"I know what will happen, but I will face my fate head on for the people I love."
She knows the consequences of this spell, but she also knows the stakes if she fails. It wasn't his fate to die, it was hers.
Natsu ❤️ Lucy with a twist. Fun reading.
Also the pictures at the top of each chapter might be telling the future.
(I don't own any pictures or fairy tail. They all belong to the rightful owners!)