As usual, tell me what you think?
"Your memories?" Mavis questioned; she looked around; in all honesty this snowy wasteland was not what she expected. She looked at the young Natsu before realizing that there were more bodies littered around; she gasped in horror when she understood that she was standing in the aftermath of a warzone. "Natsu... you were the only survivor" she whispered, but there was no response; glancing around she found herself alone; only young Natsu in her presence. Leaving the child alone, Mavis went to survey the area. Hours past and Mavis did not like what she found; heart clenched as she bit her lip; the residents in this village were all innocent people, only unfortunate bystanders that were caught up in a war. Mavis returned to Natsu to find the boy carrying the dead girl in his arms; he walked deeper into the village. Mavis wanted to follow but found that the world around her shifted.
She now stood in the midst of a battlefield; thousands and thousands of dead soldiers lay littered; Mavis covered her mouth silently gasping, she spotted Natsu, on his knees struggling to stand up. This time he was older; looking to be in his early twenties; he was dressed in worn out steel plating. She spotted another man but she could tell he had only just entered the scene.
"Zeref..." she heard Natsu call out. She got a better look and it was indeed the Dark Mage himself. "Why? Why did you do this?" Natsu screamed, tears were streaming down his cheeks. "We trusted you! And you sent us to our deaths!" Zeref was staring at his brother with little to no emotion.
"The whole purpose of this was to show you, little brother; despair. It was to force you to hate me" Natsu glared at him clenching his fist. "Your hatred will become your strength and you will become powerful enough to kill me" Mavis stepped back not believing what she was hearing; she could see Natsu respond with rage but could not hear his words. The scene once again changed.
She was in a prison cell; Natsu was kneeling against the bars pleading to the guards outside. She could see him grit his teeth and attempt to force the bars open.
"It wasn't me!" he screamed. "It was Zeref! He was the one who led us there! He was the one who betrayed us! I swear!" but the guards were not listening.
"Be quiet!" one of them said. "Nothing you say will save you; you have already been sentenced to death. You will be executed tomorrow at noon" Natsu's eyes widened as did Mavis. Natsu slowly backed away against the wall.
"Why won't you believe me?" He whispered. Mavis wanted to comfort him but as she got closer, the further away he became; and soon the world just shattered, opening up a new scene.
It was a dark desolated place; somewhere she did not recognize; she looked up to find a massive swirling hole in the sky. She went to explore in search for Natsu; she found him, but he stood in front of a massive monster with a goat head; she recognized it; Ankhseram.
"Welcome Natsu Dragneel" it said. "Welcome to the land of the dead" Mavis stood stunned, that would mean Natsu was indeed executed that day. She heard Ankhseram laugh, while looking closer at Natsu; the man did not look afraid, nor did he look concerned, rather it was like he no longer cared. "Your brother betrayed you, your friends and family are all dead and the human's have abandoned you; tell me Natsu Dragneel, what have you achieved in your life?" Natsu didn't respond. Ankhseram decided to answer for him "Nothing; your life is worthless. But what if I told you that I could give you purpose" that prompted Natsu to glare at the god.
"Purpose? The only purpose I have in my life is to kill Zeref!" Ankhseram let out a booming laugh.
"Then let me make you a deal; become my new champion and I will grant you power to kill your brother" Mavis could only watch in horror as Natsu slowly stood up looking up at the god, his eyes glowing with hatred. Natsu nodded his head.
The scene changed and there was a sudden explosion; Mavis was startled and fell off her feet looking up at Ankhseram's enraged form.
"Natsu Dragneel!" it screamed. Natsu was standing amongst the bodies of hundreds of demons; the man smirked up at the god.
"How dare you betray me" Ankhseram was missing a few limbs; Natsu chuckled shaking his head.
"Betrayal means there was trust; I however, never trusted you" he told the god.
"We had an agreement! I was the one who granted you that power! And this is how you repay me?" Natsu frowned.
"I'm afraid you are mistaken Ankhseram; but you never gave me this power; this power was mine from the very beginning, I merely used you to achieve control over it. The power you attempted to give me, I rejected it; I knew that once I accepted, you would have full control over me" Natsu looked at all the bodies before looking up at the hole in the sky. "You tried to use me to destroy the human race" Natsu smirked again. "I'm afraid I cannot let you do that" Natsu started laughing; a sound Mavis was all too familiar with. "For now; I believe it is time for me to leave" he held up a glowing green stone. "Oh and thank you for the gift" with that Natsu was gone.
Mavis reappeared in a dark workshop, books lay everywhere; she recognized them; they were all of Natsu's demon creations. She watched as the man walked towards a single book in the middle of a magic circle; he pulled out the green stoned and whispered to it.
"Sayla" Mavis guessed it was some sort of name. The stone glowed before a single ball of light floated out of it and into the book, the magic circle glowed before a bright light blinded her; as it subsided Mavis peaked open her eyes to find a naked woman laying in the middle. She recognized her as one of the few demons that appeared when she first met Natsu. She had golden horns on her head, other than that, she was relatively normal. Natsu quickly removed his coat and covered the waking woman.
"Sayla..." he whispered. The woman opened her eyes.
"Natsu?" she whispered in shock. Tears started forming as Natsu knelt down giving the woman a hug; the woman was a little surprised by the action. "But how?" she questioned but Natsu didn't answer, he could only hug tighter. Sayla paused before letting out a warm smile hugging him back, stroking the back of his hair "It's alright now" she whispered. Mavis was a little stunned; granted it was a heartwarming scene but this was Natsu; the most fearsome and most irritating person she has ever encountered and he was crying his heart out. Mavis looked closer, she recognized the woman and it wasn't her demon form that looked familiar; she could have sworn she saw a human version of her. It took her a while but she soon realized where; Sayla was one of the victims that died in the village; at that was when everything fell into place for her; Mavis finally understood Natsu's joy. There was a blinding light and once again Mavis blacked out.
Wendy and Mard Geer were having a lot of trouble keeping the rampaging Mavis at bay; no matter what they tried, Mavis would always have something up her sleeve to counter it. However, at this point both demons have memorized Mavis' attack patterns and can anticipate the girl's next move. Mard avoided a beam of dark energy before delivering a kick to Mavis' stomach; the girl writhed in pain and lashed out; Mard stepped back clear of the attack allowing Wendy to come up from behind to use her wind magic to cut a deep gash on her back. There was a distorted scream before Mavis turned around sending shockwaves at Wendy; the young demoness was able to shield herself with a wind wall but the terrain around her was not as fortunate.
"I never would have imagined her to become this powerful" Wendy muttered; she heard Mard chuckle next to her.
"Believe me Wendy when I say that she will become stronger" his smile widening. "I now understand why Master has taken such a liking to her" Wendy rolled her eyes, she may understand, but she still felt that the girl was inadequate to have taken her Masters interest. Running forward a miniature whirlwind formed in Wendy's palm; Mavis saw her coming and sent out a beam of light energy; however Wendy disappeared allowing the beam to barrel towards Mard. A plant sprouted in front of Mard Geer; the bud opened up absorbing Mavis' attack. Wendy appeared behind Mavis once more, slamming the whirlwind into her backside; the attack was absorbed, but the affect was still able to cause Mavis to spin around wildly right towards Mard who had his plant ready and aiming; the plant returned the absorbed attack; a beam of light shot out impacting against Mavis caused an explosion. As the smoke cleared away, they saw the girl standing in the center of the crater looking angrier than before. Wendy sighed voicing the opinion they both had for the situation.
"This is becoming an annoyance".
Opening her eyes Mavis was back in Magnolia; she sat up from the rubble, her back aching.
"Finally awake" Natsu said; Mavis didn't respond, she was too deep in thought. "What's wrong? Did something happen?" he asked. Mavis raised a brow; it would seem that Natsu was not aware she was swimming around in his memories "Hmm, you look like you saw something you shouldn't have" he chuckled. "Come on, tell me". What she saw; the pain, the betrayal; it was as if Natsu's feelings were connected to her; she has never felt this much hatred for a single person before; these feelings were foreign to her; she has never out right hated someone before, and she believed that her sudden hatred for Zeref was influenced by Natsu's own. She could also feel his happiness; it was the joy of reuniting with family; this emotion was something she could relate to; Fairy Tail's creation had given her the family she never had, it was joy that she could never forget. These emotions that flooded her; it may have been overwhelming but it allowed her to finally understand what motivated Natsu.
A current of wind found its way towards Mavis bringing her back into reality; she forgot that there was a fight going on. Running out of the alley she looked up at the sky to find two Mavis' clashing; one was surrounded with dark energy, the other light energy; they were both emanating enormous power.
"There you have it; the two sides of your future" Natsu announced. "What will you do now? Will you accept the dark and conquer the humans or will you embrace the light and vanquish the demons?" Mavis didn't answer, or in fact she couldn't answer. Ignoring Natsu she moved in closer; she could hear the two of them talk.
"Tell me. Are you proud of what you've become?" Vermillion asked her other self. The woman didn't smile nor did she reveal any sort of emotion.
"I am the one who vanquishes evil like you; I am the one who maintains peace to this world" Vermillion laughed maniacally.
"Oh this is grand. You actually believe yourself to be a hero of justice?"
"No; I believe in maintaining order and peace"
"And how do you plan to achieve that?"
"Like I said, by exterminating all demon's in this world"
"My, my, you sound even worse than I am" Vermillion commented. Mavis had to agree with her dark self; she didn't like the way her light self was thinking; by her logic, it would mean eliminating all demons regardless if they were good or bad. Her thoughts trailed to Mystia, the young demoness that worked in her food kart; hurting her was the last thing she wanted, especially she has been nothing but kind to her. She then thought of Natsu and the identity of all his demons; they were innocent people who were given a second chance and to her knowledge the demons have not yet done anything wrong in Fiore. Both light and dark Mavis' reverted to fighting, each attack sending powerful shockwaves that shattered windows and toppled buildings. Mavis was having trouble keeping her footing, her arms held to her face shielding herself from the overwhelming force. As it subsided Mavis looked up; her heart clenching with doubt. Neither side sounded appealing to her; on one side it was to exterminate all human's; the other, exterminating all demons regardless of alignment. She heard Natsu laughing.
"This is just too funny. So tell me Mavis, who do you agree with?" Mavis who actually had given it much thought, answered immediately.
"I reject both ideals" nobody could see it but Natsu was smirking; everything was going according to plan. He could feel a powerful magic energy form from within Mavis; it was a mixture of both light and dark. "I Reject You Both!" she screamed catching the attention of the two Mavis'; they stopped their bout and looked at her.
"Reject us both?" Vermillion repeated as if the idea was unheard of.
"You would side with demons?" the other questioned. Mavis glared up at the two.
"The two of you are trying to play god; you don't care about the lives of others, you only care about yourselves!" she screamed. Her thoughts turned to Natsu's memories and it was at that moment she felt something build up within her; determination. During the time she's been here, she has always been fearful and doubtful of what her future holds; she did not know what she would become; in fact she still did not know; but she did know one thing; she wasn't about to let some curse control her life; if she was going to live on; it was going to be on her own terms.
"And what of it? You will have power beyond your imagination; the power to protect and destroy everything in your path" Vermillion exclaimed; however the third Mavis snorted.
"Your protection is delusional; you embrace the demons, protect those monsters and exterminate humanity" however Vermillion wasn't backing down.
"And you exterminate Demons; you are no different"
"The difference is that demons are evil"
"Humans are the same"
"Silence!" Mavis screamed. She turned to Vermillion "I will never turn against the humans" then turning to the third. "And I will never turn against the demons" Her eyes becoming determined as she hammered in the final nail. "I will become a person of both worlds. I will carve my own future where humans and demons can live in peace" Both Mavis' burst into laughter.
"Humans and demons can never co-exist" Vermillion exclaimed. Mavis however was not disheartened she summoned two energy swords in her hands; she pointed one at them.
"Then I will prove it to you; I will prove my resolve by defeating you both".