The Black Dragon Slayer of the Apocalypse
Chapter 20
They could all hear someone running towards them. "LUCY!" It called.
Lucy: did I just hear L'armoire Histoire? No I'm just imagining things.
Gray tried to get closer to Lucy to protect her, but instead he was engulfed in a black sphere, covered in fire.
"That's much more stable than the one I created when battling Natsu." Haruhi said. Natsu's arm then moved to the side forcing the sphere to go down a corridor.
"LET ME OUT!" Gray screamed but no one could hear him. He banged at the door frantically but to no end. Tears started to spill from his eyes. "NO THIS CAN'T HAPPEN AGAIN! WHY ME?! I CAN'T BE PROTECTED WHILST EVERYONE ELSE DIES! NOOOOOOOOOOOO! LET ME OUT!"
He tried to cast some ice magic but he wasn't even able to make a single dent in the sphere.
Haruhi: I'm sorry Gray but I can't cast the spell with you here.
Natsu: He will hate us, you realise that, I believe in living for my friends but now all his friends are… I believe that it would be kinder for him to let him stay.
Haruhi: I can't the voice said he can't be here and if he was then he would ruin the flow of time whatever that means.
Lucy watched as the black sphere disappeared from her sight. "Why..? Why did you do that? BRING GRAY BACK!"
"Lucy listen to me, Gray simply isn't meant to be here. The voice in my head told me that, however you are. Haruhi and I tried desperately force you with Gray however we simply weren't able to. It wouldn't allow us." Natsu explained.
"That voice was L'armoire Histoire wasn't it?" Lucy asked.
"I don't know but the voice was faint, like really faint. I have dragon's ears and I could only just about able to make it out. But Haruhi thinks it sounds like a girl." Natsu replied.
Lucy: I thought I could only hear it, but it seems like both Natsu and Haruhi can hear the voice. I wonder why?
"Lucy! Zeref he'll be hear in the next few seconds. I know it's a stupid question but are you ready?" Haruhi was the one asking this time.
Lucy smirked but didn't reply. She looked down the corridor towards where the sound of footsteps were coming from. "LUCY! IS THAT YOU?"
Lucy: Who the hell is that? Zeref? No, it can't be him I haven't met him… but then who is it?
A young man, with black hair emerged from one of the corridors. He immediately turned back and hid behind the wall. "Lucy… it is you… I'm sorry I forgot what you said. I can't let you see me, I need to make amends. I know you probably don't trust me and this is unfair, but I need to be stopped and only you can do that. Go to crocus where the grand magic games are held. There you will find eclipse, travel back in time and stop me."
"Huh…?" Was the only thing Lucy could manage.
"Natsu I'm ready on my end what about you?" Haruhi said.
"I was waiting for you. Hey, Lucy." Tears streamed from Natsu's face
"I know it doesn't mean much but I'm sorry. Haruhi and I have changed the properties of our magic, well actually it was mainly Haruhi, so that it has become extremely unstable. Any time now we will self-destruct. It's-"
"You don't need to say anymore. I knew full well what I was getting myself into by coming here. At least we are together." Lucy drew nearer to Natsu and hugged him.
"Thank you Lucy for everything, but you need to let go now or it won't work. Plus I think Haruhi is getting a bit awkward."
"Natsu!" Haruhi snapped.
Lucy smiled at Natsu. Then turned around, she had one last thing to ask.
"Who are you?"
The man hiding behind the wall replied "So you aren't my Lucy, never the less you still need to stop me."
Lucy: he didn't answer my question, I suppose it doesn't matter anymore seeing as I am about to die, but where is Gray?
As though Haruhi heard Lucy's thought she said. "Gray is a safe distance away, the sphere he's in should take him towards the nearest town of Moor Heath."
The moment she said that Natsu's body started to glow incredibly. It was a goldish yellow that brightened the entire room. "Well I guess this is goodbye Lucy." Haruhi said.
"Race you to the other side!"
"Natsu you seem too excited about this." Lucy smiled
"I've never been dead before, I wonder if there will be any strong fighters." Natsu said with enthusiasm.
"Yeah you'll get to fight Goku there." She replied with sarcasm.
"What really? I thought he didn't exist! WOW, this will be so awesome."
Lucy: I know he's not that big of an idiot, I think he's just trying to make our last moments together funny. But he's trying a bit too hard.
"I don't know about meeting Goku but it certainly will be an adventure, the one thing I hope though is that I get my old body back! I don't wanna be stuck with Natsu forever!" Haruhi whined.
"You make that sound like a bad thing"
"Natsu I think anyone who spends too much time with you will lose brain cells" Lucy said back. They two girls laughed, whilst Natsu tried to be annoyed but he, too, began to laugh.
It was going to be their last memory together, at least it was a happy one.
Natsu's body finally become a blinding white light causing Lucy to look away. Welcoming death with open arms, her entire body was engulfed by the light. She closed her eyes praying that death wouldn't hurt, when somebody grabbed her by the stomach.
"Hey what are you doing?" She inquired.
"My contract says that I have to protect you no matter what."
"Horologium? No take me back! TAKE ME BACK!" Lucy yelled at the top of her voice.
"I'm sorry I can't do that, it's in all our contracts that we have to protect you, so if you were to die and it was in our power to save you, then we would be exiled to the human world just like Leo was. It may be against your wishes but we have to."
Lucy then found herself in the spirit world.
I hope you like this chapter. i kind of mentioned Goku from DBZ in this chapter if you don't know who that is then you have lost your childhood. Anyway please R&R and like it whilst your at it :)