Chapter 35- Concluding events of Silence
Before the explosion,
Mahalia, Natsu and Lucy were left alone in the safe house. Natsu crawled over to Lucy and shook her gently in an attempt to wake her. Lucy felt drowsy, she groaned a bit and wearily opened her eyes, but she felt very weak.
"Lucy, you have to get out of here. Go now, I'm sorry I have to go, I have to help the others." said Natsu,
Since when did Natsu sound so serious? she thought drowsily,
"Just go, I'll have to get her out of here." scowled Mahalia,
"Thank you." nodded Natsu and he took off without another word.
Lisanna… I'll always protect you… that will never change… I can't let you break that promise…
Natsu felt very weak, he jogged as best as he could taking short breaks to lean up against whatever he could. He pushed on, for her. He mightn't love Lisanna like he originally thought he had. Perhaps it was a different kind of love? But he knew he would forever be there to protect her no matter what. He couldn't catch up with her, they were too fast for him in this state. Natsu was sorry, sorry he couldn't protect the ones he loved, sorry he was slowly dying and there wasn't anything he could do about it. He was ashamed to be son of Igneel, losing to some bitch like Minerva. Losing to the Silence…. His dying wish was to protect his nakama, was to make sure they were safe. Dead or alive, they would always be his family. He slammed his back up against the wall and he collapsed sliding to the ground. He knew he had to stay awake, but it was such a hard struggle. He was swallowed by the black eternity, drifting off away from the world. It was there he was able to see his friends and family again…. Happy, healthy… Firstly there was team Natsu. Erza, Gray, Happy, Wendy, Charla and Lucy were all smiling brightly at him. Next he saw Lisanna standing there alone… smiling brightly. She had such a sweet smile. Next he saw Igneel…. Igneel had told him never to give up… Natsu wished he could have done more. It was all just wishes.
After minutes in the darkness Natsu slowly emerged from what he thought was his end. He was greeted by a teary eyed Wendy, putting all of her magic into trying to save Natsu. In the background he saw Charla standing by Wendy, Romeo supporting Warren and Lisanna holding a little unconscious Lector. Natsu wearily placed an arm on Wendy expressing his thanks for everything she has done for him. Wendy's hands finally stopped glowing blue and she collapsed to the ground.
"Wendy!" exclaimed Charla.
Heads turned to the rustle that reached their ears. It appeared to have come from the bushes behind them on the outskirts of the forest. From the shadows emerged Angel. She had dark shadows under eyes and her heart was black showed black even though it wasn't visible. She laughed ludicrously and raised an arm above her head.
"Star magic…. shooting star!" she cried sending blinding bolts at the helpless Natsu.
Lisanna's eyes widened….
Without thinking Lisanna regrettably dropped Lector and began running without her brains consent. She found herself diving in front of the blinding light, arms spread and tears forming in her blue eyes. The light struck her straight on. With a scream she collapsed in front of Wendy and Natsu.
"Lisanna!" yelled out Romeo.
Luckily for Romeo, Angel ran off laughing into the depths of the forest. Romeo, Charla and Warren heard an explosion and braced themselves…. but impact never came…..
Sorry for the extremely short chapter, but I felt like it needed to end here.
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~Hermit