Naza Fanfic chapter 4

Prelude

Natsu and the rest of Fairy Tail are headed to the western front to combat the 1 million man army along with their emperor Zeref and Acnologia, "The Dragon of the Apocalypse". Sabertooth Is headed north to aid in finishing off the Northern forces, the Southern force was defeated mainly by Laxus and Natsu with one of the 12 shields being taken out by Erza and Kagura. Each member has a "refill Lacrima" at the ready in case they ran out of magic. Natsu and Erza decided to teach the guild how to use re-equip to make sure the lacrima does not hinder them in battle.

Natsu's PoV

"Ok everyone, I bet your wondering how you are all going to fight with that bi ass Lacrima in hand. Well Erza and I are going to fix that problem right now, we are going to teach all of you how to use a very limited version of re-equip magic."

I waited for Erza to explain the details. I never did bring this up with her. Eh, I hope she goes along with it. "OK Fairy Tail!" Yep there she goes, she got it. Honestly if she did the same thing to me I would have been totally lost. "We will first learn this magical technique with a piece of rock. Everyone pick up the first rock you see." Everyone rapidly shuffles around looking for a random rock, and a few guild members are sent flying while Juvia searches for the best rock for Grey. Erza shakes her head at Juvia's actions with a smile on her face. Did I just see her glance my way? Ahh! I can't keep doing this. I need to stay focused on the battle. I can't continue to be distracted by her. I know it is really selfish, but if I am going to die today, I want to be by her. But besides that she is a very capable mage and can really make an impact in my battle with Zeref and Acnologia. "OK It looks like all, of you have your rocks, took long enough." Even though she sounds angry she has a smile on her face, I guess she has been waiting for the moment when she can teach her magic to the guild. "First, hold your right hand out in front of you with the rock in your palm, keep your hand open. Good. Second, Stare at your rock intently and let a little bit of magic seep out of your hand encasing the rock. Ok, now this is where it gets tricky, which is why we are using rocks." I decide to try this along with the guild, even though I already know re-equip, I think I can always learn more. "Now listen to everything before you start. Take your left hand and slap it against your right hand as if you were doing a crocodile imitation. And while your hands close imagine your rock shrinking to nothingness. Go."

As the guild started slapping their hands together those less adept to magic cried out in a little pain as the rock stayed firmly where it was. However, all of Team Natsu, Shadow Gear, and the Thunder Legion were successful. Guildarts already seemed to know this form of re-equip. He taught me a totally different type because it is far more effective. After some trial and error everyone in the guild with the exception of Romeo completed the task, but I decided that he would not fight in close combat earlier on so this was not a big deal. Erza began to speak again. "OK everyone. Now put your left hand out in front of you and ball it up like a fist, palm up. Next imagine your rock appearing in your hand and growing to full size. Open your hand." To everyone's surprise, not one person failed in retrieving their rock. "OK now repeat the same process with your Lacrima." This time it went off without a hitch. Everyone except Romeo now had a Lacrima stored in their own pocket dimension.

"Fairy Tail listen up!" Erza wasn't done apparently. "Your space hand hold up to 10 pounds (4.5 kilos) inside without putting a constant drain on your magic. So I advise you to use it as you see fit. Except for you Grey, you get to put your clothes in there so you don't lose them aga-n…."

"Damn it frost bite you're naked already?!" I had to yell at him, he already had shoved his clothes into his space while Juvia was passed out with a vicious nosebleed.

"It's a habit demon fac-" He didn't even get to finish his sentence before being clubbed over the head with Erza's Purgatory sword.

"How dare you!"

"Noooo! Leave Grey-sama alone! Juvia pleaded with Erza as she held her sword to his throat.

Erza's PoV

What the hell did I just do? I just attacked out of instinct. I didn't even think about it. It just happened.

"Yo, Erza." I look down at Grey who is rubbing his head with my sword at his throat.

"I'm sorry Grey, I don't know what came over me."

"Yeah you should be sorry." I started to fume. "But I should have known that was crossing the line. Yo, Flame Brain, sorry about that. I cooled off real quick and backed off.

"Don't do it again."

"Got it."

"Ok everyone practice a few times to make sure that you have control over the space."

"Erza what happened." I was walking back to where I was standing earlier, and Natsu was there. I was walking with my head down so he kind of startled me.

"Well I don't really know. I kind of just… snapped."

"I can hear you lying."

"I… I… am very sensitive on the matter of you being END. So when he brought it up I just… attacked. I didn't even know I did it until my sword was on his throat.

"That's the truth that I was waiting for."

"Huh?" I ask blushingly. Knowing Natsu he can probably smell my blush.

"Well, there is more than one reason I want you with me to fight Acnologia and Zeref." I look at him, and he looks at me, then he turns away.

"I want you there when I die, I want the last thing I see, to be you." I couldn't speak. I was breaking down. It was no secret that I was in love with Jellal, was. So him knowing that

I have a problem with love, and then saying those words to me. He must not think I care about him. I grab him roughly by his shirt collar, or what's left of it. I pull him in close and I stare angrily into his eyes. I can't keep the tears back and they start to well up.

"You can't die. I won't ever let it happen. I will stop you from dying. I will, you don't believe me but I will. You can't throw away your life so easily Natsu! Don't you remember what you told me?!" I was screaming now, "YOU DON'T DIE FOR YOUR FRIENDS YOU LIVE FOR THEM!" I broke down. I am on my knees in front of him. And the whole guild is watching us now. And he kneels down next to me, giving me a hug.

"I am sorry Erza. Fairy Tail means more to me than you know. You, mean more to me than you know." At this point I stopped crying, I looked up at him but he wasn't looking at me anymore. "Let's go. I can smell him, he is near." He stands up and I decide that it is finally time. I don't know what made me do it, but I did it. I pulled myself up to him and I kissed him! He was completely caught off guard. And he was warm.

"Erza! Natsu yelled at me when he forcibly broke our kiss, I was heart-broken and shocked to say the least. "Find someone else! I will be dead in a few hours Erza! There is no backing out. Whether I win or lose there is no backing out and there is no survival for any of us three."

Natsu's PoV

Aw man I can't stand to do this. But I would rather break her heart now than to shatter her dreams later. Because neither Me, nor Zeref, nor Acnologia are coming out of this alive. Not when my life is linked to Zeref's. "Erza." She looks up at me. "I have had feelings for you for quite some time. Your's are fairly new. So you can move on from me after I die. Find a light Erza. But first, let us come out on top in this year's Dragon King Festival."

We walked in silence for nearly an hour. The entire time she did not stop shaking. It is for the best right? She can't love me because I am not going to be here for very long. So I will be the bad guy for now. I will make her lose her love for me, that's the only way to keep her safe. In the distance I see scorched Earth. For miles around all we could see was a charred black crater where the west forest used to be. I looked around at the guild member's faces. Fear. That's mostly what I saw. Fear of what monstrosity that was capable of destruction on this scale.

"Was this Zeref?" Lucy said innocently.

"No." Erza replied before I could. "This was Natsu trying to protect us. This is what he is capable of when he is fighting for something he cares about. And he comes back alive every time." She doesn't even look at me. I know what she means. But Zeref must die, and for him to die, so must I. Master told us that Zeref was planning on exterminating the human race. If my death can stop that, then why would I even hesitate for a second? I can save the lives of everyone I have ever cared about in one fell swoop. The most evil dark mage in history and the bringer of the apocalypse. I'm sorry Erza I really am. I am sorry Fairy Tail.

"I was wondering when you would show up." I see him, Zeref, in new clothing too. It was this deep black robe. It ran near his ankles but fit snuggly onto his body so that he still had a full range of motion without interference. It was designed with the Alvarez symbol woven with flames on his back. So that his body glowed red with flames. And reflective gold trimmings all along the edge of the robe. On top of his head was a crown made of Ivory, but this Ivory had an evil aura about it, as if some of Zeref's soul resided within it. The book of END was held loosely in his right hand. "Hello again Natsu, I see you brought an extra supply of magic with you. Come, we will finish our bout. I no longer desire death you see. So it will now be much harder to kill me this time. If Acnologia shows up in time we can have our three way. He was never one to show up on time however. Never even showed up to our training sessions during the war. He may be the strongest dragon in the world. But your see, dragon slayer magic will have an amplified effect on him while in his, more powerful, dragon form. So to battle us, he will use his human form.

"I don't give a flying Fuck Zeref! I came to eliminate the both of you, and that's what I am going to do. When I say this I feel a presence descending from above. I quickly jump back only for the ground to crumble all around. I manages to stay on my feet as a second blast wave hit. After deflecting it I Instantly produced one of my lacrima, and consumed the ether-nano inside. I stood face to face with the two kings of death. With no one at my side.