The Sixteen Elemental Dragons

He Kept His Word but At What Cost?

~Several Hours Later~

A group of ten people were walking through Magnolia.

Rain had been pouring for a while in the area so the ground was slick with water and had a few spots where mud would show its face.

They hobbled slowly over the soaked cobblestone. Their drenched clothing did not help their moods or current situation. All at once they walked up to and inside the Fairy Tail guild hall, water dripping from their forms.

The members inside, still happy from their party, all looked at the party of ten and their mood changed to dread.

The dragonslayers had returned and they were wearing faces covered in sorrow, anger, and self-disappointment. One of them wasn't present.

Natsu, Wendy, and Gajeel walked to a table and sat down quietly.

Sting and Rogue moved to the table in the corner, muttering to themselves about how they could have done more.

Cobra stepped to the far end of the bar, sadness peeking though his facial features.

Laxus, Ellie, and Mina shuffled to Erza's table near the bar and took their seats without uttering a word.

Chaos slowly found her way to the table closest to the center of the room and sat down.

Fuyu was nowhere to be seen.

"Where is he? Where is Fuyu?!" roared Master Makarov, fearing his worries were made reality.

Laxus quickly stood up, electricity sparking madly and sending his chair skidding backwards. "He's gone okay?! He died a man of his word and kept his stupid promise to you! He blocked all the dragon's attacks with his scales even though they were easily shattered. Fuyu was a honorable wizard who died protecting all of us while we sat there and let his work be in vain by letting the damn dragon escape!" exclaimed Laxus in fury at himself. He then stormed out the back door, causing some of the wood to become charred from his excess electricity.

His words shocked everyone there, but none were more surprised than the master.

"H-He's...dead?" asked the old man.

Chaos tapped her Void Ring, making the corpse of the boy slowly appear on the table. She shivered at seeing it again.

Fuyu's left arm was missing and his clothes looked like they had been ripped off by claws or fangs. Blood trails, that were once flowing, stained his shirt and jacket. The only weird part was Fuyu's face. His eyes were closed and he wore a gentle smile, seeming fine with passing on since he knew the others would take up his dream of defeating Acnologia.

Chaos continued to shake and looked away. "Sorry Fuyu...we let him get away..." she whispered to the boy's remains.

Makarov leaped off the counter and ran to the body, as did everyone else, except the other dragonslayers.

Tears covered every wizard's face and they mourned for their deceased comrade.

Fuyu had been killed protecting his nakama in battle and the others are now stuck, not knowing what to do but mourn for their brother after witnessing his terrible fate.

"DAMN YOU!!! ACNOLOGIA~~~~!!!!!" the Master shouted, reaching a volume that all of Magnolia could hear his rage and feel his hatred for the dragon king.

A/N: Sorry if you're crying right now. I'm right there with you and I wrote this 6 months ago! I guess that shows how much I love Fairy Tail and how much I care the characters in it.