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Chapter Sixty Five: Not alone

Daron walked through the forest with an angered expression present on his face, however due to his helmet no one was able to tell regardless. More innocent lives lost to the Legion's flames. More people died because he failed to save them in time.

The Death Knight stopped walking as he simply stood there for a moment, letting his thought be the only thing he paid attention at the time being.

How many more lives are going to be lost to the demons before they can finally defeat them? Why must they keep sacrificing themselves to defeat the Legion, even when it's not enough? How much more pain must they be force to go through before they can finally end this conflict?

The white haired male couldn't help but grit his teeth in anger, before quickly grabbing his sword before letting out a yell, slicing the nearby tree next to him. The poor tree didn't stand a chance as the large perennial plant was cut from it's trunk before it timbered down to the ground, causing a loud noise to fill the air from the collision into the ground.

Daron needed to vent. He needed to let it all out. The anger and disgust in himself was too great for him to keep it all inside. He kept on cutting down any nearby trees near him as he kept on shouting in anger, not caring if he was scaring any forest animals or not. He didn't care, he just needed to vent.

This went on for the new few minutes, with there now being a new small clearing in the forest due to the enrage Daron taking his anger out on the trees. Any forest critters that may have been around were now long gone after being scared by the venting future son of Natsu and Lisanna. Now, the armored young man was taking deep breaths, trying to calm himself down after his little episode. Before he could do anything else…

"Daron?"

His eyes widen before he turned around only to see both his father Natsu and his mother Lisanna standing there. Lisanna's eyes were a bit widened due to seeing the now cut trees all over the place.

"Father, mother," Daron started to say with surprised in his voice, before fully turning around to look at his parents, "What are you both doing out here?" He questioned them.

"We've came to check on you." Natsu told the armored male, as both the Fire Dragon Slayer and the Anima Take-Over Mage walked towards him once more.

Daron frowned when he turned around to avoid seeing their faces.

"I'm fine." He told them. He didn't need to trouble them with his thoughts right now. He refused to be a burden to them.

"The trees beg to differ." Natsu told him, motioning to all the cut down trees that now laid on the ground.

The white haired Death Knight merely grumbled before looking back at his father and mother, who had looks of concern to them. Daron hated it. He didn't want them to worry.

"I said I'm fine. I just… needed to vent that's all." Daron replied back to the pink haired male and the white haired female.

"Daron," Lisanna started to say, getting the Death Knight to look at her once again, "Look, we know that it's hard right now, it's hard for all of us. You know that we are here for you, you know that right?" She responded back to him, hoping that he would get what she was trying to say.

They all were going through it hard at the moment. She didn't really know much about how to comfort her child, even though he's from the future. But Lisanna hoped that she could find the right words for you.

"…You all shouldn't have to go through this." Daron managed to speak back, as he turned his head away from their gazes.

"Daron-." Natsu started to say to his future son.

However the pink haired demon was cut off when the Death Knight turned to look back at his father and mother as she yelled out.

"No! Don't tell me that it's alright when it's not! My siblings and I aren't even supposed to be in the past! But because of our failure, of my failure, the Legion now has a presence on this world! If it weren't for us, none of you would have to go through any of this!" Daron shouted out loud, getting both Natsu and Lisanna to be taken back slightly from his sudden shouting.

The white haired armored young man couldn't help but shake a little, his emotions getting the better of him as he went on with his rant.

"You're lives were great, you all were doing just fine! You all didn't need to be burden by the fact that there's an infinite army of demons out there wanting to destroy everything we hold dear. But now, because of us…," Daron trailed off for a moment before he went on, his voice cracking slightly due to his emotions getting the hold of him, "Because of us Earthland in this part of time is in danger. It's because of us that the demons are out there, killing innocent lives that had no part of this. It's because of us that… that you have been hurt so much." Daron finished saying that in a quiet tone.

Natsu and Lisanna were taken back by all that their future son told them. Both Fairy Tail Mages couldn't help but frown, knowing that Daron was referring to how everyone else back in Crocus voiced how they felt about Natsu, believing that he was too much of an idiot to have multiple women he loves with him.

The Fire Dragon Slayer couldn't help but feel sadden by what his son from the future told him and Lisanna. Daron had no control over any of that though. The other Fairy Tail members and their thoughts about Natsu was something that was already been around long before Daron and the rest even showed up. Daron shouldn't be blaming himself for any of this.

"Daron…" Lisanna started to speak up again, getting Daron to look back at the woman who will one day give birth to him.

"Mother… I've tried. I've really, really did, try to do what's right. But every time I do anything, I fail to save a life. I fail to protect those I care about time and time again," This time, Daron went to take his helmet off of his head, allowing both Natsu and Lisanna to see the tears appearing in the pale skin male's eyes, "No matter what I do, I am unable to save everyone. No matter what I do, it's never enough. I save one life, only to loose a thousand more. I can't… I just can't save them all! I'm too weak!"

With those words spoken, the white haired male fell onto his knees, trying to hold back the sobs threatening to spill.

Before anything else happened, the Death Knight then felt the arms of Natsu wrapping around him into a hug. Natsu went on to speak before Daron or Lisanna could say anything else.

"Daron… it's hard I know, to unable save everyone," Natsu started to tell the armored young man, as Natsu himself blamed himself from being unable to save those who lost their lives to the demons and their servants. But he went on, "I would be lying if I said I know what you have gone though. You died once to save me, and for that you went through so much pain for what the demons made you did."

The future son of Natsu and Lisanna widened his eyes when he heard those words. How did his father learn about that? He thought that he kept that a secret!

For Lisanna, her eyes widened in shock from hearing what Natsu said as she put her hands to her mouth. Her son… died saving Natsu? But then… how was he alive now? What was he forced to go though?

Before the mother or son could say anything to respond, Natsu then went on as he pulled back a little to see his son's face. A few tears of his own appearing in the Fire Dragon Slayer's eyes.

"But… know that you are not alone. We all may have failed many times to save everyone in our lives, but we still managed to save some people. If we can save a single soul from harm, then it shows that what we do is not pointless. It is hard, and our hardships may never go away with no end in sight, but we don't have to face them alone," Natsu managed to smile despite the emotions getting the better of him due to this talk as he went on, "Remember what you told me back in Crocus? We would do anything to protect each other. We are not alone, you are not alone. We have our friends… our family… by our side. Whatever happens to us, everyone is with us to face it head on to the very end."

Daron merely stared at his father with widen eyes, tears slowly coming down his face as he heard and listened to what his father just told him.

Before he or Natsu could say or do anything else, both father and son then felt Lisanna pulling them both into a hug as well as she got on her knees to do just that.

"Natsu's right Daron," The white haired woman started to say, trying to hold back her own tears due to atmosphere the three have around them, "You are not alone through this. You have us and the rest of our family and friends by our side. You don't have to go through this alone."

Lisanna looked at both the pink haired Fire Dragon Slayer and the white haired Death Knight with a large smile on her face despite the tears threatening to fall.

"None of us have to carry this burden alone. None of us have to hog the pain and take the blame. We are all in this together. We're a family, we can get through this, no matter how hard it may be, together as one." She finished telling both Natsu and Daron, as she knows that Natsu would also be blaming himself and wanting to take the burden for himself alone to bear. That trait, that was something passed down from Natsu to Daron and the rest of the future children no doubt.

Hearing these words were enough for the dam in Daron to break completely before the Death Knight pulled both of his parents into a three way hug as the tears streaming down his face. He didn't care how dumb or pathetic he sounded or looked; he just wanted his parents to know how much those words from them meant to him.

Both Natsu and Lisanna couldn't stop their own tears as they returned the hug to the child they would one day have with one another with large smiles on their faces.

It was hard, and it may get harder for them all to bear. But no matter what will happen to them all, they will keep striving together to save as many lives as they can. They will stop the Burning Legion from achieving their goals. They will protect each other and everyone else until their dying breath.

They are a family, and no matter what, they will always have each other until the very end.

There we go. Chapter done. So what did you all think? Good? Bad? Cringy? Let me know.

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