foolproof | NALU - novel ☾

the beginning to an end.

chapter 1

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natsu stared intensely, fire licking at his fingertips. "what the hell?" he growled, his eyes narrowing, gnawing dangerously into the pupils of his foe. "i've come to heed you and your guild a fair warning. once, and only once; will i speak these words to you and only you aloud." his voice was deep and smooth—stern and commanding; eyes red and deadly. natsu cocked an eyebrow and snuffed the fire that had been slowly igniting around his fists out, a puff of smoke blowing away behind him from the small breeze. however; even with his fire snuffed out, he still had held his defensive stance, his fists clenched tightly at his sides. "oh?" natsu snarled, grinding his teeth. "well i'll have you know, that fairytail doesn't need your warnings. we have everything under control and we always have! what could a foe, like you, have to offer us such a warning?"

natsu's pursuer let out a short "hmph," and threw his left hand outward, darkness beginning to spin around it, slowly leading upward to his outstretched arm. "you don't plan to listen to me, do you?" he said, his voice deep and menacing. soon, his arm was entirely covered and encased in darkness. "it seems as though i must force you to heed my words. this is your last chance to stop being cocky."

natsu grinned. "if it's a fight you want, then you sure as hell are going to fucking get one!" fire of orange, yellow and red exploded around natsu's fists and feet licked at his calves and forearms; eager for the challenge.

"as thorn had warned, you are indeed quite the frisky one." the darkness had been spiraling around his pursuer's left leg and torso; some slithering around his neck. "i will show you the strength and power, of infinite nine!" as the pace of the spreading darkness quickened, he shifted his legs into a defensive stance and heaved over, his hands placed close together; his midnight black spiked hair shadowing his eyes. mumbling with what natsu had presumed was a spell, natsu growled, the smirk wiped off of his face.

"the hell are you trying to do now?! i hope you know that that lousy spell of yours isn't going to take me down!" natsu's anger only grew, but with that, his foe's spell continued to take place. no response was held against natsu's outrage. natsu was furious, and he threw his flame covered fists in the air and pounced, lightning licking at the flames that had been spinning around his ankles. "answer me, goddammit!" as he soared through the air and ever so closer to his foe, the less he realized what he had been doing. his actions clouded his judgement, and he had been deceived. his pursuer had thrown open his arms, and an extremely petite spear had been released from the center of his chest and been shot out; directly at natsu.

natsu had widened his eyes, a sharp intake and breath of air filling his lungs and esophagus, before the salted, ironed taste of thick blood filled his mouth, painting his teeth red. sharp pains sprouted from the farthest left side of his lower abdomen, as a diamond shaped spear of darkness had pierced through his skin and muscle with vast amounts of speed. it cut him through all the way deep, puncturing him through his front side, and shot all the way through to his backside. red oozed from the wound, and natsu screamed in bloodcurdling pain. he spat; his saliva crimson. "w-what the fuck?!" natsu hissed through his teeth, his voice wavering as he hunched over and clutched the wound in his hand.

"i gave you two chances. you refused to listen, so i had no choice but to go to major proportions." the darkness had begun to fade and disappear from sight, and natsu had no other choice but to hear him out; despite how much he didn't want to—how much he didn't care to. he collapsed onto his knees, and released a pained groan, his head hung low. "w-who are you?" his pursuer scowled. "to think you wouldn't recognize your own blood brother? how offended i am to discover such a thing."