Corrupted Dragon and the Scarlet Light Chapter 3, a fairy tail fanfic

Author's Note

Hey guys sorry it took so long for me to get this chapter out. I could list a whole bunch of reasons but you're not here to read those. If you got the time take a look at the author's note at the bottom and let me know what ya want from this story. And I will try to incorporate fights into my story where needed despite how much I'm worried ill butcher them so when the fights do appear please don't be to harsh. Now with no further distractions let's get into this story!

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NATSU

Natsu slowly began to open his eyes as he began to hear waves hitting the shore. As he slowly began to stand up and started to look around he quickly discovered that he was on the beach just East of Akane Resort.

"Still can't believe I'm alive." Natsu said as he continued to look around.

"Well I did say that you were alive" E.N.D said from within his head.

"I know but it's still hard to believe, I mean I did get absorbed into the tower didn't I?"

"The answer to that question is yes and no"

"What the hell does that mean?!"

"You were absorbed by the tower but at the last minute someone swapped places with you and kicked you out of the tower." E.N.D explained.

"Who could have done that?"

"It doesn't matter anymore considering the fact that whoever did it is dead now."

"Hey someone just died for us so the least you could do is show some fucking respect." Natsu exclaimed.

"I have no reason to respect someone who threw their life away even if they saved us by doing so.' What's dead is dead and its best to let the dead rest."

"Whatever" Natsu responded not entirely happy with E.N.D's callous view on death.

"So I suppose we should go and let the others know I'm alive and well" Natsu said as he began to run in the direction of the resort.

"HOLD ON THERE!" E.N.D shouted in his head making Natsu's head hurt.

"Ow!' What was that for?" Natsu asked as he stopped running.

"I told you I would help you protect your friends so long as you help me do a few things that I need done." E.N.D said. "And before you reunite with your friends we need to go collect a special book that belongs to me."

"And why can't I see my friends before we do that?"

"Because from what I can tell from you memories there's a chance your friends will either want to come with you or won't let you go since you're recently back from the dead.

"What's wrong with them coming with me?" Natsu asked.

"Something tells me that it would be safer for everyone if it was just you." E.N.D said mysteriously

"Well I refuse to just go off leaving my friends to think that I'm dead." Natsu said out loud adamantly.

"Fine then how bout we make a compromise"

"Compro what?"

"COM-PRO-MISE it means we will make an agreement where we both get what we want." E.N.D explained irritated by Natsu's cluelessness.

"Ok so what are we going to do?"

"We can leave a sign that will tell your friends that you're still alive."

"What kind of sign?"

"If your friends are still at the resort then how bout we just leave your…Scarf in one of their rooms, yeah your scarf is the perfect thing to leave."

"WHAT NO WAY!" Natsu raged. "Why would I leave my scarf with them?"

"Your scarf is unique and they will know it was from you so if you leave it in one of their rooms they will know your still around." E.N.D said confidently.

"Won't they wonder why I didn't just say hello?"

"Of course they will but we can deal with that after we get my book."

"Why do you need this book anyways?"

"Once we have my book you will have access to my power that is still currently sealed away."

"What kind of power?"

"Put simply you should be able to defeat that redhead in a fight" E.N.D said knowing that it would win Natsu over.

"What for real?' I'm fired up now let's get going!" Natsu said as he began to start running in a random direction.

"We still need to leave the scarf" E.N.D reminded him.

"I know I know" Natsu said as he turned around and continued on his way to the resort already picking up one of his friends scents.

"So who you going to leave it with?"

ERZA

Just as she had been since they returned to Akane Resort two days ago Erza was lying in her bed with tears silently streaming down her face. She couldn't bring herself to face the others when all she could think about was Natsu as he allowed the tower to consume him so he could save her and everyone else from what would have been a terrible explosion. Gray and Lucy kept telling her that it wasn't her fault and Sho, Milliana, and Wallie constantly told her that if anything it was their fault that Natsu was dead.

But Erza wouldn't hear any of it.

"If I had been strong enough to tell everyone the truth about my past Natsu might still be alive" she thought sullenly.

The only who seemed to be taking his loss harder than her was Happy who spent most of his time crying in Lucy's lap. The poor Exceed had lost his father and it was tearing Erza apart to see him, in such a state. Though despite his pain he like everyone else continued to try convince her that Natsu's death was not her fault but that just made her guilt increase.

"Erza?" A voice spoke from behind her door.

"We've made preparations to leave for the guild tomorrow" Lucy said "I think it's best if we begin planning for the funeral as soon as possible."

"Thank you Lucy I'll be ready in the morning" Erza weakly responded.

She could hear Lucy slowly walk away to go back to her room.

As she began to fall asleep she heard a sound come from her room's balcony and when she looked over she saw something white laying on the ground.

She got off her bed and slowly began to make her way towards the object only to notice half way there that it was Natsu's scarf. She quickly ran over to it and fell to her knees as she picked it up with tears once again streaming down her cheeks in full force. "How did it get here?" Erza said out loud as she quickly ran to the edge of the balcony and franticly looked for a sign of how it got in her room.

"Natsu!" She called only to get no answer in return. "He's alive this must be a sign that he's still alive." Erza thought as she continued to search for him.

"But where is he?"

NATSU

"You are one heartless bastard" E.N.D said from within Natsu's head.

"Hey you the one who said I can't let them see me!" Natsu retorted as they continued to hide as Erza continued to look for him while calling out his name.

"I didn't think you would just drop the damn scarf right on her floor and leave I mean can't you hear the hope and pain in her voice?"

"Fine then how about we just go out say hello, I mean it's only Erza."

"Trust me if you let that girl see you she will beat you until you're an inch away from death." E.N.D said.

"Wait why would she do that?"

"This girl has just spent the last few days thinking you were dead" he said. "How do you think she will react if you show up to say hello then tell her that you have to leave for a while.

Natsu began to pale as he thought about the potential beating Erza would give him.

"Well I think it's time we get going" Natsu said as he quickly started to run away from the resort as fast as he could.

"Good idea.' I sense my book is North West of our current position so just head in that direction.' As we get closer its location will become clearer." E.N.D informed him.

Three days later

NATSU

"You're positive that this is the fastest way to get to your book?" Natsu asked already starting to feel a little sick.

"I don't see what the big deal is" E.N.D responded. "From what I can tell from your memories these trains are a very efficient way to travel."

"No there not, they're nothing more than death traps" Natsu argued.

"Why do you hate these trains so much?"

"I have terrible motion sickness on trains and any other vehicle or mode of transportation" Natsu informed him. "I would think you could figure that out from my memories."

"Your memories are hazy at best, I usually just get the general idea of what their about.' And besides if it's such a big deal let me take control of your body and ill ride the train." E.N.D said as though it were the simplest thing in the world.

"Wait you can do that?" Natsu asked out loud making some of the people around him look at him strangely.

"Of course I can, all you need to do is relax and allow my spiritual presence take control to swap places with me."

"Wait this isn't some plot to steal my body is it?" Natsu asked suspiciously.

"Of course not you idiot" E.N.D responded indignantly. "Since I was the one that got sealed away you have majority control of the body and therefore can take control from me whenever you want." He continued.

"I still don't think I like the idea of giving you control of MY body."

"First off it's OUR body and its either we switch or you suffer from riding the train."

"No, no by all means you can deal with it." Natsu said hastily. "So how do we do this?"

"As I said earlier simply relax your body and take deep breaths" E.N.D instructed

Natsu did as he was told and after a while he felt like he was slowly being pulled away from his body and felt another presence step in from of him and take his spot.

"This feels really weird" Natsu said only to be startled by the fact that he said this in his head with while his body stayed silent.

"Know you know how it feels for me" E.N.D said through Natsu's mouth.

Natsu then felt his body begin to walk towards the train station as though it were on auto pilot.

"Now let's get going from what I can tell we need to take the train all the way to a town known as Luminas." E.N.D said as he got on the train.

(…. Five minutes after the train started moving)

"Oh man this is great!" Natsu said cheerfully from within his head "I don't feel a thing"

" . .Kid was all E.N.D could manage as he attempted to keep his stomach from releasing its contents.

"I can't believe this I finally get to move around in my body after centuries and I spend it SICK." E.N.D thought miserably.

"And we have to stay on this damn thing for FIVE HOURS!"

ERZA

Erza wasn't sure what she should be thinking. On one side the scarf was a sign that Natsu was alive so she should be happy. However if Natsu was indeed alive why had he not returned to them.

After spending the entire night unsuccessfully searching for him when the Scarf appeared in her hotel room she began to think she had imagined the scarfs appearance. However when she returned to her room the scarf was still there.

"I swear if he's alive I'm going to beat him to death when he finally shows his face around here."

Shortly after returning to Fairy Tail Erza had intended on leaving to go find Natsu however she was convinced to stay by the Master who stated that if Natsu is indeed alive then he will return when he is ready.

"Aw is poor Erza still crying over Natsu running away from her" An annoyingly familiar voice spoke from behind her spot at the bar.

"Go away Mira" Erza said calmly to the white haired blonde dressed up in a gothic style outfit.

"I can't say that I'm surprised" Mira Continued. "I mean it was only a matter of time until Natsu made a break for it.' Maybe when he returns he'll decide to better himself by joining up with me and Elfman" She teased.

"What was that?" Erza asked menacingly as her back tensed.

"Oh I'm sorry is the cow starting to go deaf?" Mira said as the rest of the guild quickly ran for cover to avoid getting caught in what was sure to become another battle between the Demon and the Knight of Fairy Tail.

"I understand that Mira's just trying to get Erza to stop thinking about Natsu but do they really need to destroy the whole guild?" Asked a terrified Lucy as she held up Happy as a shield to protect her from flying pieces of furniture.

NATSU

"I'm pretty sure we're lost" Natsu said as he marched through the forest onto a seemly deserted path.

"Relax kid we're really close to my book's location." E.N.D responded

"HALT!' For what reason do you enter the domain of the Dark Guild Tartarus?" A voice called out.

"Natsu looked ahead and saw a group of men in full plate armor carrying weapons.

"Tartarus huh" Natsu responded.

"They must be the ones who have my book." E.N.D said from within his mind. "Good thing their dark guild since you won't have any trouble killing them right?"

"Hold on there I don't plan on killing anyone" Natsu said shocked that E.N.D would suggest something like that.

""Fine can we at least beat them to a pulp then?" E.N.D asked hopefully.

"That I will agree to."

"You have ten seconds to tell us what you're doing here before we kill you kid. The guard said as he and his comrades approached Natsu.

"I'm going to take you guys out in one blow" Natsu said confidently.

In response the men broke out laughing "You got guts kid I'll give ya that" one of them said. "I can't wait to rip them out of ya."

"FIRE DRAGON ROAR" Natsu shouted as he blew a huge amount of fire at the Tartarus soldiers sending them flying before he jumped forward at another group of soldiers charging at him.

"FIRE DRAGON IRON FIST" Natsu shouted as he sent them flying along with the first group.

"I'm here for the book of E.N.D and I want it now!" Natsu demanded as he continued his rampage through the ever growing number of Tartarus soldiers.

MARD GEER

A muscular black haired man known as Mard Geer looked up in annoyance in the direction of the entrance to his Throne Room where he could hear frantic footsteps running in his direction.

Mard Geer was currently relaxing in his Throne Room with the Demon Gates of Tartarus assembled around him when a demon soldier came running frantically into the room.

"Mard Geer there's some Fire mage outside attacking our forces" the man wheezed as he tried to catch his breath.

"Someone is attacking us?" Seilah asked astonished that someone would be foolish enough to attack them alone.

"There's more" the man continued. "The mage is demanding that we hand over Master E.N.D's book." The man said surprising all of the demons inside the Throne Room.

"Seilah take Jackal and deal with this impotent human" Mard Geer ordered.

"Yes Mard Geer" They responded as they turned and left to deal with the human foolish enough to demand the book of their master only to stop dead in their tracks as the entrance to the Throne Room suddenly burst into flames as Natsu came charging in.

NATSU

"Wow it was easier to defeat those guys then I thought it would be." Natsu said to himself as he walked into the Throne Room scratching the back of his head.

"So this is the human causing all of the trouble?" Kyôka asked unimpressed as she looked at Natsu as he approached them.

"You bet and I'm ready beat up the rest of ya too!" Natsu declared as he looked over at the demons of Zereth.

"Natsu give me control of your body now" E.N.D said in a dead serious voice as he looked around at those in the room.

"What why?" Natsu asked.

"Just do it" E.N.D barked at him.

"Fine but if they attack I'm fighting them."

"Whatever just hurry" E.N.D said as he felt Natsu begin to give up control.

"What is it you want with the book of E.N.D human?" Mard Geer asked curiously.

"I'm here to take my book back."

"And what makes you think that our master's book belongs to you."

"It belongs to me because I am E.N.D" he said with a smirk on his face shocking everyone in the Throne Room.

"You really expect us to believe that?" a young looking man with a tail and what appeared to be dog ears asked angrily.

"No I don't' Jackal" E.N.D responded. "But there's no reason for you to believe me when there is a simple way for me to prove it to you."

"And how would that be?" a beautiful black haired woman with horns protruding from her head asked.

"The answer is simple Seilah, hand over the book to me and I will open it." E.N.D said surprising everyone.

"The magic seals placed on the book make it impossible to open" Mard Geer responded.

"Impossible for anyone other than myself or Zereth that is."

"You don't honestly think we will just hand over our master's book to you do you?" a masked horned woman responded.

"Please we all know you could stop me before I could even think of harming the book Kyôka, but if it will make you feel better how about we just have Seilah here command me to open the book?" He asked surprising the demons with the fact that he clearly knew who each of their names and what powers they possessed.

"I have no problem with that idea" Seilah responded.

E.N.D noticed the flicker of anger that appeared on Mard Geer's face but it was gone as soon as it appeared.

"Alright then just give me the command" E.N.D said.

"I command you to open the book of E.N.D" Seilah commanded using her power.

"With pleasure" E.N.D said as he willing went along with his body's movements as it automatically walked towards the book in Mard Geer's hand.

As he took the book from Mard Geer he took a step away from the demons in the room and placed both hands on the book. Taking a deep breath he opened the book with the magic seals providing zero resistance surprising everyone in the room.

As he stared at the magical symbols written on the book E.N.D felt a hot feeling suddenly spread throughout his body as though he were swimming in scolding hot water. The book suddenly burst into a dark energy and latched onto his body completely covering him causing the already hot feeling to multiply a hundred times as the energy was absorbed into his body causing his to cry out in pain.

"Holy fuck!" He exclaimed as the feeling began to recede followed by an intense rush of magical power.

"Natsu who was experiencing all of this alongside E.N.D suddenly found himself plunged into a sea of darkness.

"Don't worry kid" he heard E.N.D say from the darkness. "I'll give ya your body back soon but first I have to take care of some business then we'll find your friends." He heard the voice say as it drifted off leaving him alone in the darkness.

"That's much better" E.N.D said as he turned his attention to the shocked etherious in the room. As the dark energy began to dissipate the demons in the room noticed the two horns pultruding from his head and that he had grown a few inches taller.

"Now that I don't have to worry about the kid taking this body back or judging what I do I can deal with the rest of you as I see fit, though I suppose I'll be kind since you took such good care of my book." E.N.D said. "So do you all believe that I truly am E.N.D now?" he asked as black flames began to dance around him.

"I for one definitely have no doubts about who you are" Seilah said as she walked up to E.N.D.

"Good answer Seilah I'll definitely keep you alive if I decide to kill some of you.

"What reason could you have to want us dead?" Kyôka asked.

"For one Mard Geer used my name to assemble all of you without my permission" E.N.D said. "Mard Geer you need to answer for your crime of using my good name as a way for you take control of the etherious."

"All I've done was for the purpose of insuring your rise to power master E.N.D" Mard Geer said more than a little nervous about the amount of power emanating from E.N.D.

"I don't care about your reasoning for using my name Mard.' Though seeing as you have yet to endanger my plans I'll save killing you for later.' For now all of you need to decide who you will serve.' Will you serve Mard Geer as you have been doing or will you serve me?"

"Why not take control of Tartarus?" Kyôka asked.

"Because I can tell by the looks of your army that you have been turning humans into lesser demon and that is something I want no part of.' "You see I think this time I'll try befriending humans to help achieve my goals."

"And what exactly are your goals?" Mard Geer asked curiously.

"I hardly have time to explain myself to you Mard Geer.' All that matters is that all of you need to decide if you will stay with Mard Geer and continue with what you're doing or will you go with me and try befriending humans instead of killing them for once."

"I always believed I was serving you but after hearing how you feel about humans I find the idea of serving you repulsive." A tall pale demon in a checkered robe responded with many of the other demons agreeing with his sentiment.

"It would seem that no one wishes to serve you and your pro human ideal E.N.D" Mard Geer said with a smug smile on his face.

"Can't say I'm too surprised." E.N.D responded. "Well then I suppose I should get going." E.N.D said as he started to walk away.

"What makes you think we'll just let you leave here?" Jackal asked menacingly as he took a step towards E.N.D.

"The fact that any of you that even think of attacking me will be dead before you get close to me." He responded without pausing as he walked out of the room.

Author's Note

Well that's it for this chapter folks. Hope you all enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.

Please leave merciful reviews.

Also I know I posted the story as an Erza x Natsu story but I want some feedback as to whether or not you want anyone else added as a potential love interest or if we should just keep it as a Natsu x Erza.

Might add some interesting situations with Seilah or Mira and E.N.D but I want to hear from you guys what you want to read. Anyways thanks for reading.