After the destruction of Tartaros and the death of his adopted father, Igneel, Natsu Dragneel finds himself alone in the wilderness, where, by chance, he makes a startling discovery about his past. Deciding to make good on a centuries old promise, N...
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Chapter title taken from the song of the same name by Antestor.
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KEEPING SECRETS CHAPTER 47: THE RETURN
Irene smirked. "You seem to be doing much better than when we last met, Jellal. I trust you remember what I told you now?"
Oh yes. He very much did.
Sixteen years ago- shortly after he had taken control of the Tower of Heaven's construction- a woman who'd strikingly resembled Erza had appeared at the tower.
When he'd commented on the resemblance, she'd become... very angry, and demanded to know where her daughter was.
Even Simon, Wally, Milliena, and Sho together had been powerless against her. She throttled Jellal, demanding to know what had become of her daughter. Even under possession magic -convinced he would sacrifice Erza in his grand scheme to revive Zeref and usher in the so-called ultimate magic world- he had not lied when he said he didn't know where she had gone.
He truly hadn't.
Apparently, that hadn't been enough for Irene, and she'd invaded his mind to be sure. It had been... excruciating.
In the end, she found that he was telling the truth... and from what she had seen in his memories- he had once mattered to her daughter quite a bit.
So, she had left, but not before sealing his and his comrades' memories of her...and leaving him with a warning.
If he hurt Erza again, she would return to finish the job.
And right now... Irene's gaze was simply predatory.
