I'm Baaaccccckkk!~ Well yesterday I was. I was too tired to finish this chapter but I did! Here it is! Camping was good but short! D: I wanted it to be longer but at the same time, I'm glad it was short because if it was long... I wouldn't be able to post a chapter for you readers! DDD:

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Hotaru's POV

Damn it all. Damn Master Kurai and his evil plans.

I felt incapable of helping Cynthia who was being dragged into this mess. I wanted to strangle him right there and then in his throne room, but if I did... I would've been dead by now and who knows of what would happen to Cynthia. I wouldn't want to lose sight of her... I want to help her, to get her back to her friends. If that is what you call them? I've never experienced the feelings of having friends or someone I would want to protect.

After what Cynthia told me through our battle and when I was there in her cell, when Master Kurai called me in, I couldn't bring myself to look her in the eyes. I was empty, emotionless and strangled by unpleasant and infuriating things within my mind. She wanted to help me... to help me change for the better and to escape from evil.

But Cynthia... she was different. I heard her right after I left her prison cell... alone with Master Kurai. She called me a person with a heart and not a demon. Why was that?

However, I was still conflicted of choosing sides. Master Kurai was not a very easy person to commute with. He was a psycho and a killer. A devil.

He won't let off anyone easily nor would he let them stay alive. Except for Cynthia... he needed her power and use her as a puppet just like each and everyone of his demons to do his dirty work.

What a troublesome way to live.

I sighed as I ran a hand through my red locks while I was walking towards the cell room where Cynthia was located, which she was chained up to. I felt frustrated and useless to help her. I would but... I'm not that strong to overcome Master. Even if I did, I would've been dead by now. After all, I was his creation in the first place.

Slowly opening the door, I felt the air to be really tense and evil. Dark magic that Master casted upon Cynthia, who looked like she was wrapped in a black cocoon and mummified. Closing the door behind me, I took a few steps towards the purple and black aura floating freely and surrounding the whole room.

It was the beginning of a new evil to be born within a few hours... or even minutes! I went up towards her cocoon slowly making sure that I wouldn't be attacked and thankfully I wasn't. But even if I got attacked, it wouldn't bring up much of an effect to me. I am darkness itself, however...

The shadows that Master casted can be very deadly and someone could easily be stabbed and triggered into darkness if one's heart... was good. For me, I wasn't sure. I was still a pure demon with no heart.. just feelings that I've never experienced before. Quickly taking off the chained cuffs around her wrists and ankles, I gently carried her mummified body bridal style in my arms. She felt cold and... dead, despite of the cocoon that was wrapped up on her.

I walked out of room and closed the door behind me before I left and teleported out of the hall. Then made my way into Master's chambers where he wanted me to place Cynthia, who was going to be our new Queen. A Queen of darkness. I felt a slight shiver down my back at the idea of the pure and innocent Cynthia to be taken down from her magic.

Before I could even place her down on the bed, I felt her body to shift in my arms. I gazed down to see that the black shadows wrapped around her body were now slowly fading. Meaning that it was taking effect and Cynthia wasn't fighting back at all... she was being eaten by her darkness and consumed within her dreams.

I groaned out in irritation and placed her gently on the bed to hear her moaning. She had sweat beads forming on her face, was moving around uncomfortably and looked in pain. I felt a pang of sadness and guilty that Master has done to her.

Gently placing a hand on her cold and pale cheek, I slowly caressed it to hear her say out something but I couldn't really make out of it.

"Cynthia... you must fight the darkness and overcome that obstacle..." I sighed and pinched the bridge of my nose with my other hand.

"St...Sting..." I heard her to mumble.

"Huh?"

"Sting..." she whimpered in her sleep, making me to frown.

"I'm so sorry Cynthia... Sting isn't here..."

"..."

"Maybe he will come for you... just hope for the best and fight back. I'm sorry for everything that has happened to you... You don't deserve this. You don't need to suffer the pain like me... I should be the one to be in pain and take you're place. I'm just a monster. If only I had enough strength to get rid of Master Kurai for you." I solemnly sighed hoping that she would answer, but she didn't.

"Cynthia please fight back. Your friends need you... This Sting person needs you... Fight the darkness within your heart. I know you can do it."

I lifted my hand away from her cheek and stared down to her bloody body that I've stained in our battle. I felt like I don't deserve to live, to have happiness. I'm a puppet and I couldn't do anything. I'm so weak.

After all I have no heart, but a soulless demon. Created by Master Kurai and listened to his damn commands that I cannot turn down. He can just force my body to move on its own. I clenched my jaw in anger and frustration.

If only I can take it all back and heal her injuries as a token of my apology. I gently lifted her shirt up to see her exposed belly but my eyes widened in shock. The once injury that I've slain on her... was healed.

How can this be?! She would have taken quite damage right now. Her body still felt cold and no warmth emitting from her. But how could she heal if she was unconscious and weak?!

I gazed up to her neck to see that it was healed as well form the bruises I given to her earlier. How on demonworld has this happened?! I studied it a bit more and watched her body that was so frail and fatigued. Until a voice peered over, breaking my gaze at Cynthia's body on the bed and I stood stiff to hear his voice behind me.

"I see you have noticed her injuries are healing, Hotaru." I felt him to tug a smirk at his tone.

"Y-Yes Master." I answered and turned around to face him with a glare. I stood frozen but not forgetting to kneel at his presence.

"Don't tell me you've come to a liking to her?"

"N-No Master. I haven't."

"Insolent fool. I've watched your every move."

"I'm very sorry Master. That won't happen again..." I clench my hands into fists and made my bangs to cover my eyes.

"Have you recruited the SS-Class Demons that I've told you to?"

"N-No Master... Not yet. I was going to when I-"

"Save it you fool. You worthless piece of shit." he snarled and punched my gut, making me to fly across the room and slammed onto the wall. As a result it created a huge crater behind me, as I was pressed up on the wall and coughed up my blood. I fell onto the ground face flat, and clutched my burned wound on my abdomen, still coughing violently from the impact. Damn it. He's hella crazy strong.

"Hotaru." I winced at the tone of his voice.

"Y-Yes... M-Master..." I wheezed shakily and tried to get up from my spot but I was slammed back down to see Master who stomped my back, creating another crater underneath me and I groaned out in pain.

"Worthless. You're a fool who thinks good for a human. Just like Lord Zeref. Feelings and a heart? How stupid can you all be?!" he glared making the pressure on his foot against my back to tighten. I gasped out in pain, feeling pathetic and incapable of fighting him back.

"..."

"Ngh..." we both hear a cry from the bed.

"C-Cynthia..." I stammered, trying to lift my head up from the ground.

"It's starting. Our Queen is about to woken up at any moment." he smirked and lifted his foot off of me, but before he could go towards her, he kicked me on my side and I yelped out in agony.

"Watch the miracle to happen Hotaru. The once sweet and innocent Cynthia is now awakening... to be awaken as pure darkness. Her once brightly shining light is now encased with pure darkness and evil. Behold our new Queen." he laughed sadistically and walked up towards her body on his bed.

"B-Bastard...you're using her as a source of magic?!" I grumbled, but he slightly turned his face to me and gave a huge grin.

"Tsk tsk Hotaru. Keep silent and watch... she will be just a mere tool and for my pleasure... in some cases." he smirked.

"W-Why you..." growled but felt gravitation magic being pressured on me and I got slammed harder onto the ground.

"Hahaha. This is beautiful! Cynthia will become more beautiful and angelic than she was before! Now Lord Zeref can understand that darkness is the pure key towards the world! We can kill each and every human of this ugly world to create it more peaceful!"

"C-Cynthia... fight back!" I shouted in agony.

"Too late for that Hotaru. It was your fault that you listened to me... you fought her and kidnapped her. Don't you have any shame or think that it was your fault. You're the one to blame." he laughed manically, making me to paralyze in my spot.

He was right... it was my fault to begin with. To bring her into this. I could've fought back and let her leave with her friend, but instead I became the heartless demon I am. I was cruel to her and gave her many injuries that no matter how much I've hurt her... she wanted to help me. She had those eyes of such sincere, determination and kindness. I've never been treated that way before... it was something new.

"Dark magic... Akuma Metamorphosis!" I heard Master Kurai to chant as a huge dark magic circle was closing in on Cynthia.

A few seconds later, I heard her to give a loud blood-curling scream in pain, agonized and tortured by the magic that he's injecting into her. I was being blinded by a huge dark light that was emitting from her as she was being levitated up from the bed and onto the air.

Soon, dark dust flown freely around the room. My eyes were widened and dilated from the scene being unfolded in front of me. I froze of not being able to do anything or to move. My head was throbbing from the process that was happening and I felt my blood run cold.

"My Queen..." I heard Master Zurui to bow and took a hand of hers in his.

I brought my gaze to trace her new appearance that the magic had effect on her. Her once tattered and bloodied clothes was now a red colored blood dress that was flowy that reached down to the floor and had two slits on the sides, to expose her skin. Even I could make up the smallest details to her once gold necklace with the blue gem that she's worn... was tainted black and red. She wore black stocking to cover her long legs, her skin was more deathly pale. Cynthia's sand beach brown colored hair was now pitch black of a Raven's feather.

"C-Cynthia..." I managed to croak.

She turned her head slightly ajar to face me with no emotion on her face but emptiness. I was stricken by her beauty of darkness but she looked lonely, vulnerable and cold. But what caught my most attention was that her once full of life like purple orbs, were now a color of blood red.

A deathly color of red.

"Who are you? Where am I?" her voice held no emotion, but was silky and soft.

"My Queen, forgive our rudeness. I am known as Master Kurai, your King. As for that person there... he is your servant." he smirked but her face held nothing. It was blank.

"Queen?" she titled her head in confusion.

"That's right. We are about to head into war and I'd like you to met a few guests and entertain them..." he chuckled and I froze as he said that to her.

"Y-You bastard! You're making her turn against her friends and lied to her! Yet you're making her to fight them!" I growled but was my throat was clutched harshly and I stared up in shock to see those red empty eyes piercing into me.

"C-Cynthia..." I croaked.

"My Queen. We must hurry." Master Zurui interrupted and slid an arm around her waist and she nodded before she threw me to the ground. I rolled and crashed into the bookshelf as it crashed down on me. Damn it.

"That's not good of you Hotaru to call her by her name. You need to have more respect to your Queen." he snickered as a smirk was still plastered on his face.

"Kurai! You'll regret it! You'll be dead by Cynthia's friends! Just you wait! And Cynthia! I know you're still in there! You have to fight the darkness! Don't let it get to you! Please your friends will be upset and they want you back! Fight back to see the light within your world! You're stronger than this!" I hissed, but to my avail, I received a piercing pain within my gut and coughed up my blood. I gazed up to see her empty eyes once more.

"C-Cynthia.."

She didn't reply or say anything. Instead, she moved her hand around my abdomen making me to scream in pain and hiss at her action. Her face held no emotion but like of a puppet. A doll with no heart or emotions. She was a Queen of dead emptiness.

"Let us go, my darling." Master Kurai said as he walked up us and with that, Cynthia pulled back her hand from my stomach, making blood to pour out effortlessly onto the floor. I went on my knees and fell forward onto the ground to see Kurui who slid his arm around her waist once more and planted a kiss on her neck. But still, Cynthia's face held nothing.

"C-Cynthia..." I murmured as my vision got blurry, my head was getting dizzy. I felt weak and lost too much blood to even do anything at this stage. 'I'm so sorry Cynthia... you don't deserve this... I know you can do it. Fight back...' I thought to myself. As my vision got clouded, the last thing I could see was her cold red eyes, staring towards me before my world went dark.

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Cynthia's POV

I'm so cold and empty... Where am I? Did I die again...? Was it like the last time when I first fell off the cliff? It's so dark that I can't even see where I am. Oh wait... I didn't open my eyes... Geez how stupid I am. Slowly opening my soft purple orbs to look around my surroundings, it was still pitch black. Not a single noise can be heard.

I slowly got myself up but instead of feeling a bed or that I was being chained to the wall, I could flow freely from my spot. It was like I was floating. Just where am I exactly?! And what happened to me...? I shot my eyes wide open as the images ran through my mind.

That's right. I was captured by Kurai and he shot me with this dark magic and I blacked out. But now I'm here alone and have no idea where this place is.

It was so dark that I felt a pair of arms around my waist, pulling me to its chest. I went tense to of not knowing on who this person would be... I was terrified that it was someone I didn't know. Someone that I don't love.

"Cynthia..." it breathed into my ear giving me the shivers.

"W-Who are... you?" I squeaked, still frozen in the person's arms.

"You don't recognize this voice? How rude Cynthia."

I slightly turned my head ajar to see familiar black silky hair and black sad eyes staring back at me. My eyes went as wide a dinner plates, my body ran cold as our noses were barely touching the we were both so close. With him still holding me tightly around my tiny waist. No... it couldn't be!

"Z-Zeref?!"

"That's right..."

"W-Why are you here?! Where are we?! And please let go of me!" I said, trying to yank out of his grip which he actually did agree on and he chuckled.

"Stop laughing. This isn't funny." I said rudely before placing a hand on my hip to see him with a sad smile.

"I'm not laughing... it's amusing to see you change."

"What do you mean by change?" I raised an eyebrow.

"Your real body... changed. Meaning that darkness has consumed your very being and your appearance has changed too. I've been watching you and you haven't realized it or fought back."

"Wait what? M-My body was given up to darkness?! How can this be?! I'm right here... right?"

"Your real body is in trouble. But right now you're in your conscious right now and I've entered it to talk to you about some important matters."

"My conscious?! How can...? I thought I was dead!"

"You're not. Your power will be of use to Kurai though." he snickered.

"Like hell I would, Zeref! So... what are these important matters that you need to talk to me about?" I asked.

"How would you feel about being the Queen of Darkness?" he smiled.

"Never."

"Oh? But as of right now, you're already known as the Queen of Darkness..."

"What do you mean?" I glared and noticed that his eyes held sorrow.

"Kurai already made you his Queen. You do know that I am the one who created Kurai? He is my demon. Therefore he is just a pawn." he said sadly.

"And you're telling me this because...?"

"Because I want you to be mine. I want you to fight back, but as of right now you don't seem like yourself."

"To be yours? Sorry Zeref. I'm taken already and I am who I am, don't test me."

"I am afraid you would say that. Even when I met you when you were younger during the seven year gap. When I was slightly younger... even though I am old. I've always had my eyes on you for quite some time."

"That's because you are the 400 year old dark mage in all of history..." I retorted.

"Cynthia. You were the sweet and innocent mage in Fairy Tail who wasn't afraid to approach me, but yet... you don't remember me and you said you've... lost your memories." he said solemnly.

"Yeah what of it?" I glared as he started to approach me and placed a hand on my cheek.

"What if I've told you... I was part of your accident?" his eyes were now turning red.

"S-Stop... Zeref. Don't tell me you were! I can kick your ass right now..." I whimpered as he slid an arm around my waist.

"I was."

"W-What?" I squeaked, trying to push him off but his grip was freaking strong like iron!

"Remember what I've told you when we met a while back?" he whispered, gazing me down with those intimidating red blood eyes of his.

"Like I'd wanted to remember..."

"You should not say those things Cynthia."

"Sorry Zeref, but I can't reciprocate with your ideals." I spat.

"You will. Your body says so even if you're unconscious. You will help me to purify a new age. No one understand how much I've wanted conflict and war to end. But right now, there will be another war. Such another pitiful way of life. I've tried to give the world a chance but there's always bloodshed and battles that people would die."

"Another war?!"

"Yes. Kurai is plotting to use you to fight against your friends who are coming to save you right now. The war is all for you. They're going to end their lives in such a horrible way."

'Slap!'

"Don't say that! My comrades are stronger than that! Sting-kun, Natsu and everyone else will not end their lives so low! They will win! We will win! You're wrong Zeref! You need to think about what the world says and not just you!" I blurted to see his face in shock and I stepped away from him. But he quickly replaced it with a stern look.

"I've told you already Cynthia. It's useless. your body has already been taken over and there is no chance that you can go back to your body. Kurai placed a seal that you wouldn't come back. You're stuck in here forever...unless..."

"Unless?"

"Unless, you want to rule the world with me. That is something that I can help you with." he smiled.

"Wipe that smile off of your face Zeref!" I grunted.

"But Cynthia... you can have everything if you would just agree with me. I don't want anymore humans to die, but after what is coming. All the people would feel better that they would vanish from this awful world. Please... be with me. Be by my side forever." he confessed and tried to reach out for me, but to my instincts, I took a step back.

"I'm sorry Zeref... but I do not see your ways and ideas. I've... fallen for someone else." I answered as a blush came onto my cheeks.

"Fallen for someone else...? Who?" he sneered making his red eyes turned brighter and gave a cold stare. I gulped in return of being paralyzed but his intense eyes. They were something you didn't want to deal with.

"Cynthia. Who is it?"

"Someone... I'm not telling you who. But don't even try to go after him! He is someone that I truly and deeply care for... he's my best friend..." I said sternly and noticed him to twitch in annoyance.

"I guess my demon wasn't enough to keep you two apart..." he chuckled.

"W-What demon..?" I raised an eyebrow, but made sure that I stood my ground if anything would to happen.

"Do you remember your accident...? The monster that you defeated out on a mission, three years ago?" he smiled.

"My accident... of course I remember it! I fell down and it was because of that monster... I think? I lost my memories of my childhood."

"Yes. That is correct. I created that demon to attack you with its memory slime. But it didn't seem to last for awhile. I, Zeref... am the one who was the mastermind behind your fall Cynthia." he smirked.

"Y-You.... you bastard! You were the one behind my missing memories?! How dare you! W-Why did you even do it? I didn't do anything to you! I want them back! Give them back Zeref!" I yelled as a few tears escaped my eyes, but he brought his smirk into a smile.

"It's simple. I wanted to keep you for myself."

"Me?"

"Yes. I wanted you for myself. You were my only friend that I've had. You weren't afraid to approach me. You befriended me unlike the others. Even when I couldn't control my powers... you somehow managed to live and have excellent powers to repel my magic. I've had these... how should I say it... feelings for you. I really like you Cynthia..." he answered and kept his stare at me.

I stood in shock trying to register his words planting within my mind. Did I just hear him right? He liked me...? He did all of that accident and plans just for me? For him to keep me for himself? What a selfish person, Zeref was!

"Cynthia..." he whispered in my ear. 'Shimata!' I thought. I totally zoned out in shock and didn't even noticed that Zeref walked up to me. He grabbed onto my waist and pulled me to his chest. I tried to push him off but he kept me locked in his arms.

"Z-Zeref let go!" I shouted, struggling in his grip.

"Never... I won't."

"Zeref you bastard! You're the reason why I don't have my memories! You lied to me and you knew the reason why I couldn't remember Sting, Rogue, Lector and Frosch! You made me feel miserable, lonely and frustrated throughout my times when meeting them! How selfish can you get Zeref?! If you wanted me to like you... you wouldn't have done this to me! Making one of your demons to fight me and let me inhale its slime, to forget my memory just for your personal gain?! I'm not a toy or a trophy to you Zeref!"

"Cynthia... it's for your own good. I've watched you throughout these times and I wanted to be there for you. Do you not know how lonely I've been? Everyone rejected me! Everyone hates my guts because of what happened 400 years ago that I've killed people. I've created demons and my book. I'm lonely! I've tried to change for the better. I've watched the world to become better but it hasn't!" he cried before resting his chin on my shoulder and I stiffened.

"I'm s-sorry Zeref but I c-cannot return the feelings to you... I love someone else. You should know that." I whispered.

"So it is that Sting. Your childhood friend. Isn't it Cynthia?" he breathed, still keeping his face near the crook of my neck.

"Y-Yes... I've fallen for Sting Eucliffe. Master of Sabertooth. I love him deeply with all of my heart. That is why I cannot give you my heart Zeref. I'm in love with him. My childhood best friend." I muffled in his chest.

"Love huh...? You love Sting...?"

"I do... very much. I would do anything for him."

"If you love him and that you would do anything for him... then become mine and I shall leave him and your friends alone. I will tell Kurai to stop."

"Blackmailing won't do you any good Zeref. You can't force someone to love you. It takes time to love and harbour feelings for someone and you can't blame that person. It just happens. I can't control my heart and feelings. You need to accept the fact Zeref... So I'll say this straight out... I love Sting Eucliffe and not you." I answered seriously, my eyes held with confidence and he pushed himself off from me, so that he can face me. His face was dead serious as well, before he placed a hand on my cheek, softly caressing it.

"Well then... you're implying that if you can't help but fall for that person because it just happens...since you cannot control your feelings and heart. You can't help but fall over heels for them. Isn't that right Cynthia?"

"Yeah...it is."

"Then let me say this then... I...love you." he said softly before placing a gentle kiss on my forehead, making me to freeze in spot.

"W-What....?!"

"I love you Cynthia Adara. I love you."

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KABOOM! Love Triangle peopleeesss xDDD

Bwuhahaha. I'm so evil -__-'

Oh well ~ You'll have to see what happens in the next chapter tomorrow!;) Picture above is exaclty what Cynthia looks like now! Just without the armor though! lol. So sad that she's turned into the dark side D;

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