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Inspiration: The Light Behind Your Eyes by My Chemical Romance Me, Myself, and Hyde by Ice Nine Kills

Regular story line: Arcane Eclipse

Her voice reaches the room as a wide smirk appears on Natsu's face. His hands are itching to fight and his body urging to move. Bellona glances at him and notices a slight tremor in his leg. He's pushing his limit and she knows that but she won't go easy on him. Bellona lifts herself off the ground as she ignores the throbbing pain in her abdomen.

"We're both at our limit, Tesoro. This is our final round, are you willing to end your life here?" Bellona quips as cracks his fingers.

"This won't be my or yours final resting place." Natsu corrects as he launches himself towards Bellona ignoring the pain in their bodies.

Fist collide against bare skin, expose wounds are opening and fatigue is around the corner as Natsu dodges her pointed glove finger. Internally his body is in disarray with whatever is inside his body. His heart is racing and his blood is boiling when he remembers all of those that lost their lives in this guild. Suddenly, he lets out a soft cough only to find blood in his hand. He looks down to see four pointed fingers inside his chest.

His knees are shaking as the stress consumes his body and the spark of light he had is now fleeting. His body jerks forward as Bellona releases her pointed glove fingers from his chest. She stares at the blood on her hands as the blood slowly drips onto the floor. His body is numb, the pain is dull but his senses are still sharp. He grabs onto her shoulder and squeezes it hard.

Crack. Bellona whimpers as she looks into his eyes again to see a different person staring at her. He wasn't human, but a monster as his eyes glow with murderous intent. An eerie laugh sends a shiver down Bellona's eyes as Natsu stares at her again.

"You're not human." Bellona whispers as Natsu gives her a menacing laugh.

"I was 400 years ago." Natsu quips as a bright flame emits from his fist. He lets go of Bellona then punches her right in her sternum. Crack. Broken bones were the last thing on her mind as the demon comes closer to her.

"There's only one color I see and here's a hint, it's what's oozing out of my body." Natsu growls as Bellona weakly gets up from the ground.

"Traded a merciful heart for a murderer's brain." Bellona spits as she forms two dark spheres from her hand.

Natsu walks towards her as she releases the orbs. He dodges them with ease then grabs her neck with his hand. Her small neck is in his hand as he tightens his grip hard.

"Mercy was never an option for you only death." Natsu whispers as he drops her roughly on the ground. Bellona looks at his eyes again and they're red like blood.

"How will the people who came all this way to save you react if they see you like this?" Bellona questions as Natsu hesitates.

"What about the pretty blonde mage?" Bellona adds as Natsu stops moving. He wanted to make things right with her as he stares down at his hands to see the copious amount of blood from his wound and from Bellona.

"I… let him out." Natsu mumbles as he stares at his hands with a horror stricken expression. Bellona touches the wall for support as she gets up from the floor.

"No matter how you look at it, you're not human and a danger to society. You lost your right as a human 400 years ago. What's dead should stay dead." Bellona hiss as she regains her composure.

"Now be a good little boy and let me finish what the last person failed to do." Bellona begs as she forms something in her hands. She grabs the top of the sphere then stretches it to form a sharp tip. She grasps the needle firmly in her hand then launches towards Natsu.

Still, in a daze, Natsu looks at Bellona rushing towards him and wonder if he was better off dead. Stay here with me. Those words ring inside his head as he remembers that smile and her soft hand reaching out to him. He clenches his fist then dodges Bellona once again. She looks at his eyes and they're slowly turning back to normal.

"I made a promise to someone special to me that I am going to listen to what they have to say and I won't let someone like you break our promise." Natsu shouts as Bellona charges at him with her pointed finger gloves

"Crimson Lotus: Exploding Flame Blade!" Natsu screams as Bellona clashes with a long torrent of flames.

The fire licks her skin as Bellona grits her teeth; her hair is burnt and her body is badly burned. The place that was once a refugee to her comrades is crumbling down and the victor is staggering. He grabs her arm and carries her out of the guild, his eyes are dull and his blood is cool against her burned body.

"I thought you weren't going to show mercy?" Bellona questions weakly

"I am not going to let you be buried with the countless of innocent lives that died here." Natsu coughs as the crumbling rocks fall down like hail.

The building is crumbling as Natsu gets closer to the entrance, his body is unsteady. The bright light blinds him as Natsu collapse he drops Bellona then collapse on the ground. His body is aching as his heart rate is increasing again. He grits his teeth as the pain swallows him whole.

"Natsu!" Lucy shouts as she rushes towards him. He looks at Lucy with his dull eyes then gives her a wide smile. Footstep echoes as they race towards the scene to see Bellona and Natsu badly wounded. Erza carefully moves Bellona away from the building and places her with her unconscious comrades.

"We're out and I'm all ears." Natsu says as he coughs violently. His chest is bleeding profusely as Lucy notices the crumbling building and pulls him away from the building.

"Wendy, Adora, someone please?" Lucy pleads as she covers the wounds on his chest with her hands. Natsu moves his hand on top of Lucy's hand as she turns to him, she sees that same smile he gave her when they first met.

"Never wanted to hold your hand in a situation like this." Natsu confesses as he flinches from the pain. Lucy gingerly lets go of his hand then lets their fingers intertwine.

"I'm so sorry." Natsu apologizes as blood drips from his mouth. Lucy looks at him worriedly then give him the same smile he always gives her. Wendy and the rest of the group rush to their side.

"For what?" Lucy ask

"I… turned into a monster. I became E.N.D, Lucy." Natsu cries as Wendy kneels next to Lucy and begins to heal Natsu.

"She's still breathing and you brought her out. Would a monster do that?" Lucy asked as Natsu bites his lip. The grip is his hand is loosening as Lucy squeezes it to wake Natsu up.

"Just be patient, okay?" Lucy begs as Natsu notices how red her eyes are then he gently wipes away a tear from her face.

"I won't make you cry again, Lucy." Natsu promises as he struggles to breathe for a minute.

"Almost done, Natsu!" Wendy shouts as Natsu notices tiny beads of sweat on her forehead.

"Wendy, please." Natsu begs as he uses his other hand and places it on her cheek.

"You need a break, I'll survive the trip back." Natsu whispers as he slowly closes his eyes.

"Gray, Juvia and I will stay here while we report them to the council while the rest of you take Natsu back to the guild." Erza commands as Lucy nods her head. Kaden lifts Natsu up then begins to leave with the group.

"He'll make it, Gray." Juvia reassures as Gray gives her a soft smile.

"I know, that idiot is too stubborn to die." Gray quips as Erza finds a way to contact the council.

A lot is happening in the Fairy Tail manga, so I incorporated what I read here to add it to the story. Hope you're enjoying the story. :)