"Pay, eh?" The blonde said, looking down at the boy.
"What can you do to me? Little punk."
"I can make you pay," Natsu said growling, "I will defeat you Laxus!"
"Ha!" Laxus shouted, before they both charged head on.
"Fire Dragon Roar!" Natsu roared, letting a heavy amount of fire explode from his mouth.
"You think you can just defeat me with your party tricks?" Laxus shouted, with a crazy glint in his eyes, "Lightning Dragon Roar!"
The two dragon roars impacted each other, spiraling back and forth, eventually cancelling each other out.
"Heh," Laxus smirked, "Not half bad for an amateur."
"We'll see about that," Natsu said, swinging down a fist that was engulfed in flames.
"Fire Dragon's Crushing Fang!"
Laxus dodged the blow just nearly, a thin burn mark quivering in his right cheek.
A glint only that of a maniac arouse in his eyes. "Natsu! You're dead!"
Natsu yelped as a fist came crashing onto his face with surprising speed and accuracy. Laxus laughed, watching the boy fall backwards crashing into the wall. He made impact, coughing out blood in the process.
"Bow down to me."
Natsu slowly raised up, staggering onto his feet. A wide grin suddenly split on his face. "Why the hell would I do that? And don't count me on just yet.."
The boy ruffled the ashes out of his bright pink hair. "I'm just getting warmed up."
"Heh, let's see just how long you can last before you break," Laxus snarled.
Dammit Laxus!" Natsu screamed, "Fire Dragon Wing Attack!"
Natsu charged mid way to the blonde, before realizing it. Laxus was waiting for him. Sure enough, Laxus pulled out a glowing fist. "Lightning Dragon Iron Fist!"
"Laxus," Natxu growled out, leaping away from the fist swinging at him, "Fire Dragon's Roasting Bath!"
Oohs and Ahhs were heard from the crowd watching the two fight anxiously. "Go Natsu!" Someone shouted from the crowd, "You can do it!"
Laxus looked at the crowd momentarily, scowling at whoever had done it. "I'll show you!" He shouted.
"You should watch who you're fight, mate," Natsu said, grinning up at the man.
Flames exploded from the Firs Dragon Slayer, flying all around the now heated up room. The fire was aiming at Laxus all at once, rapidly multiplying until there was barely any room left.
One especially large flame had hit Laxus straight in the jaw, pushing the blonde back. Laxus' hair was now matted with blood, stained by the red liquid. His hair was sizzling and burn marks covered at least half of his body. He managed to croak out a chuckle.
"Enough fooling around Natsu," Laxus said, "Time to get serious."
"I was just thinkin' the same thing," Natsu said.
Laxus began to glow, except this time it felt different. Scarier, more vicious. More.. Wild-like.
"Oh, c'mon Natsu. Let's play," The blonde said, smiling in an unfriendly way. "What do you say?"
The man's hair was now striking with electricity, his eyes full of hatred and nothing except for the emptiness foul anger.
"Way ahead of you," The pink-haired boy chuckled.
They both charged once again. Laxus's presence felt more.. Dark. A void swallowing him up.
"Fire Dragon Wing Attack!" Natsu shouted again, aiming for Laxus' face.
"You've gotta try better than that," Laxus said, smirking. "Lightning Master's Hex!"
"The hell..." Natsu mumbled before looking up at the rows of black bolts of lightning, all shooting at him.
Cuts were planted on his boy, cross crossing him with marks. Blood seeped out of every mark, causing his former wounds to reopen.
Natsu screamed. The pain was unimaginable. It was agonizing, pain shivered through him, causing him to clutch at his chest. His head was pounding, he couldn't think straight. Only the foggy thought of protecting his friends told him to continue.
"W-What, kind of sick magic w-was that?" Natsu growled, standing up still clutching at his bleeding stomach.
Laxus laughed. "As if you couldn't be more pathetic. That was true power. And thanks to this curse, I've never felt stronger!"
"Laxus.." Natsu mumbled, "Evil intentions never go away do they?"
"All of you were fools to welcome me back with open arms," Laxus chuckled, looking at everyone, "Your life is at stake now."
Laxus then turned back to Natsu instantly. "Lightning Master's Shockwave!"
Thunder struck the room hard. Chairs and tables were burnt to a crisp, now nothing but piled of ashes and dust.
"Ack!" More blood spat out of Natsu's mouth. The boy had tried a sneak attack on Laxus while his head was turned. But as it turns out, he just've noticed it in time and hit him with no mercy.
"Fire Dragon's Claw!" Natsu tried, flames igniting his feet. If his arms were useless, he could still try his legs.
"Lightning Master's Solar Schock!" A lightning flamed ball appeared around Laxus' hand, crackling with energy.
It hit Natsu straight in the face, sending him flying again to the door. He flew out, landing on the hard ground with a loud thud and a few drops of blood.
Smoke raised from the boy, who was now bleeding heavily with the blows that were sent at him.
But his friends. He couldn't give up on them, never. He'd die trying to protect all of them. He would walk through hell and back if that meant his friends were to be safe. He wasn't going to give up now. No, he was going to protect them, all of them. Lucy, Erza, Gray. I will save them, Natsu thought. The boy pulled himself up to his feet. He walked back into the guild, leaning on the frame for support. Laxus stood in the middle of the room, the others crowding around him frightened.
"Well, well. Have you come back for more?" Laxus said, raising an eyebrow, "Or are you just that stupid?"
"I-I won't let y-you hurt my f-friends like that," Natsu managed, standing up straight now.
"Oh? Really?" Laxus said, "I'll just have to kill you first then!"
"Lightning Master's Hex!"
The familiar rows of black lightning bolts appeared, shooting at the Salamander who only grinned.
"Fire Dragon Roar!" Natsu shouted, the pain faded away, and a strange sensation ran over Natsu, making him shiver.
"The hell?" Laxus said, standing their as if frozen. "Why can't I move?"
The fire hit Laxus, covering him in the fiery red flames. A scream was heard from the blonde.
"I think it's called fear," Natsu said, grinning at the blonde who was now huffing up for air.
"Lightning Master Iron Hurl!" Laxus tried again, running up to Natsu, his hand covered with black lightning.
"Fire Dragon Sword Horn!" Natsu yelled, a determined glint in his eyes.
His body ignited in flames, charging like a bullet to the Blonde.
"Ack!" Laxus spat, flooding pouring out of several spots in his body.
Natsu punched the man deep into the ground, grinding his head on the floor.
Laxus grabbed the scruff of Natsu' scarf, pulling him. Natsu jumped back, leaving Laxus to leap high in the sky.
Natsu looked up at the man, jumping in mid air.
This is my chance now, Natsu thought. The pink haired boy jumped too, equaling up to Laxus.
"Fire Dragon Slayer Secret Art: Crimson Lotus Exploding Flame Blade!"
Laxus' eyes widened, "Dammit..."
Natsu hit Laxus in the chest, the force pushing him back into the ground.
Natsu stepped back back, landing next to the hole where Laxus laid.
The boy stepped in there, seeing Laxus lying in the ground. The man groaned, relief washing on Natsu.
The Salamander reached into his back pocket, pulling out the potion.
"Here you go.." Natsu mumbled. He popped open the potion, the liquid falling into Laxus' opened mouth.
After a couple moments, Laxus began to stir. Soon after, he woke up. Blinking slowly, he turned his head to Natsu. "Salamander..."
"Did I really...?" Laxus asked.
Natsu nodded. "The curse. But I got the potion and you just drank it."
Laxus sighed, steadying himself up. Natsu quickly rushed over to help him, lifting his arm onto the back of his neck. They both walked out of the hole, everyone cheering as the two both returned safely.
"He really did it!" Max shouted, lifting a fist into the air, "Natsu really did it! He brought Laxus back!"
Eruptions of cheers grew, for Natsu and for Laxus.
"Well done my boy," A voice said from behind. Natsu spun his head around.
"Gramps?" Natsu said, quickly the old man walk in.
"Old man..." Laxus croaked, nearly falling.
Makarov lifted Laxus off from Natsu, holding him up. "It's alright Natsu, I can hold onto him."
"I-I'm really sorry Gramps," Laxus began, "I didn't mean to I swear!"
Makarov chuckled, his wrinkles appearing. "I know you didn't Laxus. You are forgiven, forget about it."
"B-But, but I-" Laxus tried, only to be lightly flicked on the head by Makarov.
"Just be quiet and rest Laxus. You're fine now."
Laxus looked as if he was about to saw something, opening his mouth. But Makarov only hushed him, signaling for him to stop speaking.
"Everyone in the guild will forgive you. They know it was a accident. They knew you couldn't have been able to stop it," Makarov said, smiling at Laxus, "In fact I think they already forgave you."
"Laxus," Natsu chimed in, "Just be happy. Everyone here loves you, you're a part of our family. And think about it, everyone will continue to love you, no matter what you do."
"After all," The pink haired boy added again, "I did stop you. With the curse."
Laxus finally let out what felt like an actual laugh, "Yeah, you're right I suppose. But wait till next time, I'll beat you again."
"You can try," Natsu said, "But I'll savor that battle forever."
They both laughed at this, glad everything was now over. Makarov smiled at the two.
"Good. Now the both of you can get to cleaning, the guild is a mess!"
The two boys groaned. What did they get themselves into?
(Afterword: And there you guys have it! I have finally completed The Curse Of The 9th Master. Sadly, there will jot be a sequel, as my time and schedule is quite busy. I will mainly write one-shots and two-shots from now on, possibly writing another series in the future. But moving back to the story.. I'm sorry if the ending was kinda bad. I had to rush and finish this as quick as possible so I could move on. But anyway how was it? I do hope you did enjoy it. Comment down below, reviews are always appreciated!)