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Ten years after the Kronos incident

BOOM!

The explosion rocked the base, causing both debris and men alike to go flying. Others inside the base ran towards the explosion, and they two got thrown away by black fire and shadows.

Four figures appeared through the smokescreen.

"This is it." Katsuchi said, cracking his knuckles. "The trail ends here."

"Yep." Tetsu agreed. "Let's fucking do this." Elise watched as more of Kronos' men met them in the opening they had created, watching them angrily. She was completely ready to tear through all of these guys to find the man responsible for everything that had happened.

"Let's get this over with." Keita said. "If he is here, it's ending now." Elise smiled as the men advanced on them.

"Let's go." She said, launching herself forward. She, along with Keita and the God Slayers, carved a path through the peons following Kronos' orders. She turned left and right, attacking anyone who got to close to her and tried to attack her. She turned and drove her club into another mans stomach, causing him to fall over in pain. Elise walked over and drove her foot into his face, causing him to black out.

The roughly sixty men present had been obliterated by the four in about thirty seconds.

"Well, that was a breeze." Tetsu said flatly, kicking a spare sword across the floor. "What now?"

"Kronos." Elise answered, looking around the different halls around them. She inhaled, and her eyes narrowed. She pointed to a hallway to the left. "That one."

"You sure?" Katsuchi asked. Keita, too, inhaled and looked for the scent.

"Definitely him." He replied. "I've never smelt a smell so metal and yet human before except for him. Let's go." The four of them ran down the hall, following the senses of the Dragon Slayers. They annihilated anyone in their way to get to him, no matter if they tried to stop them or ran away. They weren't allowed to run. Soon, the group reached a split path.

"Okay, which way?" Katsuchi asked. Elise took a deep breath and smelled as hard as she could.

"Left." She answered, pointing towards the left pathway. "I think so, anyway." Keita nodded.

"That's it." He agreed. "Let's go." Elise was about to go down said pathway before she heard people running up behind them. She turned and listened more acutely, and determined they were being flanked.

"They're coming up behind us." She stated. "We'll need to deal with them." Elise raised her arms to fight, but Katsuchi and Tetsu blocked her vision.

"You guys go and find the bastard." Tetsu said. "We'll take care of any of these guys." Elise looked at the back of their heads, before she smiled gratefully.

"Thank you, guys." Katsuchi smiled and turned to look at her, revealing the Fairy Tail emblem emblazoned on his bare shoulder.

"You deserve to end him." He said. "We just came for the satisfaction of knowing."

"Let's go, Elise. They'll be fine." Elise nodded and turned to run down the left hallway with Keita. Soon enough, the sounds of iron on iron and explosions sounded, and she smiled. They'd be fine.

It had been a year they'd been searching, and Kronos had finally be tracked down. Katsuchi had been correct is assuming that his black fire had done a number on Kronos' metal body parts. The man had just barely escaped them a month prior, and he'd been carried out by his own men. Elise had watched it on the lacrima vision.

After ten years, countless lost lives, and so much suffering, Elise could end it.

When she'd decided to go it a year prior no matter what anyone else wanted, Katsuchi and Tetsu, at least once he recovered, joined their search party. They also joined Fairy Tail, which made her very happy. The two of them were good friends, and them being around was quite exciting.

She'd avenge those he'd killed. Her friends. Azzie.

"You okay?" Elise looked over at Keita as he asked this, his hazel eyes watching her closely as they ran down the hall. She nodded.

"Yeah, I'm fine." She answered. "I'm excited, actually." Keita chuckled.

"It'll be all over soon." He said. "Kronos won't survive the day."

"Damn right he won't." Elise replied confidently. "I won't let him." The two continued on their way, and as the explosions from their friends died into the background, they approached a door.

The scent was strong.

"Behind the door." Keita said. "He's back there." Elise stared at the door, her heart beating incredibly fast. He was there, she could tell as well.

"Y-Yeah." She answered, voice shaky. The two were quiet, and eventually, Keita sighed.

"You want to do this alone?" He asked.

"You sure?" Elise asked. "This was your quest as much as mine."

"No." He answered, smiling. "I did this because I wanted to help you. And I have for ten years, at least as best I could. So please Elise, if you need to do this alone, go ahead and go." Elise watched Keita, her cheeks heating up as she smiled.

"I love you." She whispered happily, making him blush and turn his look away from her.

"Just go, would you?" He asked. Elise looked down at the ground before she looked back at the door and took a deep breath.

She slowly pressed a hand against the cold metal door.

She looked back at Keita, who nodded.

She applied pressure to the door, which caused it to creak open and allow her entrance into the room.

Elise entered slowly, the door slowly closing behind her. She walked inside as the lights turned on.

There we was, lying down on a bed

Kronos.

Elise walked up to the side of the bed and stared down at the man, who slowly turned his head to look at her. The very look on the metal covering half of his face made her blood boil.

So, you finally made it." His metallic voice croaked out. "The Iron Dragon Slayer was made it a decade later. As I expected you would."

"Shut your fucking mouth." Elise hissed, turning her arm into a sword and raising it high into the air. "I don't want you to talk."

"Oho please." Kronos said, a laugh escaping him. "Do you honestly expect me to believe you don't want to talk a bit?" Elise gritted her teeth at this.

"Shut. Up." She growled. "I came to kill you, and I will."

"By all means, please do." Kronos said, coughing. "Katsuchi's flames have made it impossible to survive much longer. Even if you hadn't made it I wouldn't make it to the eleven years anniversary." Elise glared down at the man as he referenced Katsuchi burning the metal in his body. "And since the Olympians have gone dark, I have no more support for this body."

"What?" She asked. "The Olympians?" Elise knew very well who the Olympians were, but they'd gone dark. "What do you mean went dark?"

"And you say you didn't want to talk." Kronos snapped immediately, and Elise sighed, lowering her bladed arm slightly. "Yes, they went dark. Been a decade, it has."

"Why?"

"Simple, really." Kronos coughed again, and Elise jumped in surprise as the metal in his chest groaned in it's attempt to keep him alive. "They lost what they wanted. All they wanted was her, and they lost her because of a miscalculation."

"Explain yourself, asshole." Elise growled. "I'm losing my patience. Why did you do what you did? What did they tell you to do?"

"What did I do? Oh it's quite simple." Kronos' flesh and blood portion of his face twisted into a smile. "They wanted Nashi." Elise felt slight vertigo at this. Why of all things would they want Nashi? And to not kill them?

"Why?" Elise demanded.

"It's truly sad that you don't know." Kronos said. "Had you known what she was, and what she was capable of, it would be quite the scene. But no, you don't know. Because your parents, and Natsu Dragneel especially, have hidden it from you. Which, again, is truly..."

"Get to the fucking point!" Why did they want her?!"

"Why? As I said, it is quite simple." Kronos narrowed his one eye. "They waned her for her power."

"Power? Stop with his vague bullshit and get to your point."

"Nashi Dragneel...Heh, no, it would be more apropos to call her by her true name. END, or Etherious Nashi Dragneel, believed to be potentially the most powerful demon descended from the Books of Zeref. Or rather, the half demon. And because of this, it is, or was, believed that she could surpass her father in power."

Elise stared down at Kronos, her mind sprinting through all of this information.

END?

Etherious?

The Books of Zeref?

What the hell was he talking about?

"...Nice try, asshole." Elise said, raising her blade once more. "That sounds like a bunch of bull to me."

"Does it?" Kronos asked. "Tell me, Elise Redfox, had anything ever happened to Nashi that seemed...extraordinary? Perhaps odd? tell me, had she ever survived against the odds?"

Silverridge.

Her blackouts that followed.

Elise's eyes widened. Kronos smiled once more.

"There's that look." He whispered. "Realization. You know I'm right deep down don't you?"

"Shut up..."

"I'm right, you know. She was a monster."

"Shut up...!"

"Her very existence was a threat to all that opposes who controlled her. It's a damn good thing she's gone, at the end of the day."

Elise swung her blade down and separated Kronos legs from his torso. The man barely flinched.

"Angry?" He asked, Elise didn't respond at first. Her mind was so muddled by what he was saying she could barely think straight. "Don't blame you. So was I when the Olympians went dark. But as I said, they lost what they wanted, so they had no reason to continue using me."

"..."

"Besides, they've left you alone. So if you hadn't gone after me, you'd have been able to live happily ever after."

"Never." She replied, looking up at him. "I'd never be able to live happily ever after, because of them AND you. And that's why I'm here. to kill you."

"Then go ahead and do so." He said. "Just know one thing."

"What?" Kronos smiled wide and got a crazy look in his eye.

"No matter what I was told, I enjoyed killing your friends. If only you'd been there."

Keita had done his best to ignore the sounds of angered screams and the sound of blades cutting through flesh and metal both, but he could no longer. He slowly opened the door and stepped inside to find exactly what had happened.

Elise was on her knees next to a bed, covered in oil and blood. She was shaking and crying.

Keita looked up, and his stomach twisted. He was pretty sure that the cut up and flesh and metal on the bed was the man they'd been looking for. He walked up next to her, trying his hardest to avoid looking at the mincemeat Kronos had been turned into.

"Elise?" he asked, causing her to acknowledge his presence with a nod. "...Is it done?"

"...Y-Yeah." She said. "I...I may have gone overboard."

"..." Keita slowly placed a hand on her shoulder. "Are you okay?"

"..."

"Elise?" He asked slowly. "Are...Are you okay?"

"...Of course I am." Keita looked down to find the woman looking up at him and, although she was coated it oil and blood, she was smiling brightly. "I...I've never felt so free in my life. The nightmare...It's finally over." Keita smiled.

"Yep. You're right. It's over." Elise stood and wrapped Keita into a hug, surprising him.

"Thank you." She whispered in his ear. "I couldn't have done this without you. I can't find the words..."

"Don't." Keita replied, hugging her back. "You don't need to use your words. I know." He winced. "But can we, I don't know, find you a shower? The oil and blood is...revolting." Elise laughed as they separated.

"My my Keita, want an invitation to join?" She asked slyly. Keita rolled his eyes.

"I just said you smell revolting." He replied. He smiled down at her. "I'll go find Katsuchi and get him to burn this mess. Then we can go home. And we can stay there." Elise nodded, tears escaping her eyes once more.

"Yeah. Let's go home."

Eleven years and seven months before the Kronos incident

Nashi watched as Ultear mumbled an incantation to herself, making weird hand motions as she did so.

"I'm going to take that as her practicing." Simon said, making a weird face. "Because she freaking me out."

"Same." Damien said. "But hell if it gets us home I don't care what she does." Ultear paced back and forth as she muttered the chant to herself, so Nashi looked around. The Domus Flau didn't look any different then it did eleven years in the future, but it was just an arena. Getting inside hadn't been too hard, but watching Ultear try to remember what she had to do was just wasting time.

Nashi purposefully avoided the part of the arena were Drake was standing and looked back at Ultear as she clapped her hands.

"Alright, I think I got this." She said, walking back to them. "We just need to recreate the scene."

"Okay, what do we do?" Simon asked. Ultear looked over at Nashi.

"For one reason or another, he was targeting you. I don't know if it matters if we target you, but lets do it just in case." Nashi nodded, feeling just a little anxious. She knew now that the spell, for one reason or another, was to amplify her power. How it malfunctioned and did what it had she had absolutely no idea. The boys all backed up a bit to somewhat recreate Kronos' attack to separate her from the others, and Ultear raised her hands, once again muttering the incantation.

As it had before, a white glow and mist surrounded her, and then a sphere surrounded her and prevented her from escaping.

"Attack it like before!" Ultear shouted. Nashi did as she was told, attacking the sphere that surrounded her. Like before, her friends rushed to her and tried to free her as well.

And then, the screeching.

Nashi and the others covered their ears as the screeching started again. The white magic started to turn blood red, and the magic rippled like water.

"I think it's working!" Drake shouted as the screeching continued. "I feel like cutting my own ears off like before!"

"Let's just hope it works!" Ultear shouted.

And, it ended.

Nashi looked up to find that the mist had disappeared. The screech was over as well. So, if it was working they it had before...

Nashi looked down at her hands, and stared at them. She felt a little weird staring at her hands so intently, but soon enough, she started to fade away.

"Okay, well, it worked." Damien said, everyone else also starting to disappear. "Now, the question is: Where the hell are we gonna show up?"

"I think that isn't the right question." Simon said weakly. "The correct question would be when are we going to show up?"

Simon was right.

As they all faded away into the flow of time, Nashi wondered just when they were going to end up next.

Natsu woke up and stared into the darkness. He wasn't sure what had woken him up, but as he stared at the wall of the bedroom, he couldn't help but wonder what had happened.

After a few minutes of contemplating this, he decided he was thirsty.

He got up as quietly as he could as to not wake Lucy, sadly he heard her rolling over, presumably to ask him something.

"Hmmm?" She asked.

"Thirsty." Natsu whispered back. Lucy didn't respond at first, but eventually she rolled back over and ignored him. Smiling, Natsu got up and tip toed out of the room and walked towards the kitchen. He grabbed a glass and filled it with water, and stared down at it for a moment. Was he really thirsty?

Shrugging, Natsu walked over to the window and stared out of it, watching the waterway of Magnolia flowing quietly. Natsu sipped his drink and pondered things. You know, life, meaning of the universe.

Usual shit from three in the morning.

Sighing, Natsu finished the water and returned the glass to the kitchen, and then proceeded to return to the bedroom. He yawned as he did so, almost excited about doing so.

He paused as he passed a certain door.

Natsu didn't want to turn around, but he did regardless. He stared at the closed door with a neutral expression, unsure as to what he was doing.

He walked towards it regardless.

He reached the door and placed a hand on the knob, contemplating what he was doing.

He still didn't know as he opened it and walked inside.

He'd opened his daughters old room.

He walked inside the room and stood in the center of it, drinking it in. He very rarely went inside the room. Hell, it had remained closed her years. But as he stood in the center of it, Natsu couldn't help but be overwhelmed by nostalgia.

"Goodnight."

Natsu looked over at the bed, where he could practically see his daughter, at the beginning of her training, curling up in bed.

Goodnight sweetheart." He mumbled to himself.

"You want me to help you pack, or...?" He looked over at the empty drawer, where he could see his daughter packing her stuff and moving out.

Natsu thought of Nashi, like he always did. But standing in the center of her room had been a bad place to do it.

"Natsu?" Natsu turned to find Lucy standing in the doorway, watching him closely. "What are you doing?" Natsu stared at her for a moment before he turned around again.

"Nothing." he murmured. "Nothing at all."

"We swore we'd never step in here again."

"Yeah, I know." Natsu lowered his head. "I don't know what I'm doing." The pair went quiet. Natsu just stared at the ground as images of his daughter passed through his mind.

"I almost can't believe it's been so long." Lucy said. "Feels forever since I've seen her smile."

"..."

"...I know there's a good reason we haven't entered the Games in a while, but Luke is so excited...I don't want to be worried but I can't help it."

"...He'll be fine." Natsu replied, turning to Lucy. "I sealed it away when he was conceived." The married couple stared at each other before Lucy sighed.

"I know what Nashi was but..." She crossed her arms and looked away. "I feel horrible that part me is relieved she disappeared. So that she couldn't be used by whoever was after her..." Lucy growled. "I'm a horrible mother."

"Don't think like that." Natsu growled. "You're not relieved she's gone, you're relieved her powers were never used by those other than her." Lucy stared at the wall, and Natsu turned to face her fully. "And look at Luke. He's been raised great."

"I know, I know..." Lucy muttered. The two stared down at the floor, and Natsu closed his eyes as he remembered the look she'd given him as she disappeared inside the Domus Flau.

"It's a week away." Natsu said.

"Yep." Lucy agreed, "Can't believe it."

"Twenty years?"

"Uh huh." Lucy turned. "I'm going back to bed. Take your time." Lucy left the room, and Natsu looked back out the window.

It would be twenty years since the day Nashi and the others disappeared long ago in a week.

Natsu had given up on seeing her again a long time ago. Whatever had happened, no one knew how to solve it. Elise had killed the man responsible a decade ago.

Yet somehow, as Natsu left the room and slowly closed the door, his heart was heavier than it had been in fifteen years. As to why, he had no idea.

As if he could of.

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