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The curse. Chapter 17

Natsu pov~

We all stumbled hearing what porlyusica said.
"What do you mean by curse?" I asked. But before porlyusica could answer my question she fell on the ground, her legs were shivering, she was sweating not because of heat but for fear.
"It's a terrific curse she got. Someone very powerful and also having strong grudge on her placed this. No medical treatment no doctors no magic can heal her. It's something which can only be cured by the curse placer. Either he have to remove it or we must kill him/her to cure Stella", she said.
We looked at porlyusica with our eyes going wide. She told us something which was unbelievable.
"Gray, take me to Stella. I need to look her once to identify her situation" porlyusica said.
"Bu-"Gray tried to protest .
"No buts Gray. We need to do this for Stella" Erza said.
Gray made an ice cover over porlyusica and himself. Slowly bearing the pain of heat they both went upstairs but it didn't took them more than 2 minutes to return.
"This is bad, this is really bad. We don't have much time. Only 36 hours more. After that her body will melt like a lava. That means we have 35 hours to save her, because after breaking the curse she will need immediate medical attention. If we get late by a minute then it will be impossible to save her even if her curse gets removed" porlyusica said. We were all left speechless.
"I think we should inform the guild. They will help us to find out who placed this curse on Stella" Lucy suggested.
Everyone nodded except me.
We walked towards the guild, after reaching there, they explained everyone what happened to Stella. I couldn't speak a word, I just went on a corner and sat there quietly.

All I was thinking about the smiling, compititive, determined and lovely face of Stella. Even though she was from somewhere else but she cared for us like we were her own family. Each and every time she came to forward and saved us. She planned out weird plans to  make the couple ships. She became my best friend, someone whom I cannot think my world without. A priceless being of my life but now... She is about to die.. she is going to die brutally, feeling pain in every moment she is alive and all we could do is just sit and discuss.
(Before everyone gose screwing me I m telling that natsu just thinks Stella ad her best friend. We all know how much concerned he is about his loved ones, he doesn't have any kind of lovey-dovey feelings for Stella. I m always a Nalu supporter).
' no I can't sit like this. I m a fire mage and some of my magic must help her someway. I will go and check her out once' I thought.
I stood up and walked towards Lucy's apartment. I ran throughout the road and finally after 15 minutes of running I reached. Scorching heat was coming from the house but I smelled something else. There was someone else inside the house except for Stella. I can smell it. Stella has a sweet choco-butter smell but the other smell is completely different. I never smelled something so much horrible. I slowly walked inside the house. As I was moving closer to the room the heat was increasing. It was unbearable for a normal human. I stood  infront of the door, the smell of that person increased. I slowly opened the door and saw a boy of my age having a saint like appearance and two white swords begin his back

standing infront of Stella and was talking with her. He haven't yet noticed me and continued his words "aww little queen, having pain??? Let it be.. feel more pain.. more and more. Let every moment of your life feel you like hell but don't worry soon within 35 hours your body will melt.. there won't be any existence left, neither in this world nor in the real world. Everyone will forget your existence, no one will be there to cry for you, no one will remember you. You will die the most fearsome death even, and that's the speciality of my curse"
I stood their blankly,, expressionless, I didn't knew how to react what he said.
'we won't remember Stella anymore? She will die such a horrific death?' I thought.
"You cursed her?" I mumbled to him.
He turned towards me. "Who are you?" I asked him sternly, I was buring out of rage.
"Larcade Dragneel" he smirked.
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