Cynthia's POV

"Can't believe I'm hearing myself to say this but... thank you Cobra." I said as I opened my eyes and looked away to avoid any eye contact from the Poison Dragon Slayer himself.

"What was that?" he asked, smirking at his question.

"You heard it already, pointy ears. I'm not going to say it again." I turned to look at him in annoyance.

"Hmph. I can't believe it either... you're w-welcome..." he grumbled as I noticed his cheeks to tint a light pink.

"You're blushing."

"S-Shut up and get going already! I'm so annoyed and tired from being this close to you." he hissed, his blush growing immensely as I laughed.

"How cute. The big and scary Cobra is actually blushing." I cooed jokingly.

"I'll rip your throat." he sneered and I patted his head.

"Yeah yeah. You too Cobra... good luck with Jellal on defeating Zeref... and be a gooood boy!~ Okay?" I grinned at him.

"S-Shut up! I already told you to go!"

"Already on it. I don't think that I can stand being near you anyways." I snickered in slight disgust.

"Same here. Everyone is on that box in the sky. That's where they are."

"Thanks for telling me. Well... see you later, Eric-kuuuuun~" I giggled to see him in shock but blushed.

"As if I would ever want to see your face again... stupid girl and don't call me that again."

"Meanie." I pouted to see him look away. "I'll be going!"

"Oi! Cynthia!" he called out to me as I walked down the hill. I slowly turned to see him with a smirk on his face. That usual and cocky grin.

"What is it?"

"Be safe and... beat Tartaros' ass! Remember about Face that I've told you, while we were still with Jellal!"

"I will. You don't have to worry about me, pointy ears!" I winked.

"Whatever, stupid Cynthia..." he whispered before glancing once more and turned on his heels to go back to Jellal and the others.

'You be safe too, Cobra.' I thought, knowing that he could hear me. I started to run on my heels towards my town to see everyone in a commotion and shouting about what's going on in the guild. The only answer that happened to the guild and the explosions were the one and only, Tartaros.

They ruin and hurt my guild, I will come and ruin theirs too. No one gets away with hurting my comrades or destroying our guild. As I came in closer towards the inner town, a couple of voices tried to reach out to me.

"Hey! Isn't that .... Cynthia Adara!?"

"She's alive?! I thought she was dead!"

"Our Cynthia is back! She's going to see what's happening!"

"Hooray for Cynthia!"

"We're so glad you came! Things have happened to the guild!" I heard most of the townspeople to say, my eyes wandering to look at all of their places as I held a grin. "I'm back and here to help! Don't worry! I'll see what's going on! Be careful, all of you! Try to evacuate the town for now!" I shouted as I ran faster towards the destroyed guild.

I stared up at the sky to see the cube right on top of me. Well to par say... I was actually below it. Shaking my head, I quickly brought up both of my arms to my sides and closed my eyes, feeling the magic within me that dwells.

"Radiant Aerial!" I chanted as these fragments of golden wings made out of golden dust, that sprouted from my back. bending my knees, I pushed myself towards the sky and soar high to reach up to the cube.

Not only, I have wandered around for weeks by myself and got lost, but I have learned new magic that can be useful to me. Like this one! I can use my magic to fly now. I also managed to focus more on healing magic to heal others so that I won't be useless...like the last time when I was alive. But to heal Jellal after his fight with Oracion Seis... I couldn't heal it. I still needed more power to be stronger and not to be a bystander... If only.

Although. What keeps me from going forward is the courage to protect my friends. Sounds familiar to me... but it doesn't seem to ring a bell. I shrugged off the uneasy feeling and looked straight ahead to see a massive hole right in the middle of the cube that got exploded somehow? I couldn't really see it early but as I got closer, the bigger it got.

I wonder who did that. I chuckled at the thought knowing that it could either be Natsu or Erza... those two are strong. Along with Gray but he doesn't make huge commotions like those two.

As I slowly reached the cube, I flew myself higher up to the top but somehow... I was forced to go down and not make it up to the top. That's strange... maybe Tartaros had to do something with the gravity? Tsk.

I gently landed flat onto the bottom of the cube? Since it was the nearest place that I could reach and discarded my wings. The whole place didn't seem like a cube from afar, but like on dry land that is upside down and floating in the air.

Everything around me was slightly empty... only dust, rubble and dirt with rocks on its landscape. There was no sign of anyone in Fairy Tail. Maybe they already got in? Or they're on the other side...?

Oh well... the important thing is to try and stop face.. but at the same time... to help my comrades. I felt my blood to run cold of thinking two important things that I needed to do. But I think that stopping Face was the ultimate goal... it was the weapon that Tartaros will use to end all magic in Earthland.

Yes, that's what I'll do! I will save the reunion for later, but first I have to find the control room that operates Face and at least try to fight off some of enemies.

I walked around and got closer to the edge of where the explosion happened and looked down to see a dark and bottomless pit. I shivered at going down the dark hole that would led to somewhere, but it's my only choice and I can't do anything about it.

I sighed and walked a few steps before jumping down. It only took a couple of minutes to feel the rock solid ground. My eyes wandered to see that I was definitely inside of what it seems to be a corridor, along with other corners that leads to different halls and rooms.

"Hello! Is anybody here?!" I shouted but only to hear my echoing voice. "Geez, looks like I have to do it old school." I sighed and thoroughly stared at each corridor that I wasn't too sure of where it could lead me to.

"Left.... middle... or right...or behind me?" I rested my chin under my index and thumb. I closed my eyes, trying to grasp onto a feeling of air or some type of wind that can give me a start. Slowly inhaling and exhaling, my eyes shot up open and I turned to corridor that I am hoping for it to be a good one.

"Please... be good to me!" I groaned while pulling up my hood to cover my face and ran towards the right corridor.

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I panted heavily trying to breathe for air. The corridor was freaking long to run and I have no idea how long I have ran for or where I was going. My legs felt like jello and I felt like I wanted to collapse. I steadily slowed down from running and held onto the wall for support, then walked towards the endless corridor.

The corridor was dark and made of cold grey stone, almost of brick like. Stoned pillars for support and torches that gives you this uneasy feeling that something might pop up. I bit the inside of my cheek not wanting to think of anything scary, or something else that would move. If they did, I would run and scream my ass off.

I shivered at idea but came to a halt to finally see bright light at the end of the corridor. I sighed in relief, but stopped when I was near the corner of the hall to hear a couple of voices that sounded familiar. I pressed my back against the wall to feel the cold stone, luckily I still had my cape on. I slowly turned my head to take a peek and didn't want to risk myself for getting caught.

My eyes widened to see a couple of soldiers of Tartaros, were frozen and up in the air. Like they were consumed by darkness and frozen in time. Even the whole hall was black and not like the one I was running in. Like someone casted a spell to make everything freeze. They looked like they were in a middle of an encounter with someone to battle with. Wondering who, I looked forward to see a familiar person with spiky pink salmon hair, whose only had pants on and no shirt or shoes.

Looks like it got burned off or teared apart from their previous battle? I listened closely and squinted my eyes. His voice...the red guild mark of Fairy Tail imprinted on his right shoulder, his actions and movements... there was no doubt!

It was Natsu.

I felt my eyes to slightly tear up to see a dear friend from months ago that I have last seen. Wondering who he was with, I looked ahead of him to see this other figure. Quickly and in sudden actions, I felt my body to tremble in fear.

"Z-Zeref!?" I whispered in shock but quickly shut my mouth, not wanting to get caught or heard by the two. I quietly listened in on the conversation between the two, my eyes still widened and still in shock at the thought of seeing Zeref again.

"Tartaros... otherwise known as Zeref's bookshelf. I didn't build the guild myself. It seems Master END did that." I heard Zeref to say with a smile.

"END... The demon Igneel tried to kill." Natsu said.

'The one that Igneel tried to kill? Who is this END person?' I thought to myself but went back to eavesdrop.

"But couldn't. It was a mistake." Zeref answered.

"Then I'll do it!" Natsu said who was getting into a fighting stance and it looked like he had some sort of sword or blade with him that he was about to bring out. 'Natsu! Be careful.' I thought as sweat beads were forming on my face.

"I'll carry on...my dad's will!" Natsu roared as I saw him to run up towards Zeref but somehow... my eyes couldn't read it but to see that the blade was sliced off... like it was burnt off cleanly. What made me worry was to see that Zeref had no cut or injury on him.

"I know you can do it. However, there's one thing I want you to remember. Igneel couldn't kill him. END, the strongest demon I've ever created. I'm sure you'll be confronted with a choice, too. To let him live or to kill him. You will choose." Zeref said calmly.

I felt my hand to twitch as I felt a sudden rush of memories being flown into me. Like a sudden wave clashed into my brain, making me to freeze and shut my eyes to remember three months ago when I was in that... accident.

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Flashback~

"Zeref!" I yelled as I tried to slice him, but he dodged it.

"Cynthia... you can't stop me. Only Natsu can..." he said softly, before landing a few feet away..

"Why Natsu?" I asked, my glare still kept on him.

"In due time you will know."

"Due time...?"

"Yes. it's too early right now to mention it. Would you happen to know Tartaros...?" he chuckled

"Tartaros...?"

"Do you know it?" he asked.

"No I don't and stop running away Zeref!" I said in annoyance and ran towards him but he dodged it, once again. I groaned in frustration and had irk marks to appear on my head. "Zeref! Stoooop!" I whined childishly.

"You're cute when you're like that."

"S-Shut up! Lost Magic... Light Shower!" I hissed, as I chanted my magic circle and let 1,000 arrows of light to try and hit him. But he cancelled it with a shield.

"I told you, you can't defeat me." he sighed and quickly vanished. I gazed my eyes around my surroundings, desperately trying to look for him. It was still dark to see and I could no longer feel his presence. I rubbed my temples as I calmly closed my eyes and tried to feel his dark aura.

"You can be hard to convince... Cynthia." I heard his voice to be echoing through the space.

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End of Flashback!~

I brought a hand up to my head at the heavy pounding that made it hard for me to think and for me to open my eyes. Why was my mind playing with me all of a sudden?! My head is aching my chest fight tight. Why did it show my past memories when I was with Zeref before? Was there some kind of meaning, or a clue?

I don't know.

Slowly the pain was subduing and I sighed at ease. I brought my hand that on my head, down to my chest to recover and shook off the feeling.

"I know you're out here. Come on out." I heard Zeref to say and I froze in spot at his voice. My heart was racing, my chest felt heavy once more and I stared down at the cold stone.

'Crap! He knows I'm here...' I cursed in my thoughts. I clenched my hands into tight fists, knowing that I got caught red handed. 'There's no way out of it... I might as well have to go...'

"Who's there!? Wait... this scent..." Natsu looked around, trying to find out who scent was. Which was me.

"I know you've been watching and eavesdropping in on us. That's not very nice of you to do when you came back." Zeref chuckled as I sighed in defeat, keeping my head down as I stepped away from the corner to reveal my hooded body.

"I-It can't be! This scent!" Natsu barked as he stared at my figure in shock. 'Guess it's time for me to reveal myself. Huh?'

"Cynthia Adara of Fairy Tail. It's nice to see you... alive again." Zeref smiled as I pushed down my hood to reveal my face and sent a cold glare towards him.

"What!? N-No way! I thought ... You were dead." Natsu asked in shock and I glance over to the Fire Dragon Slayer to give a small smile.

"Afraid not... well not anymore." I chuckled.

"But how did you...-"

"I'll explain later Natsu. I need to do some things first. Then I'll explain and answer your questions." I said seriously and turned to face a smiling Zeref.

"I've missed you Cynthia." he cooed and I cringed at his tone.

"Don't give me that sweet talk, Zeref."

"What sweet talk Cynthia? But I should punish you for eavesdropping in on us." he chuckled as I narrowed my eyes at him.

"Like as if you would." I sneered.

"Oh I will Cynthia."

"Pervert."

"You and Zeref?! Since when?" Natsu asked making me to sweat drop.

"We aren't together Natsu. I'll tell you more about this later." I replied calmly.

"I'll be on my way and sorry to have shorten our chat Cynthia. Next time, I'll make it longer." Zeref smiled to me, who looked like he was a hologram that was slowly drifting away and about to disappear in front of us. I felt a low growl to erupt from my throat at the dark mage who still kept their smile at us.

"Wait! I don't know what you meant!" Natsu said.

"Tartaros is doing all this in order to see me. So if I just appeared in front of them, it would spoil the fun. Either you or END will reach me. See you again." he smiled, his voice and figure getting blurry and echoey by the second.

"And I'll be coming back for you... Cynthia." Soon he vanished into thin air, as if he never was here to begin with leaving me and Natsu in the hall.

"What the hell is he? And Cynthia... you're alive." Natsu stared over to me and I scratched the back of my neck.

"Ehe. Y-Yeah... It's been awhile Natsu."

"..."

"What?" I asked confusingly to see him with a stern look on his face. I bit the inside of my cheek and fidgeted on my feet. "Natsu?"

"You promise to tell me, after we win?" he asked, never leaving his eyes on me.

"I promise."

"... Yosh! Then I'm going to blast Tartaros to make em' go flying!" Natsu grinned and I laughed.

"Typical Natsu... But it's a promise that I will tell you and everyone else. I need to go and try to find a way to stop Face."

"H-How did you know...?"

"I have my sources. I'll be heading off first!" I said and ran my way past him, leaving him to stand there with a confused look on his face.

"Yeah! Let's beat Tartaros and stop their plans! Don't you die on us again!"

"I won't!" I yelled, waving a hand to him as I ran down the hall.

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