"What are you talking about?! Na, Natsu is not END!" Lucy shouted gripping to Natsu's back.

"Yeah, yeah you can deny it all you want, but still it won't do you anything. Now, Natsu, come join us. You know this is where you belong. Come, We have been waiting a long time for this."

Everyone just stood there, in shock, staring at Mard Geer. Everyone except Lucy, she got in front of Natsu and spread her arms, like she was shielding him.

"I am not letting you take Natsu. I don't care if you think he is END or a fucking unicorn. You are wrong and you are not taking him"! Lucy screamed. She was determined, he was not getting Natsu. There's just no way.

"Lucy.." Natsu just looked at her, not really sure what to think. Is he right? Was he really the END? It would explain a lot. Like Zeref's reaction when he saw him on Tenrou island or how he couldn't get past Freed's ruins even though he was younger than 60. Or was he? If he was one of Zeref's then he would have like 400 years. And it was said that Igneel couldn't kill END. Was it because Igneel grew fond of Natsu, and was really seeing him like his son. The puzzles just all went together, but there was no way, just, no way.

"Yes, if you wanna take Salamander you'll have to get past all of us." Gajeel exclaimed raising his fist up.

"Of course." Gray said and came forward.

"Count Juvia in too." Juvia said trying to walk steadily on her own.

"You guys.." Natsu was beating himself up. Of course I am not END for the love of God and even if I am I don't care I know I would never do anything to hurt my friends. I am an idiot for thinking like that.

"So come on, if you want him, you better kill us." Lucy said taking her keys.

"Oh no, no, no I won't. But he will." He said and looked at Natsu and then he put his hand on the book and started saying TEMPUS TUI REDDEUNDI EST. RiseE.N.D!

"What the hell did he just say?" Gajeel asked confused.

"It's time for your return." Lucy said.

"What language is that supposed to be?" Gray asked.

"Latin, the ancient language." Lucy explained.

"Well whatever language it is, I now that something is coming, something bad." Gray said and took on a fighting stand, firmly holding his left arm on his tattoo, ready to strike any moment.

Suddenly, a black wind formed from the book twirling around everywhere. It started shining everywhere. Everyone were barely standing on their feet, trying to block the wind with their hands.

What the hell is this, it feels so dark and evil. My, my whole body is shaking, my heart is beating like crazy. This demon, he is so much more then we can handle. Lucy thought to herself. But no matter what I have to take care of Natsu. She then turned to him, he was still staring at the ground, it was like he was trying to process all this, his face look so sad and hurt, Lucy just couldn't stand to look at it.

Suddenly a ray of life appeared and explosion happened. Lucy and everyone else were thrown back about two, three meters. They were just laying there, a couple of moments, not really able to move.

"What in the hells name was that?" Gajeel asked slowly trying to get up.

"Have you felt that, such force. Juvia doesn't like this."

Fog was finally settling down and they saw two figures standing in front of them. One of them was Mard Geer and the other..

"Where's Natsu?!" Lucy shouted turning around. "Natsu?!"

"Oh, he is over here sweety." Mard Geer said.

Lucy turned around fast, but she did not expect to see that. That, that wasn't Natsu, it couldn't be. But her eyes were right, he was just there next to Mard Geer, but he was different.

His face was all covered with scales. On top of his pink hair there were two dark red horns. And from his back spread two wings, dark like the night. And his eyes, these were not the eyes of her friend. Not the eyes of a boy who pulled out a tree for her just so she can see the rainbow cherry blossoms when she was sick. No, this now, this were the eyes she has been looking at the past couple of days. The eyes of a demon.

"Na, Natsu.." Lucy just looked in him in shock. "No, this can't be. Natsu!" she screamed and started running towards him.

"Lucy no!" Juvia shouted, but it was too late. Lucy was a couple of feet away from him when he pulled up his hand and black flames came right out of them and shot her. She was pushed back to her friends right away.

"Lucy, you okay?" Gray came running to her. She just lay on the ground not moving. Juvia came running too. Gray turned Lucy and saw her eyes filled with tears.

"That, that's not Natsu. What did he do to him?" She broke into tears, covering her face with her hands.

"Lucy.." Gray, just stared at her not really sure what to say.

"I told you that Natsu was the END, didn't I. Now shall we have a fight?" Mard Geer said with little, but the most evilest smile there is.

In that moment Juvia hugged Lucy tightly. "Don't worry Lucy, it's gonna be okay. Come here. Just stay here."

"Thank you Juvia, but no. I have to help out, I wanna fight him too." Lucy said still sobbing like crazy. She then slowly pulled out Juvia and got up, shaking like crazy.

"No, you stay here with Juvia. Got it." Gray said stepping in front of her. Lucy was confused, she didn't want to argue, but she had to.

"No, you can't go there alone!" Lucy shouted.

"Lucy, I don't have time to fight with you. Just stay here okay, we both know my power is the best against his. And I am an devil slayer now after all I'll be okay. Juvia, I trust you will stay here and make sure she doesn't do anything stupid." Gray said and started going towards Natsu

"You have my word Gray-sama." Juvia said not really happy, she didn't want her loved one to go in that fight alone, especially if it was with his best friend, but she knew it was for the best.

"Gray, just please, give him back to me." Lucy said through her tears, barely standing.

"Don't worry, I will." Gray said and continued, he walked towards his friend, his best friend. I guess now they will finally see who is the strongest.