Missing Flame

{14} Day 6- Decisions

Before we begin lets give myself a round of applause for coming back from the hiatus grave.

Let's also give a hand to YOU. For surviving the hiatus.

Hope you enjoy!
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Lucifer stared into the blackened sky of the dark forest of Magnolia. A storm would soon begin, but something even like this couldn't put Lucifer on edge.

It was Zeref.

He was persuading his brother to choose neither side. It's not like Lucifer had a care for the Black Mage, after all, Zeref only wants his brother to kill him. The sick minded fool.

Natsu had to make a decision between his friends fearing him, or become a lone puppet. Eliminating the universe one soul at a time, or the inevitable thought of all his friends being intimidated by the poor dragon slayer.

Only 8 more hours.

Until Natsu makes his decision.

7:31 until the decision

Lucy was clutching her hands to her chest. Shaking badly, Acnologia was on an entirely different level than anyone in Fairy Tail. Even Guildarts couldn't make a match for him, and he's the strongest member of the magic guild!

And now Acnologia is after Natsu's head?

Just how special is this Dragon Slayers Death Flame?

Lucy regretted every second of being untrustworthy around Natsu. It was her fault he got so afraid of everyone, maybe if...no, no matter how much Lucy may forgive him, he still killed every member of Blue Pegasus. Not one member stayed alive.

And then the terrifying power of Acnologia...

Lucy took a quick glance around the guild bar and instantly regretted it.

Juvia was isolating herself from Gray, sitting next to Lucy.

Ezra was no where to be found.

Happy was getting comfort from Carla and Wendy.

Gray was clenching his fists so hard, blood drew down to his knuckles.

Everyone else in the guild was either moping or in a heaving rage, one thing Lucy knew for sure, was that it would be that forgiving Natsu would be the hardest thing to do.

Master Makarov was in his office, doing who knows what. Probably thinking about the occurrence of Acnologia, or worse.

The only thing Lucy knew what to do was to find Natsu on her own. But how was she to do that? The guild would notice her sudden movements and someone was bound to follow her—

Oh right, the only one who would do such a thing was Natsu.

Lucy got up, left the guild and walked toward the one place he just might go.

His home.

7:01 until the decision

Natsu had found the small house that seriously needed to be redone. With its rickety boards, he wondered how old it was, and how it could survive for so long.

Then Natsu saw the sign.

Natsu & Happy

He sighed, this was definitely it. As he walked towards the door, he sensed somebody inside. The scent of strawberries entered his nostrils as he took a deep breath and stepped inside.

"Natsu?"

As Natsu saw the figure sitting on a hammock hanging from two pillars, everything around him was a blur. It was the blonde girl with chocolate hues and delicate form.

"Lucy."

Then he remembered.

6:58 until the decision

In the distance, a man named Lucifer Moerai bellowed so loudly, everything in a 10 mile distance blew away.

Including a rickety house with a small yellow sign.

5:44 until the decision

Silence.

That's all Lucy was able to hear and felt the pressure of something atop of her. Her eyes were closed, as she opened them, she saw the pink hair.

Natsu.

No. No no no no no no no no.

You can't take him away too.

The Stellar Mage pushed with all her might to get the Dragon Slayer off her body. She rolled him off to the side as she quickly checked wounds she knew she would never be prepared for.

But she didn't pay attention to her surroundings.

She didn't see the trees burning in black flames.

She didn't see every evidence of Natsu's memories gone and turned into nothing.

And the Stellar Mage didn't see the Black Wizard watching from 100 feet away.

What Lucy Heartfilia did notice though...

Was the small horns penetrating Natsu's head.