with your incredible strength, you can never beat my sword. It's called the Runed Sword, but I prefer the name Razor Sw-"

SHINK

The scream of pure pain echoed throughout the chamber as Fahmak's left arm fell to the ground, completely severed. The swordsman didn't have time to react before being hit in the face with Natsu's flaming fist, the immortal sliding across the ground, a trail of blood spreading across the floor. Garret and Natsu acted quickly, Titan returning to Garret's belt. The immortal healed quickly, and was on his feet in seconds. However, the immortal's screams filled the tunnel again as Garret once again severed the immortal's arm. This time, he severed both, Natsu knocking him down on the ground. Garret grabbed Fahmak's head as he lay on the ground, the limbs slowly forming around the immortal. Fahmak's entire body was covered in blood, and he didn't seem at all scared as he looked into Garret's eyes.

"Go on, do it! You defeated me, goddess knows how. Now all you have to do is think in your tiny little head 'I want to eat*'. Then, I'll die." said Fahmak calmly, almost happily.

Garret stood there for a while, his hand on Fahmak's head, not sure what to do. While Garret was thinking, Fahmak's limbs reformed, the blood removing itself from the swordsman's clothes. Once the limbs had reattached themselves, Fahmak scoffed and sighed.

"Looks like you don't have the heart to kill another human being." sighed Fahmak as he tried to stand up.

Garret slammed the swordsman back down on the ground, his expression one of anger. Natsu watched with interest as Fahmak stared back up at Garret, a half smile on his face. His sword was lying on the ground, his arm limp on the ground.

"You aren't human. If you really believe destruction and killing is a good thing, you aren't human. This is your punishment." said Garret seriously, Natsu watching in interest.

'I want to eat!'

"Excellent." smiled Fahmak as he suddenly froze, and then fell to the ground, unmoving.

Garret stepped back and looked at his right hand. Fahmak didn't have any wounds, but somehow…Garret had killed him with a single thought. But for some reason, Garret felt different. He felt more confident in wielding a sword, and he picked up the sword that once belonged to Fahmak, and Garret turned to Natsu.

"Well, that's one down."

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There's the chapter guys. I have a small twist coming up in the next chapter so be looking forward to that!

References: *this is a reference to Baccano, the anime where I got the idea for the whole "immortal" idea. The immortal characters in the show can devour each other by thinking that phrase, their hand on another immortal's head. However, unlike in this story, the devoured characters in Baccano completely disappear into the immortal who devoured them.

And that's about it. I'm pretty tired so I'll just leave it right here. FF