"Lucy.." Juvia just stared at her happy about her friend's determination. "Then let's go join Gray-sama."
"Yeah." Lucy nodded and they both ran towards Gray and Natsu.

"Gray-sama we came to help." Juvia said as she got next to him.

"Guys, I told you stay back." Gray said.

"And leave you to fight Natsu alone, that doesn't sound like something a friend would do, does it?"

"Haha, yeah you're right." He answered with a smile but was actually really angry inside. Natsu was his rival and his best friend, It was already hard enough for him to fight him. But when he looked at Lucy his heart just clenched. Her eyes were filled with tears, her nose was red, she looked like she will burst into tears any second now, but still she kept a serious expression. All of them knew that Natsu and Lucy were more than friends, they had something, something special. Everyone could see it, well everyone except Natsu and Lucy. He heard that Natsu cried over future Lucy's death. And he could not imagine that. He only saw Natsu cry once, well okay, almost cry. That was back when they were children when everyone were teasing Natsu that he can't read, but he heard from Gildarts that Natsu cried like rain on the S-class exam. And then, third time was when future Lucy died. If he was so week to Lucy's death how will then Lucy react if the time comes from the to.. No hw won't even think about it. They will get Natsu back, they just need to find the right way. They will get END's soul out of his body and everything will be the way it was supposed to be. He will return and be that idiotic flame brain he always was and they will continue fighting whenever they could. But it was strange, he has been standing here for some time now and Natsu still hasn't moved, he was just staring at his hands, well if he could call that hands, they were covered in black and red scales and he had enormous claws. And then he finally got up. His eyes were blood red, but they were strange, his look was first filed with thrill to kill but then it changed, it was filled with pain and sorrow and just confusion. It's like Natsu and END were fighting inside. It was good to know that his friend was still in there somewhere. They just need to finish as soon as possible.

"He is still in there!" Lucy shouted. "Did you see? His eyes!"

"Yeah, I saw. Well then, shall we?" Gray asked and Juvia and Lucy nodded.

Lucy pulled out her keys and then Natsu finally started speaking. "Ha ha, well I gotta say It is so better to be back here." The voice that was coming out of Natsu's mouth was weird, at first you heard his voice but it was like it was followed with another deep voice. Heavy voice, so evil, END's voice.

"My, look at this. So many years have passed and finally I am free." Just his voice sent shivers down everyone's spine. This demon hadn't even shown his power and they all knew that he was strong, too strong. Lucy just stood there shaking, how was she going to save Natsu if she can't even stand still in his presence. She thought that she was the only one, but no, she looked to her right and saw Grat next to her, his hands were in fists, he was shaking too. But no, they did not have time for that, she forced her hand to move forward, to take a key. She didn't know who to call. Loke and Virgo are probably still tired from their previous fight. In that moment she realized, she was feeling a lot better. After the fight she couldn't even stand up, but know, she was all knew. Not that it bothered her.

"Now, who should I get first. Let's see." E.N.D spoke. "Who are you?" he then pointed to Juvia. "Oh let's see. Juvia, water mage, is in love with Gray Fullbuster, used to be in Phantom lord, but she later transferred to Fairy tail, she was fishy to me at first but she prove herself. She sacrificed herself a couple of times for us. She is a real friend. I couldn't imagine Fairy tail without her. On the scale of 1-10 she can be a good 8 if she gets serious. But she is now very warned out from fight with Keith. She can be a really bad enemy, especially because I am fighting with fire and she has water. Her biggest weakness is Gray. Well then, I guess I will leave you for later." Juvia's face changed couple of times, first she was embarrassed, then happy and now she was angry.

"Is, is he taking Natsu's memories?" Gray asked confused.

"His thoughts it would seem so. Everything he knows about us, our strengths and our weaknesses. He is the ultimate weapon." Lucy said scared and a little bit annoyed. Who does this demon think he is looking into Natsu's brain like that. This guy was getting on her nerves more and more every second.

"Let's see, who's next." E.N.D said. "Gray Fullbuster, the guy I hate the most and my best friend. Ice mage, well that will be a problem. Ouch, bad childhood it would seem. He acts as he is annoyed by Juvia all the time, but the truth is she is the one he cares about the most in the entire guild, but it's not like he will admit that." At that Juvia blushed like crazy, but didn't react, she knew it wasn't the time. But right now it was enough for her to know that Gray cares about her. "His power, well it depends on the situation, but he just got devil slayer magic from his father so I don't know what to expect. He is also a big problem because his powers is opposite of my fire magic. His biggest weakness, his friends, but especially Juvia. Oh you two are each others weaknesses, that's sweet." To that E.N.D smirked "Well it looks like you will be the one I will start with." Gray just stared at him ready to break his neck. Juvia blushed again

"And the last." He then looked at Lucy. "Lucy Heartfilia.." he then just stared and then put up a big smile, from ear to ear. "Well this is interesting. I think I will leave you for the end, I am sure it will be the most fun. Oh I love looking at the faces filled with pain and sadness and I have a feeling I will get that from you the most." His smile just kept widening. "Hahaha, well It seems I got a bunch of his close friend. Well this will be a lot fun. Thank you vessel." He then went and pat his head as if he was talking to Natsu. Now, his voice was totally transformed, there wasn't even a trace of Natsu.

I don't know what he saw about Lucy but it seems he ain't gonna say. Well if we're done with introducing ourselves I guess we can begin. Gray thought, but before he even moved Lucy was running towards E.N.D. "No Lucy stop!" Juvia shouted and following her. Lucy pulled out her key, she decided to call Capricorn, he should know what to do in this situation. "I think I said that I am keeping you too for later." END said angrily and lifted his arm, he aimed them towards Juvia and Lucy, then suddenly two enormous black balls appeared and went towards Lucy and Juvia. They tried to stop them with their magic, but the ball wasn't meant to hurt them. Instead it swallowed them up. "JUVIA! LUCY!" Gray shouted and ran towards them. "Now, now, don't worry Gray, I am just keeping them out of the fight, they are safe in there. Although that ball is made to make them see their worst nightmares. Oops.."

"You bastard!" Gray clenched his fists. It looks like the real fight was just about to begin.