This is to replace my older story Sound of Shaking, but it's going to be vastly different. This features 2 yes that is right TWO Devil Fruits (As they are) in this story so please enjoy. Chapter 1 is borrowed from the Naruto/Fairy Tail/One Piece story QUAKE that was written by ServicePrivacy so go give them a look.

Summary: What would one do if they have the power to destroy the world? Well, check out this blonde kid, he's the definition of that. Warning-Fairy Tail x Naruto and some One Piece. Naruto x Mira x Erza x Fem Laxus (Olivia). Twin Devil Fruit Naruto, Observation/Armament/Conqueror's Haki Naruto & Observation x Armament Haki Erza.

Fiore x 776

He couldn't remember the last time he had seen the sun. Oh when was the last time he had felt the heat of the sun on his skin as a calm breeze ruffled his golden hair. Man, if he had to guess... it had been roughly 4 years or so. God, he sounded like a old man there. Suddenly the loud banging sound of a rusty door slamming open. Bright blue eyes flashed open as he watched the door to his prison slammed open. He forgot, again, that he had been alone ever since he had been brought to this hellhole. All because the guards kept him separated from the other slaves. Every day, they would come and get him, putting chains on his ankles and wrists to prevent him from escaping when it is time for work.

The blonde slowly turned around and glared at them from the corner of his eyes.

"Oi, It's time to work, get up." One of them said mischievously as he inserted the key into the cell's keyhole.

Naruto tensed his body as the cell's door opened wide. He clenched his fists tightly and sprang forward, straight towards masked guard with his fist pulled back. The blonde didn't make it far when he felt something hot pierced through his shoulder, he lost his balance and fell to his knees, clutching tightly onto his injured shoulder.

"Aargh!"

Naruto bit his lip as he felt the pain rushed through him, blood started to seep down his shoulder and staining his rags. The blonde painfully looked up, he widened his eyes when he spotted a Magic circle in front one of the guard's extended hand. Gritting his teeth, he glared hatefully at them. "Oi, don't use your Magic on him, the boss would be pissed if he dies! The guard watching from the outside said, causing the other to scoff.

"Hmph, he always does this, this bastard doesn't know where he stands around here. Besides, he won't die, just look at him." He stated and pointed his finger at the blonde. The two guards watched as the wound on Naruto's shoulder started to heal with a hiss as steam flowed off the wound, "See, what'd I tell ya, he'll just heal himself right away, he won't die." the man laughed.

The blonde slowly stood up as he felt the pain on his shoulder faded away. He was quite thankful for his regeneration ability, he had it for as long as he could remember, and if it wasn't for it, he would have been dead a long time ago. The blonde was about to lash out at them but was cut off when a hand swiftly snatched a tuft of his hair and yanked him down, face flat on the cold ground. Blood dripped down from Naruto's shattered nose as he struggled to get up. He widened his eyes and squirmed violently when he felt a cold metal, locked onto his ankles and wrists.

They were handcuffs.

The blonde gritted his teeth in frustration as the guard pulled him by the hair and threw him outside the cell. He crashed against the solid walls, so hard that his spine shattered slightly. With his fists tightened, Naruto's jaw clenched as he tried to bore the pain. He gasped for air before he painfully turned his head towards the two guards, his eyes narrowed when he spotted them making their way towards him.

He slowly crawled back up, ignoring the sharp pain in his shattered spine. He couldn't do anything against them, he was weak. Naruto was cut out of his thoughts when one of the guards put a metal chain like collar onto his neck. He flinched in displeasure when he felt the coldness touched his skin.

"Come on, get up!" The guard yanked the chain, forcing the blonde to staggered forward.

When Naruto felt his spine healed, he gritted his teeth in anger. He felt so pathetic. Cutting out of his misery, he felt the chain pulled him forward, and before he knew it, he was being guided down the empty, dark corridor. He let out a small painful sound when he felt the sharp pebbles on the ground dug into his feet. This was a daily routine for him, walking through these depressing corridors. Naruto looked to the side when the sounds of sobbing were heard, his eyes dimmed down when he spotted women inside of the prison cell nearby. Most of them were naked and… pregnant, some heavily pregnant at that, he knew what they were just by looking at them…

Sex slaves, only here just for the guards to play with.

The blonde clenched his fists and grimaced in disgust as he turned away, trying to ignore the anxiety feeling. He truly hated this place, it made him sick. After minutes of walking, the trio came into an opening. Naruto squinted his eyes, trying to adjust the brightness. A frown appeared on his face as he looked at the sight before him.

It was an underground construction site.

He frowned even more as he spotted slaves, lifting heavy boulders and digging tunnels with their skinny, half dead body. Both young and old, some of them looked like they were going to faint any moment. A growl escaped the guard, "Stop staring into space and get to work!" The guard yelled and yanked the chain, causing Naruto to stumbled forward.

The blonde bit his lower lip and did what he was told, he picked up a pick-axe from the ground and began to walk towards the working spot, where he had been working for as long as he could remember. He flinched slightly when he felt splinters dug into his hand as his hold tightened the grip, he ignored the feeling and began to dig into the walls. There were guards everywhere around the construction site, watching the slaves do their work. Naruto continued to dig aimlessly for what seemed to be an eternity until a loud, agony scream rang throughout the construction site. All the guards and some of the slaves turned their attention towards the sound, only to see an elderly slave who fell onto his knees, groaning in pain. His body was skinny and could be seen trembling violently.

"Oi, get up!" The guard nearby yelled, lashing at the skinny slave.

The slaves ignored the ongoing scene with a frightened expression on their faces, they did not want to get involve, or rather, they did not want to get hurt. The slaves carried on doing what they were doing and trying their best to ignore the painful scream of torture.

Naruto frowned as he stared silently from the corner of his eyes at the scene before him, this was nothing new, this was how things worked around here, it was every man for himself. He scoffed silently before he carried on digging and ignoring the scream. The elderly man was probably going to die sooner or later, only an idiot would be stupid enough to try and stop the ongoing torture.

"Stop!"

The sound of high-pitched yell rang throughout the underground construction site, surprising everyone, especially the guards. All heads turned towards the sound, and people raised their eyebrows in surprise. Stood there defending the whimpering old man was a blue haired boy with strange looking tattoo on the left side of his face. He scowled at the guards before him as he stood his ground.

"That's enough! Couldn't you see that he can't work anymore?!" The blue haired boy exclaimed, making the masked guard loured.

"Why you little-," The guard was cut off when an elderly man showed up and pulled the boy back.

"Please forgive him, he has been working a little bit too much and is quite muzzy right now," The elderly man apologized, trying to get the boy out of trouble.

The blunette widened his eyes as he turned towards the older man, "But Rob-Ji-chan-," He stopped midway when he saw the look on the elderly man's face. The blue haired boy clenched his hands into fists and looked down at his feet with a sullen expression on his face. This world was unfair.

The masked guard huffed loudly, catching the two's attention once more, "Since I'm feeling generous today, I will let you off just this once. But if you do that again, you will be punished." He stated before walking off, causing the slaves to sigh quietly in relieved.

Naruto stared from the corner of his eyes at the scene, the boy was lucky. If the old man hadn't come to save him, who knew what would happen. He turned around to look at his personal guards, only to see them staring at the scene as well, completely forgotten about him. The blonde widened his eyes slightly before slowly backing away, trying not to cause any sound. He successfully slipped away and sprinted towards the corner, and into the corridor. Naruto could feel his heart pumping rapidly as the feeling of hope grew over him. This was his chance of escaping, but he didn't know where to go nor where the exit was.

He frowned as he paced through the gloomy corridors, he needed to find a place to hide, and maybe think about what to do next. The blonde slowed down as he came into a room, he guessed that it was a storage room or something since there were many old, wooden boxes around. He looked around his surroundings before a sly smile appeared on his whiskered face, this was a good place to hide. Naruto's eyes became concentrated as he searched for a box that was big enough for him to hide inside, he came across one and was quite surprise by how big it was. The box could probably fit two or three kids his age at the same time.

The blonde moved his hands onto the lid and slowly opened it, confusion was shown in his eyes as a couple of strange looking fruits with weird, swirly patterns appeared before him, the first one was sky blue pear that had light gold swirls, which was kind of strange for a fruit in Naruto's opinion. The second was just as strange as the other. It was a bright green peach that had red swirls dotting its surface. Not caring due to his immense hunger, the blonde reached down a grabbed the pear, inspected it for a while before deciding to throw it away. He stopped when his stomach rumbled loudly, he swallowed a lump of saliva in his throat before looking at it once more.

He hadn't eaten anything since morning, and he was quite hungry. The guards only fed him one meal a day, and it wasn't enough. Naruto frowned as he looked at the light blue colored fruit in his hand, maybe he should eat this strange set of fruits? He wasn't really sure if it was edible or not, it might give him food poisoning. The blonde was cut out of his musing when his stomach growled harshly, causing him to sigh in defeat. Might as well eat it, it's not like he was going to die or anything.

Chomp

Naruto bit into the skin of the fruit, he chewed for a few second before his face turned completely pale. He dropped the fruit and covered his mouth with his hands, trying not to vomit.

Shit, he might as well have died, that was just terrible!

"Horrible!" He thought to himself as he tried to keep it in.

The blonde forced himself to swallow the piece of fruit before falling to his knees and coughed violently. He spat onto the ground, trying to get rid of the disgusting taste in his mouth. That was the shittiest thing he had ever tasted, it was even shittier than the food they served here. He could only hope that the other tasted better. Not thinking he grabbed the peach and didn't hesitate to bite into it before his face turned a deep shade of purple due to the unexpected taste of immense sourness. He couldn't help but swallow the first bite of the fruit and start hacking as he held throat. THOSE FRUITS DIDN'T TASTE NORMAL BY ANY MEANS! THAT SUCKED BALLS!

The blonde was cut out of his musing when an angry sound reached his ears.

"Oi, what are you doing?"

Naruto turned around and widened his eyes as he saw his two personal guards, standing in front of the door. Even with half of their faces covered in masks, he could tell that they were pissed. The blonde was about to get up but froze when he felt their Magic spiked up, he gritted his teeth and backed away. He knew where this was going, and he did not like it one bit. Naruto was about to sprint away but couldn't when one of the Mages lifted up his hand and a yellow Magic circle appeared, shooting a bolt of lightning straight at him. Naruto screamed in agony, tears of pain began to bank up in the corner of his eyes as he felt his body going numb, he fell flat on his face and clenched his jaw, trying to stay in conscious.

His body twitched slightly when he felt something attached to his ankles, he shakily turned his head to the side and looked from the corner of his eyes. There were more chains attracted onto his ankles. The masked guards smirked, "You got balls trying to escape, you little punk!" One of them exclaimed before yanking the chains, causing the blonde's face to scrape against the cold, rough floor.

Ten minutes of being dragged. Naruto's eyes slowly darted across his surroundings. He knew where they were taking him, and he knew the place all too well.

The torture room.

The blonde held back a sob as he was being dragged like a rag doll, there was nothing he could do, he felt even more pathetic than he was ever before.

XxX

A small, tanned boy with light blonde hair moved the boxes that were covering a small hole inside the walls with all his might. He wiped the sweat off his brows and turned around. "Nee-san, over here, quickly!" He whispered loudly at the children behind him.

"Sho! Keep your voice down!" A boy with dark hair sitting on one of the boxes exclaimed to the younger boy, causing a brown haired girl who was standing next to his frown.

"You're even louder than I am right now, Wally," a little girl with kitten-like ears of hair remarked with her squeaky voice.

The said boy turned to her and smiled sheepishly, "Ah heh, sorry, Milliana, my bad." He apologized comically.

The sound of footsteps cut the children out of their bantering and making them turn their heads towards it. A smile appeared on the three's face as they saw an older girl with red hair who was clutching onto her chest in an uncertain manner. The boy with jet black hair, Simon, frowned as he walked up to her. "Erza, if we don't speed things up, they will discover us." He said urgently.

"R-right," Said the redheaded girl, Erza, with fright in her voice. Her legs were trembling slightly as she stared at the ground, "But... what if they find out? I… know what they did to the other kids who got caught."

Simon frowned at her. Erza was usually a very bright girl, and to see her with teary eyes did not sit well with him. He was about to go and comfort her but stopped when a blue haired boy made an appearance, "It's alright, there's no need to be afraid, after all, Fairy Tail awaits us." The blunette said confidently as he walked towards the group, causing them to look at him.

The redhead stared at him and her cheeks reddened slightly, "J-Jellal!" She exclaimed, causing Simon to moved away from her and glanced at the blunette before him.

"Tch," Was all he said.

Jellal brought his fists up close to his chest as he looked at his friends, "We are going to claim our freedom! Our future, our dream!" He exclaimed calmly, causing everyone to smile, "Now then, let's get going." before smiling himself. The children nodded before going through the small tunnel one by one. The tunnel was dark and the floor was moist, some of the children cringed slightly as they felt their feet touched something slimy, they ignored the feeling as carried on walking. The tunnel was quite small and cramped so arguments were bound to happen.

"Wally! You're talking to much space, move up a little!" Milliana whispered loudly as he pushed the older boy lightly.

"But Milliana~," Wally complained.

Simon frowned, "Can the two of you be any louder?"

Jellal sighed, while Erza and Sho chuckled lightly. The children walked through the tunnel for about a minute until they saw a flash of light in front of them. Their eyes widened and smile painted across their faces.

Jellal turned back towards his friends, "There! The exit is up ahead!" He exclaimed loudly.

The group of kids couldn't contain their excitement and rushed towards the end of the tunnel with hope. They squinted their eyes, trying to adjust the brightness as they reached their destination, the happiness on their faces dropped and was replaced with a terrified one. Stood before them were a bunch of guards, armed with weapons and Magical staffs. Beside them were strange dog-like creatures with no eyes, they were staring hungrily at the kids but were held back by the chain leash that was held by the guards.

The six children backed away and cowered down in fear as the mutts growled and bared its teeth. Jellal gritted his teeth as he stared up at the two guards in front of him, one of them was a fat man who wore a green trench coat. The other was a tall, skinny man who wore a similar outfit as the fat one, both had a smirk on their faces, they were the leader of this tower. The blunette clenched his fists as he glared at them.

"Did you really think that you can make your escape so easily, little brats?" The fat man sneered, "Especially now, when we need the R-system to be finished as soon as possible?"

"Wait up," The skinny man said, catching his fat partner's attention, "At this rate, we're going to be really behind schedule, I was planning to send all of you to that room, but," He stated before looking at all the children. The six children flinched slightly as the 'room' was brought up. They knew what that place was, and they did not want to go there, after all, it was the torture room. The children trembled even more, especially the younger ones. "Who was the mastermind behind this escape? We will only apprehend that one," The skinny man sneered with a smirk on his face, causing Sho to stop breathing for a moment, "Aren't we kind?" He mocked.

The children froze as they sat in silence, there was no way they would sell each other out. The fat man looked at them in annoyance before stomping his staff onto the ground. "Spit it out! Who was the one?!" He yelled.

Erza trembled in fear as she looked at Sho from the corner of her eyes. The boy was crying, tears and snots were running down his face as he clenched onto his rags tightly. The redhead frowned sadly before she spoke up timidly. "I-,"

"It was me!" Jellal cut her off as he stood up, causing his friends to looked up at him in surprise, "I came up with the plan and directed them all!" He stated with fire in his eyes.

The two guards looked at him with curiosity, "Hmm, I see," The skinny man bent over in interest before shifting his eyes towards the redhead, who was looking at the bluenette with worries, "No, it wasn't you. It was that girl, apprehend her!" He stated, pointing at the girl.

The children's eyes widened as they hopelessly watched Erza be taken away, "No! It was me, it was me all along! It wasn't Erza!" Jellal yelled as he tried to catch up with the redhead.

Simon narrowed his eyes as he did the same, but more aggressive, "Release Erza!" He cried.

The two didn't get far when a Magic circle appeared on the Magic staff that the fat man was holding. "Shut up!" The fat guard yelled as lightning shot through and stroke the two boys, causing them to fall onto their knees and became paralyzed.

The redhead looked down at the floor as she was being carried away, before muttering out loud, "I'll be fine, I'm going to be all right… it's just like you said, Jellal… I definitely won't be scared," She forced a smile at them.

Jellal gritted his teeth in frustration as he held up a paralyzed Simon, "Erza…" The blunette muttered, watching his red haired friend get carried away, into the dark dungeon.

XxX

Erza was scared. She had been carried deeper and deeper into the dungeon, and the light was getting dimmer every second. She bit her lip as she tried not to cry, who knew what the guards would do if she did. The redhead stopped breathing for a moment as she felt the slave drivers stopped walking, she slowly looked and widened her eyes in fright.

The area she was in was a dark, opened area. There was a massive Magic circle like patterns on the ground, and blue crystal like stones around the room that glows brightly in the dark, but that wasn't what scared her. It was a boy with bright blonde hair that was being chained up against the pole in the middle of the room. His body was covered in blood, and if she looked closely, he was missing an arm. Erza trembled as she stared in fear, just by looking at him, she could tell that he was tortured. The redhead yelped in pain as the guard grabbed a tuft of her hair and yanked forward, "What're you standing around for? Move it!" he commanded.

She gritted her teeth and obeyed, tears were swelling up in her eyes as she found herself being tied up against the pole. The redhead looked down at the ground, not wanting to meet the guard's gaze. She glanced at the side from the corner of her eyes at the boy next to her, her hands shook violently as she saw the exposed bone on his shoulder. Erza swallowed a lump of saliva down her throat before looking at the ground once more. Her eyes were wide opened in fear and sweat were running down her head.

The boy wasn't moving at all… was he dead?

She was cut out of her thoughts when one of the guards spoke up.

"Now then, time for some fun."

The redhead shot up, only to widen her eyes when a masked guard stood right in front of her. He had a mischievous grin on his face as he held a black tanto knife in his hand, he laughed creepily before making his way closer towards her. Tears began to fall down Erza's face as she looked at him pleadingly, she felt the strength in her legs died away, but the chain still holding her up. Time stopped for her as the man slashed the knife, and a agonized scream echoed throughout the room.

XxX

Naruto struggled to open his eyes as he felt consciousness coming back to him, he drowsily looked around before wincing in pain. The blonde widened his eyes in horror as he saw his shoulder… his arm was missing and bones were sticking out. He screamed in shock as he jerked back violently, the pain shot through him, causing him to grit his teeth and stared at it once more. Damn those bastards, they went way too far again. Just because he could regenerate his wound doesn't mean he couldn't die. Naruto clicked his tongue as he glared at his wounded shoulder.

It was healing, but very slowly.

The blonde ignored the pain before looking around once more, he sighed in relieved as there were no guards in his sight. He perked up as the sound of painful groaning rang through his ears, he looked to the side to see a small redhead girl, being tied up by handcuffs onto the nearby pole, right beside him. She looked about a year younger than him, judging by how small she looked. A frown appeared on his face as he saw her condition, her head was hung down, like she gave up on life or something, and her body was blooded all over, there were cuts that would probably leave scars. Naruto couldn't tell if she was conscious or not since her eyes were hidden behind her bangs, he was about to call out to her but stopped when the sound of the guards screaming, echoed throughout the corridor.

The blonde narrowed his eyes as he gritted his teeth, "Great, now what?" He muttered to himself before closing his eyes and pretended to be unconscious, who knows what would happen if they see him awake.

"Erza!" The sound rang straight through the corridor causing the blonde to peek through his closed eyelids. He raised an eyebrow as a familiar blue-haired boy with a weird looking tattoo on his face, came running out into the room's opening. From what Naruto could tell, the boy was about a year younger than him as well, probably the same age as the redhead. His body was covered in bruises and cuts, must be because of the fights he had with the guards.

The boy ran past him and straight towards the girl, his eyes widened as he dropped the weapon he was carrying onto the ground and stared in horror at the bloodied girl before him. "E-Erza…," His voice and body trembled as he took a step forward, towards his friend, "What horrible things did they do to you?" He asked to no one in particular as he hovered his hands in front of her, not wanting to touch any of the wounds.

Naruto watched silently as the blue haired boy panicked, not knowing what to do. He was about to speak up but stopped once more when a soft, painful groan escaped the redhead's mouth. "Erza!" The boy yelled in concern before he spotted the handcuffs that were holding his friend against the pole, he unlocked it and laid the girl down gently, "H-hey, get a hold of yourself!" He exclaimed. The blunette widened his eyes as he saw the redhead's face, "Your eye..." He whispered as he stared in horror. Naruto winced in pain when the boy roared loudly while clutching tightly onto the injured girl, "Damn it!"

"Shut up!" the blonde yelled. Jellal's eyes widened before peering unexpectedly at the sound of the newcomer, He gasped in shock when he spotted an older boy with bright blonde hair whose body was covered in blood and was tied up in chains against the pole. From what the blunette could tell, the blonde was missing an arm. Naruto narrowed his eyes as he glared heatedly at the younger boy, "What were you thinking, you idiot. You were way too loud, are you trying to get us killed?!" He hissed harshly.

Jellal snapped out of his shock before noticing what the blonde had said, he quickly looked at his surroundings before a sigh escaped his mouth. He was lucky that there were no guards nearby. The blunette calmed himself and turned his attention back towards the blonde once more. "S-Sorry about that," He apologized before a worried frown made its way onto his face as he stared at the older boy's arm, "Is your... arm going to be alright?" He queried.

Naruto looked at him with a straight face before scowling lightly, "It's fine." He stated and looked down at the chains that were holding him up tightly against the pole, "Just help me get out of this before the guards come." He requested.

Jellal nodded and laid his unconscious redhead friend, gently onto the ground. He walked towards the older boy and observed, unlike Erza, who was held up by handcuffs. The blonde was tied up by chains, and it seemed to be impossible to break free. He cringed as he got a close look at the blonde's torn shoulder, he could clearly see the bone, and it made him want to puke. The blunette tried his best to ignore the feeling and free his fellow slave, but no luck was in his sight. Naruto frowned, this was taking way too long. Anymore time and they would get caught for sure, he was about to suggest something but instantly shut his mouth when he heard the sound of running echoed through the corridor.

Sweat began to pour down his head as he began to panic. "O-Oi, get out of here!" The blonde hissed, causing the younger boy to look at him with confusion.

"What, why?" Jellal asked, not sure what the older boy meant.

Naruto gritted his teeth as he glared at the blunette, "They're-,"

He was cut off when the sound of shouting and running echoed through the corridor. Jellal's eyes widened as he finally realized what the blonde had meant, he quickly spun around and picked up the redhead onto this back. "I'll come back to get you, I promise!" He yelled over his shoulder before dashing as fast as he could towards the exit.

A tired groan escaped Naruto's mouth as he stared off towards where the blunette had left, he closed his eyes and muttered quietly to himself. "You better," to empty air. With that said, the blonde pretended to be unconscious, hoping that the guards would leave him alone.

XxX

Erza slowly opened her eyes as she felt herself being carried, all she could see was blue when her eyes adjusted to the brightness.

"J-Jellal..." She murmured, not having any strength to speak.

The blunette's eyes widened before he gently plopped the redhead down, leaning her against the wall for support as he looked worriedly at her.

"Erza, are you alright?" He asked in concern.

The redhead groaned in response, "Jellal… what happened?" She questioned before carefully observing her surroundings. Her eyes widened in shock as her blurry vision cleared. They were in a corridor and there were guards laying on the ground, injured and unconscious. She slowly turned back to the blunette and asked in a trembling voice, "D-did you do all this?"

Jellal looked down at the ground and nodded lightly, "There's no turning back now, Erza. We have to fight." He said firmly.

The redhead looked up at him, "Fight?" She asked with a quiet voice.

The blunette nodded once more before a soft smile appeared on his face as he offered his hand to help her get up. A light blush appeared on Erza's face as she gladly accepted his hand, the two stared at each other in silence until red magic circles appeared on the ground around them. Their eyes widened as they took a step back when ghoul like creatures slowly raised up, out of the magic circles.

Jellal and Erza froze, "T-the Magic Troops," The blue haired boy muttered in horror before lights filled their vision.

XxX

"I wonder if nee-san is okay?" The blonde haired boy, Sho, said worriedly as he hugged his knee inside the prison cell.

The other children frowned sadly as they stared at the ground, not having anything to say. Simon bit his lip and turned towards an elderly man.

"Rob-Ji-chan, you came back alive from that room, right?" He asked with hope in his eyes.

The elderly man, Rob, looked down at him and his eyes softened, "I think Erza-chan should be fine, as long as you have a strong heart, they can't steal your soul," He said, trying to calm the children.

Simon frowned, "What is that supposed to mean?" He asked confusedly.

They were soon interrupted when the cell door slid open, they turned their attention towards the front and widened their eyes.

"Get in," The guard commanded as he chucked a red haired girl inside.

"Nee-san!"

"Erza…,"

Both Sho and Simon muttered. The children got up and hurriedly made their way towards the girl. A worried frown appeared on Simon's face as he noticed something.

"Hey, where's Jellal-," He was cut off when a hand tapped his shoulder.

Simon turned around, only to see Rob shaking his head lightly at him, "Leave her be, just be glad she's back alive at a time like this,"

The dark haired boy looked down at his feet and sulked, "But…," He muttered.

Rob looked back at the silent redhead and frowned, "They must have taken him as a replacement…," He murmured sadly.

"No more…,"

All heads in the group turned towards Sho, who was crying while holding himself tightly, "I can't stand this anymore!" The boy screamed loudly as he cried, alerting the nearby guards.

"Be quiet!" One of them snarled.

Sho cried, even more, causing the guards to become irritated, they were about to lash out at the children until a certain redhead grabbed a nearby shovel and rammed it against one of the guard's face, shattering his bones and sending him flying outside the cell.

"Why you!"

"What are you doing?!"

The guards screamed, which gained the nearby slaves' attention. Their head turned towards the commotion and their eyes widened when they spotted an injured guard, laying on the ground with his mask shattered, struggling to get up.

"H-hey...,"

"No way…,"

They muttered with a speechless expression on their faces. The injured guard slowly sat up as much as he could, ignoring the pain and screamed.

"They're rebelling!"

The scream echoed throughout the tower, alerting both guards and slaves. The children stared at their friend in awe and surprise.

"Erza what are you-," Simon was cut off when the redhead turned around to look at them and the slaves behind them with rage burning in her eyes.

"Take their weapons! If we obey them or run away, we'll never be free! We have to fight. For our freedom, rise up and fight!" She roared and her voice echoed throughout the tower, reaching each and every slaves' ears.

And with that, everything was thrown into chaos.

XxX

Naruto was dumbstruck, just a moment ago he watched the blue haired boy took the redhead away and promised to come back and save him. That got his hope up. Ten minutes later, said hope drained away instantly when the same boy was carried back into the torture room by the two guards and was tortured constantly. Though, he was quite lucky when the guards didn't even notice him. Thanks to his acting skill, they just thought he was unconscious and plainly ignored him…

Simple minded people.

The blonde opened his eye slightly and peered towards the trio. He was quite impressed, the blunette has been tortured for about thirty minutes now and he hasn't even scream once.

"This brat isn't saying a peep! What a bore..." a guard said shaking his head.

"You keep putting up a brave face, and you'll end up like that girl from before," another mocked Jellal.

The two guards said through the sound of the raging lightning spell that was torturing the blue haired boy. Jellal gritted his teeth as he bore the pain, he would not show any weakness to these bastards. He felt his body becoming numb, and the blood in his vein started to freeze. The boy silently gasped for air when the torturing stopped, he lifted his head up a little when his attention was captured by the guards.

"Hey, brat! Do you realize how sacred a cause it is to erect this R-system? The moment this tower is completed, all of you will get to go to heaven! The R-system will resurrect our god!" One of them sneered.

Jellal gritted his teeth and narrowed his eyes, "Shut up, pig..." He muttered.

The guard jerked back in surprise, "W-what did you say!?"

"Let him be," His partner said as he turned towards him, "We'll continue the ceremony as many times as it takes until he learns to revere our god. Now then, let's go. We have to help suppress the rebellion this afternoon," With that said, he began to walk away, causing the other guard to flicked his tongue in annoyance.

"Tch," Was all he said before following his partner, out of the room.

Naruto didn't even notice himself holding his breath as he silently eavesdropped, he exhaled loudly as the two guards were nowhere in sight. Though, he had heard something interesting, something about a rebellion? The blonde couldn't stop himself as his lips twitched upwards… there was hope. All he needed to do now was get out of these chains or maybe wait for someone to come and rescue him... which was likely never going to happen.

Naruto was cut out of his thoughts when muttering sounds was heard, he raised an eyebrow and looked towards the direction, only for confusion to appear over his face when a certain blunette murmured lowly under his breath.

"God? I don't need anything like that. I don't need a god that can't even save one child." The blonde silently agreed. He frowned a little when he noticed that the younger boy stopped moving. Naruto was about to ask what was wrong but stopped when something unexpected came out of his fellow slave's mouth, "Hate… I hate everything. I hate them and their god, everything about this world."

The blonde frowned, that wasn't right. He was about to call out the boy, but stopped and widened his eyes when another voice echoed throughout the room.

"Allow your hatred to grow! So that I may devour that hatred..."

Naruto quickly looked around to see if anyone was there, but sadly nobody was in sight. The voice was one of a female's, and it sounded creepy… was he just hearing things? The blonde was cut out of his thoughts when the voice echoed once more.

"After all, one's hatred makes me grow stronger..."

…

There it was again… now he knows that he wasn't imagining it when the blunette looked up and gasped. "Who are you?" He demanded.

The only answer he got was a half-hearted chuckle, "Hehehehehe, what amusing fools, I'm right here among them… Yet they trouble themselves to resurrect me? To give me a body?"

Naruto frowned, he didn't like where this was going, and it seemed like the voice didn't know that he was conscious.

Jellal narrowed his eyes and looked around, "Where are you?" He demanded once more.

Suddenly, a dark purple jelly like substance began to form in front of the blue haired boy. The two children's eyes widened as the substance became bigger, and Naruto could somehow feel the dark energy coming from it.

"No matter how fiercely those fool's believe, one cannot sense my presence without strong hatred. And you, Jellal… you are quite the lucky one! You got to actually meet the god that they worship so fervently!" The dark voice sent chills down Jellal's spine. He gasped when a sudden realization hit him, "My name is Zeref the Black Wizard! And my mere existence, is hatred itself..." And with that… the substance finished forming and opened its eye…

Suddenly, Jellal's world went black.

XxX

"We need to liberate Sector 8! Everyone, keep it up!" The sound of Erza Scarlet echoed throughout the damaged underground construction site, reaching every single slaves' ears. They had successfully pushed the guards back and had claimed the lobby, all they need to do now was to reach Sector 9 to get to the boats.

Simon, who was right by Erza's side frowned at her with doubt, "Impossible! The guard is too tight there!" He said, causing the girl to frown back at him instantly.

"But we have to hurry and save Jellal or…," She murmured with worry in her voice.

Wally, who was listening to the conversation, smirked and whispered next to Simon's ear, "You ain't got a prayer, Simon-san~," He whispered teasingly, causing the older boy to blush heavily.

By now, everyone in their little group knew that he had a crush on Erza, except Erza herself and Jellal. Simon clenched his fists as the blush on his cheeks redden.

"Erza! A-Are you in love with Jellal?" He questioned abruptly, making the girl jump back in surprise.

"W-Why are you bringing that up now?" She asked and looked at the ground with a blush of her own, "Now is not the time to…,"

The boy in front of her swallowed the lump of saliva in his throat nervously, "I've always…,"

Before he could finish, a fireball was shot towards them, hitting the ground nearby, and causing a huge explosion. Erza saw this and instantly brought up her wooden shield to defend herself, while Simon could do nothing but be blown away. All the children grew into panic as they watched their friend flew back, and crashed into the wall.

"Simon!" Wally called out in worry as he rushed over.

He sighed in relief as he noticed the older boy's state. Simon was unconscious, his skin was a little burnt, but no major injury was found. Wally's attention, as well as everyone else's, was taken away when Milliana cried out as she pointed up towards the sky, "M-Magic Troops!" she exclaimed frightened

All the slaves' eyes went wide, their breath was lost and the only thing that came out of their mouths was the sound of whimpering. "N-No way…,"

And before anyone could move, massive, hot beams was shot out from the Troops' mouth, blasting away all the slaves, and burning them to crisp. The children hopelessly watched their fellow slaves get blown to bits while trying to save themselves. Erza's body trembled, she couldn't move, she could feel her legs about to give out at any moment. The redhead could hear her friends shouting at her, telling her to run. Erza stared wide eye as the Magic Troops got ready for their second attack, she closed her eyes as lights filled her vision. The redhead could feel the heat from the coming attack, she clutched onto the sword in her hand with all her might and braced for the attack.

Before she knew it, a massive explosion, followed by a strong gust of wind, blew up in front of her. Erza slowly opened her eye, only to widened it in surprise and horror. Stood before she was Rob, his back was turned towards her as he held both of his arms out in a protected manner. His skin was burnt, and she could see the blood on his body. "R-Rob-Ji-chan…," She gasped out in horror.

The elderly man forced a smile as he looked over his shoulder before falling flat on his knees, coughing out a massive glob of blood. Without wasting any second, Erza hurriedly rushed over with worry on her face.

"Rob-Ji-chan!"

Rob peered at the little girl with difficulty as he tried his best to stay in conscious, "Erza…," He murmured with his raspy voice, "I'm sorry… it seems like I won't be making it to Fairy Tail after all..."

Tears began to drop from the redhead's eyes as she whimpered, "W-What're you talking about, Ji-chan?"

And before she knew it, another wave of magical beams was shot straight at them. Rob quickly got up onto his feet, and steeled his body with magic, protecting the little girl from the attack. Erza watched with wide eyes as lights filled her vision, the only thing she saw was Rob's body rotted away by the heat. She fell to her knees as tears of agony fell from her left eye…

Her guardian, parent figure, and friend… was gone.

Feelings of anger and sadness build up inside her, she gritted her teeth as her tears watered down her cheeks. The redhead roared, and suddenly, magic exploded from her, blowing everything away. All The guards and slaves widened their eyes as the weapons on the ground started to float up. Erza narrowed her eyes in anger towards the Magic Troops and guards, she unconsciously moved her hand in a forward manner, and without knowing it, the weapons flew towards them. Shredding the guards' body to pieces. Erza looked down at her hand and tightened it into a fist.

"So this is… Magic," She muttered to herself before looking at the ground… if only she had this power beforehand, maybe she could have been able to save Rob. The redhead clenched her fists tightly and turned back towards her fellow slaves. With this power, they could escape. The redhead picked up her sword before looking forward, into the distance.

"Jellal… I'm coming for you,"

There was no turning back…

XxX

Naruto stared expressionlessly at the blue haired boy not so far from him, it has been about twenty minutes since the weird jelly like being appeared, who identified itself as Zeref. The blonde frowned as he continued to stare, he had seen what had happened to the younger boy, Jellal… He was brainwashed. Zeref somehow controlled his mind and made him go insane. The mischievous smirk, that dark look on his face. Everything about the younger boy gave him a bad vibe, and he didn't like it one bit.

Suddenly, sounds of running echoed louder and louder from the corridor. Naruto raised one of his eyebrows in curiosity, did someone came to rescue them? Or was it just the guards? Not wanting to take any risks, the blonde closed his eyes and pretended to be unconscious once more. He peeked through his eyelid when a familiar red haired girl entered the room. He silently watched her made her way towards the blue haired boy with a relief expression on her face.

"Jellal!" She yelled, slashing the rope that was tying the boy up against the pole.

"Oi! Get away from him!" Naruto cried out.

Erza quickly turned her head towards the sound of the newcomer, only for her eye to be widened in recognition as she spotted a familiar blonde haired boy, who was strangely scowling at her. The first thing she noticed about him was that one of his arms was missing, and the other thing was that… He was alive all this time? The redhead swallowed a lump of saliva down her throat before giving him a questioning look.

"What do you mean…," She asked. Before she could even get a reply, a mischievous smirk appeared on the blunette's face. Erza's left eye widened, that look did not suit Jellal at all, and it send chills down her spine. "J-Jellal-," Before she could say any further, she felt herself being lifted up from the ground. The redhead gasped in surprise before an unknown force pushed her backward, straight through the walls, and down, into the destroyed underground construction site. Jellal smirked, before turning his attention to the blonde, who was being held up by chains against the pole.

"Damn you…," Naruto muttered in anger, since when could this bastard use magic?

Jellal did not say a word, he lifted his hand, facing it towards the blonde, before muttering a spell.

And before Naruto knew it, immense pain rushed through his body, as an unknown force pushed him backward, crashing into the wall behind him. The impact was so strong that the ceiling broke down and rubble fell on top of him, causing a huge dust cloud to burst forth. Jellal stared impassively as the dust started to fade away, revealing a blonde haired boy, whose body was covered in blood as his lower body was trapped under the massive pile of rock and debris.

The blunette turned away, towards where he had sent the redhead flying off to. There was no way the blonde could get out of the rubble, his lower body was probably too damaged beyond repair, and even if he did get out. Jellal was sure that it was impossible for the blonde to walk, let alone, do anything against him.

Naruto gritted his teeth in anger as he silently watched the blue haired boy strolled out through the hole in the walls. His body hurt all over, and his arm wasn't even healed yet. He had never felt so weak before in his entire life, the blonde clenched his fists, so hard that his nails dug into his palm, and cursed silently…

However...

Suddenly. A large, white bubble appeared, surrounding his bleeding fist, causing him to jerk back. "What?!" He muttered in shock. The blonde carefully examined the unmoving bubble for a few minutes, until he realized that nothing will happen unless he does something. Naruto lifted his hand closer to his face, was this magic? He questioned himself, he doesn't feel anything special from it, in fact, it felt somewhat natural. As if it was a part of him… Naruto frowned when he felt an unnatural desire to smash something, he looked down at the ground below him and narrowed his eyes.

Nothing could go wrong, right? Oh how he'd come to regret that one!

He didn't even bother to think of the consequences as he rammed his bubbled fist down, and before he knew it.

The world fell to pieces.

XxX

Erza groaned in pain as she struggled to get up on her feet, her body ache all over from the fall, and her mind was tangled up in thoughts. She painfully looked up when she spotted a tuft of blue from the corner of her eye. Jellal was standing there, up on the unfinished construction building, unmoving as he stared down coldly at her.

"J-Jellal, why-," She couldn't finish her sentence when the boy coldly interrupted her.

"Erza… I'm staying."

Those two words pierced through her heart, forgetting that he had nearly killed her, she widened her eye in disbelief, "W-What are you saying, Jellal?! Let's escape from this island together!" She snapped.

Jellal's expression didn't change, "I will complete the R-system, and gain freedom in Zeref's world!" He exclaimed as dark magic began to build up around him, "If you want to go so badly, then you can leave this island on your own!"

The redhead gasped "On my own?"

"The rest of them are all mine. Completing this tower will take a lot of work, after all. But you don't need to worry. I'm not like them. I'll give everyone clothes, food, and rest. Fear and oppression do give rise to hatred, but the work efficiency is for the poor."

Erza looked at him with a puzzled expression, "What are you saying? Everyone is already on the ships, waiting for us! No one is planning on coming back here to work!" She shouted, causing the blunette to narrowed his eyes.

"That's because they never explained to us the meaning behind the work. I will show them the meaning," He clenched his fist before exclaiming loudly once more, "They will work for the glory of the great mage, Zeref!"

The girl below him gritted her teeth, "But… who would choose to continue sacrificing themselves-,"

Jellal cut her off, "Sacrifice? That's not what I need now. Zeref taught me, you see...," He muttered the last part.

Erza was on the verge of tears, a painful expression appeared on her face as she continued to look at the boy before her, "Jellal, please open your eyes!" She begged.

The blue haired boy narrowed his eyes, this was getting annoying. He aimed his hand at her and a dark, magic circle appeared, "My eyes are already open," Suddenly, black and red aura appeared around Erza, tying and holding her in place, preventing her from moving. The redhead struggled to breathe as she felt her body being lifted off the ground and floating towards the blunette.

"I have no more need for you. Since you eliminated all those who stood in my way for me. You will leave this island and have your fill of that transient freedom. But you will never speak of this to anyone… if the government finds out about this Tower of Heaven, it will be quite troublesome," He said before he brought her closer towards him, and whispered next to her ear, "If you try to tell someone, I will have to destroy this tower and everyone in it. Also, you are also forbidden to come near here. If you set even one foot... yes, I think that'll do….first, I will make Sho disappear, followed by Simon and Milliana." He threatened.

"No..." Erza whispered in fear.

Jellal smirked before one of his eyes turned into a strange symbol, "Yes! That will be your freedom! Live knowing that your friends' lives hang on your shoulders, Erza!"

Before Erza could either respond or even move, a massive tremor appeared out of nowhere, and the wall behind them started to crack. Jellal's grip on Erza was unconsciously loosened as his eyes widened is a surprise.

"What-,"

He didn't get to finish when a massive shockwave blew through the wall, sending both of them flying backward, and crashed down against the floor along with the rubble. Jellal groaned in pain as he struggled to get up on his feet, he darted his eyes forward when a tuft of blonde was spotted in the corner of his vision. With a dumbstruck expression, he stared speechlessly at the older boy in front of him. The wounds that were supposed to be there was gone, and the missing arm was back, completely healed.

"How?" Jellal questioned in shock and confusion.

The blonde didn't reply as he continued to observed his surroundings. The area that used to be a construction site was now completely destroyed. Rubble as falling from everywhere, and the construction buildings looked as if it were going to crumble down at any moment. Naruto's attention was gained by tufts of blue and red, his untamed blue eyes darted down at the two children below him. One of them was glaring at him, and the other was unconscious. The blonde narrowed his eyes and glared back. Having ran out of his patient, Jellal roared.

"Answer me!"

"..."

What he received was silence. The blue haired boy narrowed his eyes and snarled, he did not like being ignored. Magic began to build up around him as he got ready for a stance, the blonde was going to get it. He aimed his hand at the older boy and a dark magic circle appeared, firing a black magic ball. With both eyes widened in surprise, Naruto helplessly watched the attack came closer, so fast that he couldn't react in time. He felt skin burn when the blast hit him, blowing him away and shattering the ground beneath him.

Dust covered the area as Jellal stared with a proud smirk on his face… there was no way the blonde could have survived that. Being the ignorant boy he was, he turned his attention away and laid his eyes onto the unconscious redhead. Now then, what should he do with her? His attention was once again taken by surprise when the sound of raspy groan was heard. The blunette swiftly turned around, eyes widened as he stared disbelievingly at the older boy before him.

Naruto felt his body ache all over, his skin was burning and the pain was unbearable. The blonde groan in pain as he got up on his feet, he was lucky that the rubble didn't fall on top of him this time. As the dust started to clear, Naruto looked up to see the blue haired boy staring at him with disbelieving eyes. He snarled angrily and clenched his fist… damn, this little cunt was asking for it.

Jellal gritted his teeth, boring his eyes into the older boy's own glare, "How did you survive?" He questioned.

The only answer he got was silence… until the blonde leaped across the area with his fist pulled back. The blunette's eyes widened at the unsuspected assault, he quickly brought up his hand and formed a shield made out of magic. There was no way the blonde could break-

Crack

The air around them shattered along with the magic shield as the older boy's fist came into contact. Jellal screeched painfully when Naruto didn't pull back, his fist kept digging deeper and the crack in the air expanded even more. The blunette felt his right rib-cage shattered as air escaped out of his lungs. A massive shockwave erupted from the crack, blowing away a half conscious Jellal, and the ground around them shattered into pebbles as well as some of the ceiling, along with the walls as the tower rumbled violently.

Jellal coughed out blood, trying to stay in conscious as the rumbling started to die down. He clutched onto his right side tightly, it was hard to breathe. Footsteps were heard in front of him, coming closer and closer. The blunette peered forward to see the older boy standing before him with a raised eyebrow.

Jellal clenched his jaw, what the hell happened? He got up onto his knees and glared right into the blonde's eyes. It doesn't matter now, "I won't lose! I will complete this tower and receive Zeref's freedom… I won't let you get in my way!" He roared.

And with that, dark magic exploded from the blue haired ten. Blowing gusts of wind all around. Jellal smirked as he felt his body-powered up, he felt much stronger, faster, and superior. He felt unstoppable. Though, his smirk died down when he noticed that his opponent when into his own stance... the blonde crouched down and placed his hands on the floor. And before Jellal could have made his move. Naruto vanished in a blast of white lightning before he appeared in front of Jellal and struck out and rammed against the boys gut, making the air around him shatter to pieces.

Jellal gasped in pain, pain so unbearable he could only cough up blood, and he flew back and crashed into the wall behind him. Jellal soon fell to the ground and got up and puked up both blood and bile. Looking up to Naruto, his breath died in his throat, "What... are you..." He muttered.

Never before had he seen anything like this… was it true magic?

"What the hell did you do?!" He yelled.

Naruto stood still in his stance, and then smashed both his arms out to his sides to once more shatter the air like glass where he dug as deep as he could into those cracks, causing the cracks no other choice but to keep expanding. A thoughtful look appeared on his whiskered face before giving the younger boy a shrugging look.

"You want the truth. Honestly, I don't know." He stated plainly.

Well, that was true… he was just following his instinct.

The blunette quickly grew mad, "Don't mess with me!" He screamed, voice filled with anger.

But before he could do anything. The whole tower started to rumble once more.

XxX

At the dock located at the bottom of the tower. All of the slaves were reloading the goods on to the boats with an eager expression on their faces. Most children were already on board, scavenging for food. All of them wanted to get out of this place as soon as possible.

"Nee-chan is late." Sho, muttered to his friends over his shoulder as he stared worriedly at the tower. Erza had told them to go on ahead so she could go look for Jellal, but it has been over two hours since they parted, and there was no sign of the redhead anywhere. Sho was getting worried. He turned his attention back towards his three friends.

Simon was laying on the ground with bandages all over his body, while Milliana and Wally were searching for food in the wooden boxes. Sho just hoped that everyone would make it out alive.

Everyone froze when the ground started to rumble violently. So hard that nearly everyone fell off their feet.

"W-What the hell's going on?!"

"Earthquake?!"

"H-Help me!"

Panic erupted as the rumbling shook louder and stronger. Their breath died in their throat when the wind got stronger, and their eyes were locked dead one at the incoming disaster…

Tsunamis.

Surrounding them were massive tidal waves, about half the size of the tower, creeping closer and closer. Slaves dropped onto their knees as all hopes were lost. Tears fell from Sho's eyes as he helplessly stared…

It was all just a bad dream… he convinced himself.

XxX

Erza Scarlet's left eye peered open as the rumbling shook her awake. A flash of blue and yellow caught her attention. With eye widened, she gasped in shock at the two boys before her. Jellal was there, clutching his side and breathing hard as if he was in immense pain, on the ground beside him was half of his former right arm. And not so far from him was the older boy with blonde hair. He stood there with blood and bruises covered his body, but that wasn't what shocked her the most… it was the air.

The air itself was filled with dread.

Erza felt her legs go weak when the whole area went silent as if time had stopped. The redhead swallowed a lump of saliva down her throat before looking at the two boys before her once more. It seemed like they hadn't noticed that she was awake yet.

...

Jellal smirked as the rumbling died down. He stared at the older boy mockingly before making a comment, "I see… so your power is to generate earthquakes and control electricity. I don't know what type of magic that first one is, but it won't do anything against me!" There was no way he would let his guard down again, especially if he doesn't want to get his bones broken. Jellal leaped back a few feet, he needed to keep his distance if he wanted to win. Magic gathered around his fist as he got into his stance. "Come! Let's finish this!" He exclaimed.

Naruto's eyes narrowed. Does this kid really think he would go down that easily? He clenched his fist, and a familiar white bubble appeared around it. Erza watched the two from the side with worry. She wanted to stop them, but she knew that she wouldn't be able to do anything other than being a nuisance. The two boys sprang into action. Jellal leaped backward while Naruto rushed head on with his fist pulled back.

"Predictable," The blunette muttered.

But before they could crash, the ground started to shake once more, and the three of them grunted, losing their balances as they fell off their feet. Feeling strong gust of wind seeping through the holes in the wall, Erza widened her eyes. The tremors had gotten more violent, and she could strangely hear water crashing… as if a massive wave was coming this way. The redhead struggled to turn her head towards the two boys, who were one their knees, looking pretty pathetic.

Naruto clenched his jaw tightly as he dug his finger into the ground, trying to stop himself flying everywhere. The tremors were getting quite… annoying. He smirked when he peered over to see the blue haired boy, whose balance was all over the place. It was an amusing scene to see, and the look on his face was priceless.

Crack

A loud crack, followed by sea water busting through the walls caught the children's attention. Their eyes bulged out in shock as they helplessly watched the massive water wave engulf them… it happened all too fast, impossible for them to react, and even if they did. They couldn't have done anything anyway. Naruto felt his limbs weakened as the water rocked him around before he smashed his head into a wall, his consciousness slowly drifting away, and everything went black for him.

XxX

Slit red eyes slowly opened behind the dark sewer cages, red bubble-like substances with unknown properties slowly seeped through the gap in the steel bars, followed by a looming voice that was filled with curiosity and worry, "Naruto..."

XxX

On a beach not so far away from Akane resort, a blonde haired child could be seen drifting to shore. No wounds could be seen on his body; other than the ragged clothes he wore. Naruto coughed, getting up on his knee and began to drag himself out of the water. That was the worst experience he ever had, how he survived was beyond him. Placing his wet feet onto the cold sand, Naruto looked up into the cloudless sky. Awe glittered in his light blue eyes as he stared at the moon… It was beautiful, now that there were no walls in his way. The blonde could see the whole picture. The stars stretched far and wide out into the horizon and behind the mountain, and shivers went down his spine.

Never before had he ever felt so small in this world.

He was free.

The sound of sniffing and sobbing reached his ears. Naruto quickly turned his head, only to see a familiar red haired girl on her knees crying not so far from him. A calculating expression made its way across his face as he decided to get closer. Why was she crying? Shouldn't she be happy now that she was finally free? The blonde was now right next to her, stood unmoving as he observed with a frown. Erza knew that there was someone beside her, but she didn't care. The pain of lose was too unbearable for her, she couldn't even save a single one of them. Even if she had magic, she was still a pathetic little girl, nothing had changed.

And that water… she wondered if Sho and the others were alright, and surprisingly Jellal. The thought of the blunette brought her more tears, a drop of snot slid down her nose as she mumbled with her muffled voice. "J-Jellal..."

Naruto grimaced in discomfort. Even if he knew that she was sad that she couldn't save her friend, Jellal. The snots on her crying face were too much for him. Deciding for the best, Naruto took a step back and watched from the distance as the redhead cried her eyes out under the full moon…

He didn't want snots on his rags, thank you very much.

XxX

"Fairy Tail?" Naruto asked.

"Yeah, it's supposed to be a place where you can go on amazing adventures and stuff." the redhead said.

Naruto scratched his head, "I don't know Erza, I mean I never even heard of it before." he said.

"Oh come on, it'll be fun. At least come and see if you'll like it." she implored him.

"You're not gonna stop bothering me until I do, are you?" he asked the redhead.

"Nope." she chirped out.

Ugh, who ever said that girls weren't pain in the necks was obviously a liar. Naruto groaned, "Fine, I guess I'll go check it out." he said.

"Yay!" the redhead cheered happily, "Oh this is gonna be so much fun!" Erza cried happily.

"Oh, I just know I'm gonna regret this eventually." Naruto moaned out. Looking back in the future, he'd laugh at his idiocy.

"Alright then, let's get going!" Erza said as she grabbed his hand and began to drag him behind her.

"O-Oi, do you even know which way Fairy Tail is?" he asked her.

"I'm sure if we ask around we'll find it." she responded.

XxX

Thick fog surrounded them and filled the whole forest area as the morning sun's ray tried its best to dig through. A couple of lone children with scarlet red hair and blonde hair could be seen walking along the murky path, their bare feet dug into the moist ground as they moved. Erza hugged herself when she felt the cold wind brushes against her tender skin. For Naruto it reminded him of the fact he was free.

The both of them had been traveling for a few days now, trying to get to Magnolia. But right now, they had somehow gotten lost. Maybe she shouldn't have chosen that one path to travel so early in the morning. Especially since the fogs were always so thick around these areas. The redhead sighed, for some strange reason, she felt as if she had been walking around in circles for hours. The trees looked so identical to one another, and the fog wasn't helping one bit. maybe she should ask Naruto if they could sit down and wait for it to clear.

Ah.

An idea just popped into her mind.

With a quick use of her magic, Erza summoned a sword out of her pocket space. The sword was dull as if it was going to break in half at any moment. Nodding to herself, she carefully made her way towards one of the tree trunks. With a steady slash, she made an 'X' mark. Nodding to herself, a proud smile appeared on her cherry face as she took a step backward. This way, she would know that she and Naruto weren't just simply walking around in circles.

"So, care to share what that was for?" Naruto asked her.

"I marked the tree so that we wouldn't get lost." she responded.

"Hmph, probably should have thought about that before making our way out this morning, but I guess it's better late than sorry." Naruto muttered.

That was when Erza noticed something strange. It was silent.

So silent that there was actually no sound in the area.

Everything was dead silent. No wind. No sound of birds, no nothing. The only thing she could hear was her own heartbeat. Sweat began to pour down her head as she tightened her hold on the hilt of her sword. This feeling… she knew it all too well.

It seemed Naruto noticed too for his body went stiff moments later as he felt the uneasy feeling he had always had back in the tower of heaven.

Dread.

Thud

The sound of gigantic footsteps suddenly echoed throughout the forests. The redhead nearly gasped out in shock as she hastily looked around her surroundings to see where the sounds were coming from, but there was nothing there. Her mind was tangled up in fear as her body trembled. Naruto held his ground, firm and strong as a wall, as he gripped his fists, summoning the familiar bubble of destruction around his fist.

For Erza, this unrelenting feeling told her that the both of them needed to get away from here fast!

But before the two teens could make a move, everything went silent once more… as if time had stopped. Erza didn't know why, but for some reason, she felt as if there was someone behind her. Without thinking the redhead turned around with a fearful look on her face and froze… Right there before the both of them was a humanoid creature with the size of a two story house. Its razor sharp claws tensed as saliva dripped down from its mouth. The eyeless creature growled hungrily, making the girl take a step back in sheer unadulterated terror.

Turning around to look at the attacker, Naruto growled as he gazed at the shivering Erza, and a feeling unlike anything else filled him. The want to stop this creature from hurting her or anyone else ever again. Without a warning, the monster screeched and leaped across the distance with its claw pulled back. Grasping hold of this feeling Naruto looked at the monster and unleashed a massive wave of pressure that washed over the whole area. The ground rumbled as it cracked underneath Naruto's feeling of protection for Erza. Rocks floated into the air and crumbled to dust while tree's crumbled to the ground as splinters of... well, wood.

The monster halted in its tracks, a look of terror etched onto its face as it felt the sheer amount of presence Naruto was giving off. Naruto growled deeply in his throat as he glared at the monster, "LAVE US ALONE!" he yelled out at the beast before it fell over to the ground. Erza felt her blood went cold as the feeling of fear entered her, she had covered her eyes using her hands but as soon as she heard the thud, she peeked through her fingers to see if anything had happened to Naruto, only for her eye to be widened at the scene before her.

The creature... fainted.

Suddenly a bark of laughter drew both teens' attention, "Well now… aren't you a brave one?" a voice said jovially and they turned to face the speaker. The man was old, maybe younger than Rob by Erza's speculation, but she could tell that he was old. He wore a plain T-shirt, shorts, and sandals, but the most distinguishing traits about him were the scar that was hiding underneath his round glasses and facial hair, which was arranged embattled across his lower jaw.

"So, what's it to you?" Naruto said in a guarded stance.

The old man merely laughed, "Ah, calm down boy. If I's wanted to hurt you, you'd be hurt before you could blink." the old man said honestly.

"So, what do you want?" Naruto asked him.

"First off, I think it'd be best if we got your friend somewhere comfortable. Looks like she's about to faint from sheer adrenaline." the elder said calmly, "Next I wanna ask how you did something like that." he said as Naruto turned to look at the frightened Erza Scarlet. Shakiness overwhelmed Erza's body, causing her to fall to her knees. The redhead gulped down her saliva as her mind turned blank. She couldn't think of anything… and out of nowhere, the feeling of achiness started to engulf her body. Erza's vision became blurry as tiredness was shown in her eye.

A quick nap couldn't hurt…

Right?

And with that, Erza Scarlet collapsed in an unknown forest. Naruto felt his eyes widen, "Erza! he cried out as he rushed to her side, the old man not moving from his spot as Naruto begun to shake the redhead, "Erza! Come on, you gotta get up! Come on, what's the matter?" he asked her.

The old man could only sigh as he walked over to the two teens.

XxX

The sound of boiling water inside the kettle rang throughout the small cabin house. An elderly man sitting on a chair dropped his pen down and closed his book. Getting up, he ambled towards the kettle and turned off the gas. He hummed softly before snatching a mug from one of the shelves, and with a swift movement. He dropped a brand new tea bag and two spoon of sugar inside, mixing them together.

He carried on for a few seconds until a soft groan caught his attention. He turned his head towards the corner of the room where the small girl with scarlet red hair, Erza he believed was what the blonde called her, who was resting on the bed tried to sit up. Erza winced in pain, she peered around her surroundings as her eye adjusted to the brightness. From what she could tell, she was in a one room cabin. The room was made of wood, there were many pictures on the walls and other housing objects. Her eye rested on the fireplace, watching fire flickered back and forth as if it was the most interesting thing in the world.

Where was she?

That was the only question that came into her mind.

"It seems like you're awake." The familiar voice caught her attention, making her turned around. A look of familiarity appeared on the redhead's face as she saw the familiar old man who was holding a mug of freshly made tea as he made his way towards her.

This was the man who had been where Naruto and she had when they were attacked, Erza remembered.

The elderly man placed the mug on the table near the bed and sat on the chair beside her.

"Drink up," He said.

Nodding her thanks, the redhead accepted the drink and did a little sip to see how the taste was. Her body shivered slightly as the feeling of warmness entered her empty stomach. She turned her head towards her savior and bowed slightly.

"Thank you,"

But the man brushed her off. That's when she noticed that Naruto wasn't there, "H-Hey, w-where's my friend?" she asked.

"He's outside." the old man said pointing to the door, "I however want to know what the two of you were you doing out here all by yourself's in such a dangerous area, young lady?" The elderly man asked curiosity was clearly shown on his scarred face.

Erza frowned, dangerous area? She was about to ask but soon realized what he had called her. "The name's Erza, Erza Scarlet," She corrected him.

The old man raised an eyebrow before a small smile appeared on his face. "I see… my name is Rayleigh. Nice to meet you, Erza-kun," He greeted kindly.

A pink hue bloomed on the girl's cheeks as she nodded, nobody had used the -kun honorific on her before. It felt a little bit embarrassing. Suddenly, the memory of the creature appeared in her mind, making her frowned in displeasure. The girl looked up at the elderly man before her, "What happened?" She asked with a slightly unsure voice.

Rayleigh gained an interest look in his eyes, he pushed his round glasses up to the bridge of his nose before answering, "After the attack, Naruto's victory over that strange beast, you collapsed due to the tiredness of your body. I carried you to my home to ensure your safety while Naruto followed me here to watch over you. Though you've been unconscious for about three days straight, but don't worry, your body is perfectly fine and healthy." he told her.

Erza bowed in a thankful manner before a frown made its way onto her face. Three days… now that was a long time, she wondered how far she could have gone if she and Naruto hadn't come across that creature… the girl's attention was brought back when she noticed Rayleigh staring at her face in an observing manner.

"W-What is it?" Her walls were building up.

The elderly man snapped out as he noticed what he was doing, "Ah, sorry… I was just wondering what happened to your right eye. Surely, it wasn't the beast that did it, cuz it wasn't able to get that close due to yer friend." He pointed, somewhat rudely.

Erza shook her head lightly, a grim expression on her face. For some odd reason, memories of when she was in the tower came into her mind. As Rayleigh noticed this, he realized that this was probably a touchy subject. "You don't need to force yourself to tell if you're not comfortable with it," He said.

The redhead shook her head, "No," She said. She could at least tell him. After all, he was the one who saved her life, and besides. It not like Jellal could hear or see what she was doing anyway… she hoped. And so, she began to tell her story to the elderly man. How her life was, the R-System, the sacrifice of her parent figure, Rob. The madness of Jellal, how Naruto had fought with such dope powers, and her journey to Magnolia to join Fairy Tail with Naruto.

Rayleigh hummed, "Hmm… I see, how unfortunate." he said. Naruto hadn't mentioned the fight between him and the fight between him and this Jellal. Then, he remembered something she had said that caught his interest, "Erza-kun… can this, Naruto friend of yours swim?" He asked.

A confused look appeared on the redhead's face. Why would Rayleigh be interested in Naruto? She tried her best to think back to the time she had been traveling with the blonde. Hmm... "Well, there was this one time where we went fishing for food..." She began. Seeing that Rayleigh was listening very closely made her continue, "Naruto accidentally fell into the pond and..." She turned her head towards the interested old man. "No," She shook her head, " No I don't think he can." she said.

Rayleigh hummed in interest as he sat back in his seat. A devil fruit user… but not just any devil fruit… It was Edward Newgate's, A.K.A Whitebeard's Paramecia Class Devil Fruit, Gura-Gura no Mi. Not only that, but the second one, it sounded eerily familiar. Like one a old enemy of his used before he died. Rocks D. Xebecks' Logia Class Devil Fruit, Goro-Goro no Mi.

A thoughtful frown appeared his face as he rubbed his beard.

How?

How was there a devil fruit in this world, not just one but two? Second, how did this young man find not just one of them, but both, eat them, then almost immediately use them as if he had been able to all his life? That shouldn't have been even remotely possible, the human body wasn't able to hold the stress of two Devil Fruits, but young Naruto somehow survived eating two of the most powerful Devil Fruits in existence that had been used by the most infamous people of their era.

The last time he remembered was when Teach used his Black Hole.

Ah, black hole.

Maybe-

"Rayleigh-san?"

The elderly man was brought back to reality by the little girl on the bed, who was looking at him with a worried frown on her face.

"Ah, sorry Erza-kun. I spaced out there," Apologized Rayleigh.

He was about to ask more question until he noticed the bangs under the redhead's eye. She must still be very tired. Getting up on his feet, he turned and walked away towards the light switch, making the girl tilt her head in confusion.

"I suggest you get some more sleep." he said.

Erza nodded lightly before picking up the fluffy, warm blanket. She was about to tuck herself in until a flash of memory hit her like a bullet. Flinging the blanket away, she quickly got up on the bed. A look of desperation on her face. "W-Wait, Rayleigh-san!" She called, causing the elderly man to stopped half way through the front door.

He quirked an eyebrow in curiosity as he looked back at her, "Yes?" He asked.

"U-Um, u-uh..." She stuttered, not knowing how to put things into words.

A small, knowing smirk appeared on Rayleigh's face as he looked at the frustrated girl. Ah… he knew where this was going.

"U-Uh, what I'm trying to say is… if it's not much to ask. Please! Train me. I want to become stronger!" She exclaimed loudly as she bowed.

She was met with silence.

"No,"

The redhead felt tears started to bank up in the corner of her eye. Maybe she shouldn't ask so much, and taking things for granted. She looked up to apologise but stopped when she saw Rayleigh's back facing towards her. For some reason, she felt as if he was… smiling.

"Get some rest for now, and we will discuss it in the morning."

And with that said he walked out of the cabin, shutting the door gently, leaving a speechless redhead alone in the cosy room.

That night. Erza Scarlet went to sleep with a blissful smile on her face.

XxX

Rayleigh smiled as he sighed lightly while sitting himself down on one of the logs near the camp fire by the young blonde. Once again, he had taken in another student. First Naruto had asked him to teach him if he had anything that he knew as he had explained his electric ability to him when he asked him why he kept them secret. After getting the explanation, he had told Naruto he understood why. After he explained the Devil Fruit he had eaten, he said, that to understand his earthquake powers he had inherited that he needed to find their limitations, and the surpass them. Same with the lightning was sure that the fact he had two of the strongest Devil Fruits that there were none that could match him.

However, that didn't mean he couldn't teach the kid a thing or to bout Haki.

He chuckled.

If only Roger could see him now.

His calmed eyes traveled to the side to see the eyeless creature, laying lifelessly on the ground. Its body was covered in cuts, and its limbs was cut off into pieces.

It was the same creature that attacked Naruto and Erza.

The old pirate hummed to himself as he continued to stare.

"Now then... how should I turn this into breakfast?" he asked himself.

"Eww, really?" Naruto asked disgusted.

This caused the old man to burst into laughter.

Ok so yes I basically copy pasted the first chapter from that story here, however I am pointing out that Naruto not only has the Gura-Gura no Mi (Tremor-Tremor Fruit) as well as the surprising Goro-Goro no Mi (Rumble-Rumble/Thunder-Thunder Fruit) so yeah, Naruto is unaffected by the requirements of the Devil Fruit. I'll explain. 1st, he has the Nine Tails in his body so the beast can take any punishment and just shove it away like nothing. 2nd, he has his Uzumaki Heritage that allows him to recover very quickly so the effects of both don't concern much problems for him regardless. 3rd, he's Naruto-fucking-Uzumaki.