Chapter 17: Our Findings
Everyone was now on the train, heading back to Magnolia. It seems almost everyone was tired as Wendy and Carla were sleeping and so were Gray, Lucy, Rogue, Frosh, Sting, Lector and Yukino. The only ones awake were Erza and Natsu. Happy was sleeping too in Natsu's lab.
"Aren't you tired Erza?" She was bit surprise on the sudden question since her mind was somewhere else. She turned to Natsu who seems worried for her. She smiled and replied, "I'm fine Natsu, how about you? Are you still tired? I'm really sorry that we have to go home as soon as possible."
Natsu shook his head, "Don't worry, I understand after all… since I'm in danger."
Erza can see how down Natsu was. She was about to speak when he beat her.
"But don't worry, since I know I'm in danger, I won't do anything that could add more trouble to you and everyone."
Erza was bit shock but smiled, "What are you talking about Natsu? You shouldn't consider yourself as trouble, we're your friends and family, it's natural."
Natsu blushed a bit, still not used for some reason. Erza kept smiling for him, "Oh, Natsu do you happen to like Strawberry Cake?"
Natsu turned to Erza, eyes blinking as if questioning it, "Strawberry Cake?" Erza nodded, "It's the most delicious cake, so want to eat with me when we return back to the guild?"
Natsu was bit unsure but smiled, "If you say so Erza... After I'm done my groceries."
Erza's eyes were shock, since the Natsu she knows never go shopping before. She just smiled and nodded, permitting him which made Natsu smile for her.
Arriving Magnolia, Sting stepped out the train and stretch his arms.
"Finally we arrive!" Sting said as he took a deep breath. He really likes stepping on the ground than being in the transportation vehicles.
Rogue just sigh, "Sting your taking too much attention."
"Shut up Rogue."
Yukino laugh at them, Lucy just sigh on the two.
Gray this time spoke, "So, shall we all head back to the Guild?"
"Ah" Natsu raised his right hand, "Can I go to the shopping market? I think we're out of food at home."
Lucy thought about it, "Now that I'm thinking about it, I don't have enough sweet for Plue." Happy grin as if he's planning something, "Can I have all?" Lucy shouted to the blue exceed, "Of course No!"
"I think it's not bad to come along." Gray said, he paled as he remembered a certain woman, "I don't want to see her for a while." Yukino nodded, "I think I want to buy something here so I'll come too."
"Well that makes seven of us." Sting said before turning to his partner, "Rogue why don't you rest for a while, I think you'll need it."
Rogue smiled a bit, "Just be sure not to be a burden for everyone Sting."
"Rogue just how much do you see me as a kid!?" Sting almost shouted and eyes almost crying. Lector just shrugged to Sting's action while Wendy was giggling and Carla sigh but smiled.
Rogue turn his partner exceed, "Frosh want to come with them?"
Frosh blink, "Can I?" Rogue smiled and nodded. Frosh smiled, "I'll make sure to buy something for you Rogue."
"Don't use too much money Frosh." Rogue said as he sat and pat his head. He turned to Lector, "Watch over him for me Lector."
Lector smirk, "Leave it to me Rogue, I'll make sure to watch over and protect Frosh from anything."
"That's my Lector." Sting said a large grin.
Erza just smile to then, "Since everyone decides to go off somewhere, be sure to come back to Fairy Tail after everything is done, I still need to report everything to Master. Take care everyone."
"Aye Sir!"
Soon enough everyone was now shopping in the shopping market. Everyone seems enjoying as Yukino and Lucy give Natsu some tips on how to buy good quality products, Gray and Sting were watching from afar and the exceeds were having fun together. As time passes, Yukino and Lucy were now shopping some ladies clothes. Since they were in clothing section, the boys were also checking some men clothes. There are still times Gray's strip habit is still a problem for them but other than does are fine.
They had brought many stuff and had fun too. They soon took a break in the nearest food court. They were now eating and also chatting. It seems from out of everyone, only Natsu was restless as he kept looking around, as if trying to find something, more like someone.
Seeing the restless Natsu, Happy began to ask which halted everyone as they turned to him, "Natsu is there something wrong?"
Natsu stopped looking around and turned to everyone who was waiting for his answer. He spoke, "Do you guys know where Frosh went?"
Registering his word, they finally began to realize after seeing the whole party, FROSH IS MISSING!
"WHAAAAAA! WHY DIDN'T I REALIZE HE'S GONE!" Lector shouted in despair. Sting followed in same tone as his partner exceed, "THIS IS BAD! ROGUE WILL BE ANGRY AT US WHEN HE LEARNED WE LOST HIM!"
"Now that I remember, he did get lost before right?" Gray said as he remember the time both he and Juvia came across Lector who was alone and lost and also trying to find his way back to his Guild.
Yukino nodded, "Lector-sama doesn't have a sense of direction if that's how you call. He always get lose so every time we travel, we have to look after him so he won't get lose."
"Then this is a big trouble right?" Lucy questioned. Sting gave a despairing look, "Of course it does…" He shouted, "LET'S LOOK FOR FROSH BEFORE ROGUE KNOWS IT!"
"AYE!" Lector shouted in response.
Natsu stood up from his sit, "I'll look for him too."
"Wait a minute Natsu, you can't look for him alone." Gray said.
"B-But-" Natsu was about to insist when Gray spoke, "I'll be with you so you won't be alone."
Natsu blink on the word but nodded, accepting it. Gray stood up and went to him.
Lucy raised her hand, "I'll stay here to look after our belongings and wait for everyone's return. The shopping district is big, you have no choice but to scattered around to find him right?"
Happy nodded, "That's true… I'll fly around to find him."
"Y-yos we have many people here to look after Frosh." Sting said, seems glad about it at the same time still in panic.
Gray frown to Sting's behavior, "Sting calm down will you." He turned to "Lector who was the same state too, "I'll say the same to you Lector."
"whaaaa whuaaaa" Lector is still in panic that made Gray sigh.
Happy frown to Gray, "Gray your clothes."
Seeing his shirt is missing made him shock, "Wha-what did it…!"
He started looking around for his shirt.
'So this is the reason they call him stripper. They even said I call him stripper too or Iceprincess or Icefreak… do I call him in many names? I wonder why?' Natsu can't help but think about it as he watched Gray trying to find his shirt.
Yukino cleared her throat before speaking, "For now we'll scattered around to find Frosh-sama. We will all return him when its either we found him or not. The deadline is before sunset."
"Yeah or else we'll be in danger, especially to Erza's wrath." Gray said as he walked back with them, wearing his shirt. "We should all hurry and find Frosh."
They all nodded before going to their separate ways, leaving Lucy behind.
"Be careful everyone." Lucy shouted as they left.
Natsu and Gray were together as they run and looked around to find the familiar frog-cat exceed.
"Frosh!" Natsu shouted as he run. Gray followed, "Frosh answer us, are you there, Frosh!"
In Yukino's place, Yukino was shouting too as she run.
"Frosh-sama! Frosh-sama! Where are you? Frosh-sama!"
In Sting and Lector's location, they were too are shouting as they try to find him.
"Frosh! Where are you? Frosh!" String shouted. Lector followed, "Frosh!"
Somewhere in dark alley, Frosh was already wondering around, not knowing where the others are.
"Everyone… where are you? I-I'm… scared." Frosh seems about to cry from fear being alone. "Lector! Sting! Natsu! Everyone!"
"Oh, could it be that you're lost?" A foreign male voice said which made Frosh turned to the person who spoke. Frosh was so shock to see the boy in front of him who has a kind smile to his lips.
"Y-Yo-Your!"
Somewhere where Natsu and Gray were, Natsu felt a familiar presence which made him stop shouting.
'Thi-this feeling… it's foreign and yet familiar… who is it?' Natsu wonder as he looked around. Feeling the direction where it's coming from, Natsu immediately run away, not telling Gray who was busy asking around to find Frosh.
'He's here' Natsu thought as he run on the direction where the presence was located. 'He's here."
In the place where Frosh and the male was, the person gave a questioning look on why the exceed seems to be afraid of him.
"P-ple-please… d-d-do-don't h-hurt me." Frosh said, already crying in fear.
It seems the male already figured it out on why he was afraid and just sigh, "I will not hurt you, although I cannot guarantee that I could give you back safely." He gave an apology look, "I really wanted to help you but it turns out that I scared you. I'm sorry young Exceed."
Frosh continue to tremble in fear, still afraid about what's going to happen to him. The male on the other hand stood up straight as he felt a presence coming here.
'It seems he had felt my presence that he wanted to come here… huh.' He turned back to the exceed and smiled, "Don't worry, someone is coming for you."
Due the fear, Frosh didn't able to register his word that much. The male didn't mind, because he understood him.
"Now then… I wonder if this is the right time we should meet…" The male said and within his mind, he voiced the name, 'Natsu'
The place where Gray was, it was at this moment he just noticed Natsu was missing.
'H-hoy hoy you got to be kidding me.' Gray thought as he really can't see any familiar salmon hair. He scratched his head in irritation and run as he scream, "Flamebrain!"
In the place where Frosh was, the boy already disappeared, leaving the trembling exceed on the corner.
"Rogue…" Frosh cried, "He-help me… nghhh"
"This voice… Frosh?"
Frosh stopped crying and turned to the person who called his name and surprise to him, it was Natsu.
Natsu smiled, "Frosh I finally found you."
Frosh finally smiled and run as he jump and hugged Natsu, "I'm scared, really scared." He cried, not in fear but in joy.
Natsu smiled for him, "I'm glad I found you Frosh." Frosh continue to cry as Natsu try to comfort him. When he felt it was subsiding, he took the opportunity to look around, seeing no one was around at all. 'I no longer sense the presence… did he disappear?'
Natsu turned back to Frosh and smiled as he pat his head, "Don't worry everything will be okay Frosh, no need to cry."
Frosh continue to sub but nodded which glad Natsu. He carried him as he stood up and look around.
'Now that I think about it, I just run on my own without telling Gray… For some reason I felt I would be scolded by everyone. It's the best I should return back as soon as possible.' Natsu thought as he began to walk away when he saw two people ahead, standing and seems watching him.
'I feel bad about this.' Natsu thought in fear as he was about to turn around to find another path when someone grab his shoulder and force him to turn around to see the person who seems to be the leader, smirking. He spoke, "What do you know, why is a young man like you doing here?"
The one standing on the left spoke, "He has a good looking don't you think?"
Natsu was stepping back, not knowing what to do. The person on the right was laughing, "What's this? You're a man, what's with a coward action? What are you? Woman?"
"Hey, now that I think about it, you're right. This is interesting." The person holding Natsu said which they laugh while Natsu continue to tremble in fear. "To tell the truth, we usually target pretty girls and mostly teens and do things which will taint them for eternity. No one had ever found us because we kept moving out from places when we have done play. Now we arrived here in Magnolia to find our next target." He chuckle, "I guess boys aren't that bad to be played right?"
Natsu was even more afraid as he tried to get lost from his hold but it seems he was too strong for him. The man continues to laugh on his useless struggle. Frosh felt the trembling fear of Natsu from his arms around him which he immediately wipe his tears and jump out from Natsu's hold and open his arms around them.
Natsu was surprise to this, "F-Frosh!"
"I-I won't… let you hurt him!" Frosh said even if he's trembling in fear too and tears about to fall. He wanted to be brave for him, and for Rogue.
The three stared the trembling frog which made them chuckle at first then laugh loudly.
"HAHAHAHAHAA F-frog p-protecting a boy!? S-so funny HAHAHAHAHA!" The person standing on the left said as he began to approach them. The other one who was standing on the right was walking forward as he laughs too, "What a joke HAHAHAHA!"
"F-Frosh" Natsu gave all his strength to push the hand from his shoulder and quickly bend down to take Frosh and wrapped his arms protectively even if his eyes still show fear.
The three finally stopped laughing and turned to them, showing some kind of evil though that made Natsu flinched in fear.
"Shall I try you stupid frog." The one on the right said as he raised his right hand, going to take Frosh away from Natsu which Natsu bent down to protect him but the man pushed him to get Frosh which Natsu try to fight back but the one who was holding him before stopped him that the guy successfully got Frosh.
"L-let me go! Let me go!" Frosh was trying to get free from his hand which the guy only laughs of it.
"Frosh!" Natsu shouted as he tries force himself to get out and save him but the man was still stopping him. He spoke, "I think it's time to think about your own situation than that frog's faith kid!"
He pushed him on the wall which hit him hard that made him sat in pain.
"N-Natsu!" Frosh was again crying, knowing the fact that he can't do anything for Natsu really frustrate him.
They only laugh on how pitiful their situation was. The one who was the leader walked to Natsu and sat down to grab both Natsu's hand by only one hand and raised it up. Natsu could feel really something bad going to happen and he doesn't like it at all.
"Natsu" The person on the right repeated as he approached them, "What a child name, don't you think?"
"A perfect name for a child I must say." The man who's holding Natsu chuckle before leaning close. "Let's see how much we can play in and out of you." He said which Natsu can no longer help but tears fall down from too much fear.
Natsu struggle as he tries to get away from him. His voice seems already lost as well, overwhelmed by fear. The man's other hand who was holding him was starting his move as he is slowly teasing his abdomen before entering his hand from his shirt and slowly lifting it up that Natsu's eyes widen and even more tears coming out, wanting to shout but his voice won't come out. Natsu shut his eyes, not wanting to see things anymore.
Somewhere in the hidden place, someone was actually there and watching everything from the very beginning. All this person plan was to watch everything but seeing they had gone too far, dark energy are being released around his body as he was about to let himself be seen, he halted after sensing someone coming which he was glad he came in time.
To them, a sudden deep voice was heard, "Don't think you can touch him so easily you dirty bastards!"
The one who's holding Frosh scoff as he turned around and about to say something when he was greeted by a punch on his face. His comrade was shocked and about to punch the person who done that but a fast kick made him smash on the wall and fall.
Frosh was falling but the person who rescued him got him in time before landing on the ground. Frosh smiled, seeing the person who saved him, "G-Gray"
Hearing the name, Natsu slowly opened his eyes even though he's still crying and turned up to see Gray who has an angry expression, not pointed to him but them.
Gray saw Natsu which made him even angrier about the bastard who was now trying to rape his own family member and rival!
"How dare you bastard!" The person standing on the right dashed to punch him but Gray stopped it with his free hand alone. Gray gripped it to the point the man could hear his crushing bones.
"Frosh stand back." Gray said which Frosh complied and jump down from his hold and step away. His eyes glared as he use his other hand to punch the guy's face and also kick him hard enough to be slammed on the wall unconscious.
Furious, Gray turned to the final person whom he wanted to beat too much the worst. The guy who's holding Natsu twitched and stood up as he let go Natsu for now. Natsu was still trembling in fear, can no longer think straight anymore.
"I don't know who you are but let me tell you fucking bastard, I'll never forgive you for interrupting my fun." The man said which Gray didn't mind and only wanted one thing, beat this guy to death.
Gray took a stance as the environment turned cold all of the sudden which confuse him.
"Wha-what's going on?" Realizing something, he turned to Gray who was now going to release his magic. He spoke, "D-don't tell me… a-a magician?"
"Ice Make" He began which the man immediately react, "W-wait just a minute, you will use magic against me? A mare none magician? That's against a law!"
"Your crime is much more than mine bastard!" Gray growled, "Pillar!"
The man was suddenly enveloped by the pillar of ice, making trap there. The man can't move and the cold was too much to his skin, much that it might froze him to death.
Gray never mind him as he immediately run to him, "Natsu!" Frosh followed from behind.
Gray first gave an assurance as he patted his head, Natsu didn't move as he's still trembling in fear and crying. Seeing that made Gray even more worried as he doesn't know how far those bastards had done to him.
"S-scared" A small voice of Natsu which Gray didn't able to hear clearly. He spoke again and little louder this time, "A-a-a-I'm s-sca-"
Realizing already, Gray immediately hugged him that surprise Natsu and Frosh. Gray runs his right hand to his back, soothing him and giving him an assurance.
"It's alright now Natsu, it's alright. Your fine and safe, I'm here for you." Gray repeated as if a mantra which was quite effective for Natsu. His trembling was slowly soothing and his endless crying became sob. Gray kept giving assurance until finally he's finally calm down.
'I never thought this damage was actually too much for Natsu already.' Gray thought as he remembered back everything that happened.
People came to get him, not ones but many. How much more when he was still in the care of Yua, how many had come to capture him? Gray finally realized that this is no longer about someone who's wary to any people but already to the point where he's too overwhelm in fear more than anyone could imagine.
Not knowing, Natsu already stopped crying, "I-I'm sorry." He said as he looked down in guilt.
Gray was bit surprise but answered him.
"Just don't do that again." Gray said, giving a smile of assurance. He patted his head, making him smile.
"Natsu" Frosh went to Natsu and hugged him, "I'm sorry, I can't do anything for you. I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
Natsu smiled to Frosh, "It's alright. I'm sorry too for being weak and unable to help you too Frosh."
Frosh smiled for a bit, so that he can assure him it's alright.
The person who was hiding smiled before turning around and left the place.
"Come on now Natsu, let's get out here. I'll make sure to give a call to have this bastard get to jail." Gray said before standing up and offering his hand to him. Natsu smiled and nodded as he took his hand to accept it.
The three soon left, after seeing those people being taken away that is.
"It's good thing that you found us Gray, thank you for saving us."
"Fro think so too."
"There's nothing to be thank about. We're all friends, its natural."
"Is that so?"
"Friends are great!"
"That's just how Fairy Tail was."
"Ehh… Fairy Tail is actually an amazing guild."
"It is and it was far more amazing Natsu… all thanks to you."
Night when they returned back to Fairy Tail Guild since it took a little time for them to re-group again and they headed home first because of too much stuff they had brought from their shopping. Natsu also changed clothes which is now black pants and yellow plain shirt.
"Sorry we're bit late" Sting said as he scratched his cheek. Mirajane greeted them, "Welcome back everyone. Master wants to meet you Gray and also Natsu, Sting, Yukino, Lector and Frosh to his office so it's the best you all go. I'll give some snacks and drinks later."
Yukino nodded, "We will Mirajane-san."
"Well shall we go?" Sting asked which they all nod and head their way to the office.
"I wonder why they want to see them." Lucy wondered. Happy gave a suspicion look, "So suspicious."
Mirajane only sweat drop but still smiling, "Now now"
Arriving the office, they were bit surprise that Erza, Rogue, Freed, Doranbolt, Gajeel and Lily were there.
"Welcome back everyone, did you have fun shopping?" Makarov said.
They all went in and Natsu was the last one who entered and closed the door.
"We got a bit trouble but everything went fine." Yukino said. Freed gave a questioning look, "Problem?"
"Rogue!" Frosh shouted as he run and gave a hug which he returned back. "Did something happen Frosh?" Rogue asked.
"W-well he actually got lost and thankfully Natsu-san and Gray found him." Lector said. Rogue glared at Sting, "Sting I told you to look after Frosh didn't I, how the heck did you lose him?"
"S-sorry it-it just that he suddenly disappeared, we were too late to know he's gone." Sting said, giving an apologetic look.
Frosh looked up to Rogue, "Rogue look at this."
"Hmm?"
Frosh revealed a shirt which was pink and has a duck figure on the center. Frosh was smiling, "For you. I saw it and I think you may like it so I brought it."
Rogue was surprise that Frosh got trouble just to buy that for him. He hugged him while crying, "Frosh!"
Sting and Lector sweat drop from the side, "Hoy hoy"
Yukino giggled while the others chuckle.
Natsu turned to Gajeel, "You returned Gajeel. You too Lily."
Lily smirked, "We got something so we return back for now." Gajeel nod, "That's right."
Makarov cleared his throat, making everyone silence. He starts to talk, "What did you find Doranbolt?"
Doranbolt took out a paper and state them what he had found, "I learned that the dark guild, CottonTail were really terrorizing the town this past 2 years but they had nothing to do with the two who tried to take Natsu." He faced them, "We tried interrogating them too but they never answered, they stayed silence. We also used a spell that could make them give in to hypnotism so they can answer the question we seek but their willpower is too strong for us to break. I must say it was outstanding. They tried escaping many times too but failed."
"In other words, nothing right?"Erza clarified. Doranbolt looked down, "Unfortunately yes. They won't spill a word at all."
They all became disappointed.
They heard the door knocked. Gray was the one who opened the door and saw Mirajane with a drink and basket of biscuits for them.
"Did I come in right time?" Mirajane asked. Erza nodded, "Yeah"
"Thank goodness" Mirajane said in relief before offering the drinks to them while Gray closed the door.
After that, they return back to business.
Makarov turned to Gajeel, "What did you find Gajeel?"
"On my own, nothing but with Yua's help, I got some information." Gajeel inform which surprise both Sabertooth and Natsu.
"Y-you met Yua-san?" Natsu asked in surprise. Lily smiled and answered him, "We did with Laxus. I must say she is an extraordinary girl I had ever seen."
"So what did you got from her?" Sting asked.
"Crazy information at the same time a helpful one. We actually found her killing some group of people with no hesitation at all." Gajeel said which shocked everyone on the room. Lily followed, "Her eyes only show coldness, as if she's used to it."
"K-killed people!?" Doranbolt was truly shock to this. Lily gave an assurance, "The people she killed were enemy's mens, not civilian so nothing to worry."
"B-but we could have used them to get information right?" Gray said his point. Gajeel shrug, "We said the same thing too but she said it's useless and no matter what we do, they will never spill a word so there's no need to do such act at all."
"You mean its all waste?" Freed clarified and Gajeel nod as reply.
Natsu on the other hand looked down as he remembered the time they were first attack. He wasn't really surprise thought since on that first attack, he saw how Yua killed them with no hesitation too, just to protect him.
"Natsu are you alright? Do you want to go out?" Mirajane asked as she is now beside him and observing if she's alright. Natsu gave a weak smile, "I-I'm alright Mira, i-it's not like I heard it for the first time."
That blinked them in surprise.
"You knew?" Rogue asked. Natsu nodded, "When they after me, she hid me so she could protect me as she slather them but failed since I'm so worried that I had seen how she killed them. I ask how she done it but said it was her secret so I didn't push."
"I see…" Makarov returned back to Gajeel, "Continue Gajeel."
Gajeel cleared his throat before speaking, "I'll tell first the helpful information. She just found it after hearing from Laxus about making an army and trying to take over something. For trying to take over, she concluded that the organization's target was the Fiore's Capital, the castle."
That again surprised them.
Yukino asked, "Wha-why the castle?"
"Something about controlling this country…" Rogue said before gazing to Gajeel, "Correct?"
Gajeel nodded, "For that, they are making an army within the shadow. No one even the castle even noticed."
"So, about the gathering of an army?" Doranbolt questioned. Gajeel spoke, "They were targeting unique magicians that could help them achieve that goal. Looks like not only magicians are target but also civilians who will be useful for them for the future."
"Not only Magician!?" Makarov was really shock to this. Erza gave a question, "So, does she know who those people they had taken are and those they target?"
Lily answered, "Unfortunately she doesn't. All she knows is one of their target lists is Natsu since they do after him. The two you captured maybe one of those magicians who got their interest in too."
Doranbolt gave a thought about it, "Still, something feels off about this." Lector nodded, agreeing, "If they too were captured by them, how come they would work under them? That's unusual." Doranbolt followed, "That's true. Do you happen to know why?"
"Well this information I'm about to tell you is the crazy one. She found something which is the reason why even though the organization captured them, they would soon follow them. It was an experiment," Gajeel took a deep breath before speaking, "something about altering their will."
All eyes widen.
"Altering and controlling them to be exact. I ask what she mean by that and she answered unsure too since she haven't found anything about how they could do such thing but she was sure it was that the case because of their strong loyalty to the organization." Gajeel told them.
Lily followed, "We asked if their memories were altered because of that but she answered no and told us that they do remember their origins and their life before they were captured, to them joining to the organization."
Gajeel continued, "That is why she concluded about controlling their will, not as robot but in choice. They will never notice to themselves that there will be no choice for them to betray the organization, quit or even left them."
Gray crossed his arms, "That's a horrifying discovery…" He glared as he grip his hand, "And those bastard are about to do the same thing to Natsu. This is unforgivable!"
"You right" Erza said, same anger as Gray, "They will use him for their wrong doing… tch."
Mirajane can't help but be angry too. They are about to do something horrible to their family member, this is unforgivable.
Natsu wasn't speaking, his eyes were shadowed from his hair. For some reason, this information he heard seems to strike him hard that made him deep in thought.
Gajeel took a deep breath, seeing how in-rage the people is. He gave his last words, "For that reason, she also concluded that Salamander had fought so hard to the point that it breaks his mind and lose his memories. She wasn't really sure but that's how she thinks right now."
"So" Freed asked, "Where is she now? Laxus?"
Lily answered, "Laxus said he will again find something from outside the castle. Yua on the other hand will infrared the castle to take some investigation. She had a feeling that this organization still wasn't found thanks to someone with high position within the kingdom."
"So that's why she will go there to investigate." Doranbolt turned to Makarov, "For now we found something that could truly help us reveal this organization but without any evidences the Magic Council can't act as soon as possible."
Makarov gave a thought for a while, registering everything they had heard and also thinking what action they should do next. Sting was also doing the same thing too and so were Rogue.
Frosh looked around for a while before pulling Rogue's sleeve, making him turn to him. Frosh spoke, "Rogue he's here. While I was lost, that person came and talk to me. I was so afraid that I cried and tremble. He's here Rogue."
Rogue blink, not knowing who he mean. He asked, "Who Frosh?"
"Zeref"
Upon hearing the name, the whole atmosphere turned cold. The salmon hair didn't seem to notice the change at all.
Somewhere already far from Magnolia, the magic knight were carrying the three man whom Gray had took custody, taking them to the rightful place when they all saw someone standing ahead on the road, more like waiting for them.
"Hey, who are you?" One of the magic knights asked as he pointed his lance weapon to the person.
The person didn't answer, instead he raised his right hand and pointed to them. Suddenly, dark aura came out around him which they reacted but before they could do something, dark mist are surrounding them which they began to panic and slowly they felt they were being suffocated before falling down the ground, except the three confined in their chains. The surroundings were also dying, trees, grass, land, birds, all life disappeared.
The three were now terrified, seeing only them are left alive. The person ahead put down his hand and walked, heading to them.
"H-hoy w-who are y-you?" The leader asked the person coming to them, trying to be tough.
The person didn't spoke but his figure could be seen clearly. Black hair and glowing red eyes, it was none other than Zeref.
"Usually, I will never do anything, but this time I will make an exception." Zeref said in venom tone, truly furious about something.
He stood in front of them. "Hey" He called which made them flinch. He spoke, "Did you ever know who did you just messed around?"
The three are now really scared, just who is this person?
Zeref can feel their fear which made him smirk, "Let me tell you. The person you just messed around was none other than Natsu Dragneel, my little brother." Hearing the name made them shocked in disbelief. He continued, "Right now he is suffering greatly all because of that organization who are now targeting him. I never move because I know that this will help Natsu to become stronger to the point he could kill me. But, the way you were about to do to him is unforgivable."
He raised again his right hand and pointed to them, "As his older brother, I will be the one who will end your lives."
His eyes glowed in crimson and soon, cries of pain were heard.
Soon enough, Zeref was the only one standing as all people around were dead, the magic knight and the three criminals.
Zeref took a deep breath, calming himself before walking away from the scene he had made. He smiled as he walked, very satisfied for what he had done.
'I never like killing anyone… but if it's for my little brother, I do not mind at all.' Zeref stopped walking and looked to the sky, "Natsu"
He stared the sky for a moment before he continue walking away.
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Your author will now apologize if ever some readers are offended due to the almost rape scenario since it was one of the scenario that I actually know when comes to Yaoi. I do admit that your author read too many Yaoi but most of it has already feelings. In here as you can see still in friendship that might turn to romance if ever your author wanted but for the sake of the story, I won't do much.
Now an unexpected person, Zeref had appeared. He might actually have a brother complex if he didn't have a curse and his brother was alive on that time.
Well for now, I hope you readers like this chapter. Thank you for review, follow and favorite.
Forgot to mention, this doesn't show the real pairing or anything. It will be in the final chapter.
Next chapter release: May 17