Fight With The Dark Wizard Master

This was the first time I had ever laid my eyes upon him.

I didn't like what I saw.

His long white hair, that was now streaked with red, hung down his back and face. His wrinkled face was covered in blood, like mine was. I knew it wasn't his. But I knew who it all belonged to. Natsu's blood.
That knowledge enraged me to no end. His dark coat was even darker now thanks to the crimson liquid. The Dark Wizard Master was tall. His height could rival Laxus's height. Which made me look like nothing but an annoying ant that he wanted to crush.

His eyes made me shiver. They were pure white and I couldn't see if he had any pupils. I could feel those horrific eyes studying me. Assessing me. Looking for weaknesses. He wouldn't find anything. I had completely shut myself off from my emotions. Besides, he already had my weakness.

Now I just needed to find his.

Our gazes locked.

Icy blue against white.

I clenched my teeth as a low rumble started to emanate from my chest. Oh, how I wanted to sink my Twin Daggers into his already bloodily skin. The pull was so strong that I almost lost myself to it and attacked. I restrained myself just in time. I had to be smart about this. If I did anything stupid, I could lose my life to the hands of this man that I loathed with all my heart. I couldn't die. Not yet.
Natsu needed me.
And if he needed me.
Then I would keep on fighting.

The room was silent as we stared steadily at each other. I had to be very observant and careful when it came to this Mage. I couldn't make out where his eyes were looking thanks to his pupils-less gaze. That meant I couldn't rely on my eyes, but with my instincts, and other senses. I had been trained for these moments. The big battles that meant life or death.
I was ready for this.

My fight with the men in the very beginning before I came to Fairy Tail. The man on the train with the gun and the sobbing mother who had begged for my help while holding her infant. The tiger that had taken a chunk out of me and leaving behind a scar. The supposed major of the town who I had to take out due to his insanity. The intense and emotional battle that I fought in against the three Dragon Slayers. How I had promised Gildarts that I wouldn't dare put Natsu in any danger, that I would die first. The cave in and the giant spider that had taken Levy from us. Natsu when he hadn't been in his right mind due to the little spider that had imbedded itself into his nervous system. How I had somehow brought him back to me. When I had been taken and Natsu had come to save me. The ball where I had been paralyzed and had seen Natsu cry over my 'dead body'.
And, that night in the snow, where the Dark Wizard Master's Mages had taken my most precious treasure away from me.

All those battles, all these hard ships that I had faced, it all lead me here. To the right now. To me facing the very bastard who had taken my other half. All those experiences that I had been through in Fairy Tail had made me stronger. More powerful.
In body and soul.
I couldn't wait to show this bastard just how much I had grown.

My concentration was broken when a sound shattered the deafening silence. My gaze darted behind the Dark Wizard Master when my mind registered the sound. A wet cough. The sound of chains rattling made my eyes travel back to the wall. My heart seemed to chip even more when I saw Natsu's body shake with the force of the cough. To my horror, blood dripped from his mouth, and seemed to fall slowly to the floor. I watched those few droplets until they splattered onto the hard cement floor with a silent splat. He's going to drown in his own blood. A hissy voice told me from the back of my numbed mind. Which one? My vacant mind asked back. The bitch who thought he could keep on living? Or the boy that's killing me right now?

My eyes snapped back to the Dark Wizard when I heard him give a low chuckle. "You can't save him, you know."
The bitch who thought he could live it is then. The voice hissed through my mind. I stared at him while my blue light pulsed brighter around me.

"Watch me."

With my eyes still on the man I slowly made my way to Natsu who seemed to look worse and worse the closer I got to him. I needed to be by his side. I needed to be near him. I needed to protect him...like I had failed to do before.

I didn't get far.

Without so much as a sound the man was suddenly in front of me. He already had his hand up and aimed at my chest. His black magic surged up from his palm and a black tendril shot out, straight for my heart.

I was already moving.

I dodged to the right and shot up to his exposed side. I flung my glowing dagger and it home. Right in the side of his chest. He paused for a moment and lifted his hand to his chest. He wrapped his long fingers around my daggers hilt, looked at me, almost mockingly, and ripped it out.

I stared at him with a blank face even as my heart started to kick up it's pace. It didn't surprise me that he could do that. I knew he wouldn't be taken out so easily. That's why I had picked this passageway. I knew that he would be here. I just hadn't known that Natsu would be here as well. That's why I had sent Gajeel down the other passageway. He hadn't known that I knew which way the Dark Wizard would be.

I had.

I had thought that the way Gajeel had gone was where Natsu would be. I had thought that as I faced off against the Master then Gajeel would have plenty of time to rescue The Fire Dragon Slayer and book it.
Just in case I never came back out.

I had been wrong.

This would complicate matters.

I let out a breath and waited for the Master's next move. With my dagger still in his hand he threw it at me. I stayed where I was. I didn't even move as the wickedly sharp blade sailed toward me. The blade stopped an inch away from my eye. It floated obediently in the air till I reached up and grabbed it.

I chuckled as I lazily looked back at the observant man, "That won't work, darling. My daggers are mine and mine alone." I tapped my chest with the tip of my dagger." No one, besides me, can use them. They are loyal to me and me alone." I raised them both and slashed the air around me. "They would never harm me."

I smirked at the man and flicked my daggers at him in a gesture of 'come on'. He didn't give anything away. He struck out with his fist that was alight with swirling, menacing, dark light that reminded me of Rouge's. Except this Magic held no mercy or warmth to it.

I crossed my arms in front of me to try and block his attack. I wasn't fast enough. His fist connected with my chest in a startling blow. The force of the hit made me stagger back. The move knocked the breath out of me lungs but I didn't fall.

The Dark Wizard didn't waste any time. Without even calling out for a spell more black magic surrounded him. Several tendrils shot toward me with deadly accuracy. I slashed my Twin Daggers through them and leaped away when I could. However one got through my defenses and slammed into my side before I could deflect it. I yelped in pain as it bit into my side. I spun with the impact as I heard my enemies filthy laughter fill the air.

Still...I didn't fall.

I gripped my shredded side as the Wizard came closer. He looked so calm and collective. Like he wasn't doing anything wrong. Like he wasn't trying to kill me.

It pissed me off.

"Why don't you just give up, Little Assassin?" My eyes widened for a fraction of a second. But he caught it.

"Yes, I am aware of who and what you are." He said with a dark chuckle. "It wasn't that hard to figure out." I gripped my daggers tighter. He tilted his head behind him. "But, he does not know that, does he not?"

I didn't answer him. Because...he was right. And I hated it.

"None of them do." He stated without a care. I clenched my teeth and growled out, "You don't know anything." He shook his head. "Oh, but I do." I wish you didn't. He stalked toward me with his hands behind his back as if he didn't even see me as a threat. Damn him.

"I know that you were abandoned when you were so little. I know nobody cared about you or tried to help you."

I gritted my teeth as unwanted memories started to resurface.

"You stole, you killed, you murdered, you made it into your own personal job." I was overcome with rage. I was tired of hearing his voice. I let out an enraged scream and flew at him. I brought down my daggers and hacked at him. He simply dodged out of the way of my many strikes. The whole time he kept smiling and talking.

"As you grew older, powerful people began to take notice of you. They wanted you. They paid you to kill and you happily did it." He smiled such a twisted smile as he looked into my eyes.

"And you enjoyed every scream, every thud as your victims dropped dead at your feet. Every single drop of blood, you enjoyed. It. All." It's not true! I screamed in my head as horror ate at my heart. Oh, but it's oh so true. That dark, hissy voice was back. With another scream I slashed my dagger across his twisted face. He jumped back to avoid the strike but it was too late.

The Master now had a nasty cut on his cheek and it was dripping blood. It would leave a pretty little scar. "Your wrong!" I leaped for him again as a snarl ripped out of my throat.
"I have a code!" I yelled as I did a spinning kick to his chest. "Under no circumstances am I allowed to reveal who I am!" My foot connected and he stumbled back. Much to my satisfaction.

"And!" I curled my hand into a fist around my dagger and I struck him across the face. "I will never harm any person who has done no wrong!" I roared as I brought down my dagger in a deadly arch.

His hand shot up and gripped my wrist in a unbreakable grip, stopping my killing blow. He brought his face close to my own and I could feel his hot breath on my cheek as he said,

"That means nothing to me."

He lashed out and his fist buried itself into my stomach. I let out a breathless gasp as I jerked backward. He didn't let go of my wrist. He struck me again this time across the face. My head snapped to the left as blood erupted from my nose. Yet still, he didn't let go. "Why don't you just give up? You can come kill for me." His dark voice filled my mind.

I turned my head to face him and spit blood in his face. I leaned in closer to him and whispered.

"Never."

He snarled at me and brought up his fist that was surrounded by his Black Magic. Before my eyes he made his Magic harden around his hand. Till it resembled black armor that adorned and swirled around is hand. He swung at me and nailed me in the head. A silent scream came from my sore throat as pain erupted from the side of my head. I flew back and landed hard on my back. My daggers were knocked out of my hands along with my air.

Before I could move or get my breath back something landed on my chest. I gasped and looked up. The Dark Wizard Master was standing above me with his foot crushing my chest and lungs. I clawed at his foot as he put more weight on his foot.

I gagged as my eyes bugged out of my head at the panic that was beginning to claw at my heart. I couldn't breath. "Is he really worth it? This boy couldn't possible be more important than you're own life?" The Master asked me calmly. I looked into his dark, soulless eyes and I smiled as I choked out.

"He means everything to me."

Come.

With that simple command my Twin Daggers flew to my hands. With a howl of breathless anger I sank one of them into the leg that was currently crushing me. With a growl of annoyance he removed his foot from my chest and I rolled away. I leaped to my feet with little difficultly and narrowed my eyes at my dagger that was still in his leg.

"Twist."

My dagger obeyed and twisted deeper into his leg with a sickening wet, crushing sound. With a barely concealed yell he fell to his knees. I stalked over to him with my blue light pulsing around me. His own Black Magic was pulsing around him also. I was breathing hard and my body was aching but I didn't stagger. I wasn't done yet.

I looked down at him with my own rage transferring into my pulsing Magic Energy that surrounding my body like a shield. My mouth opened and my lips formed around the truest words I had ever spoken.

"I would kill for him."

His dark eyes seemed to smile and he didn't even lift a hand to stop me. I slashed my dagger across his throat. Black blood bubbled and spilled down his slashed throat with ease.

Without a sound of death his eyes closed and he fell forward with his once white hair, now streaked with red, and black flying around his face. His body hit the ground, and I had to admit, I loved the sound of it. As I sucked in a breath I called for my daggers. In a flash of blue light they came to me. I didn't have any time to rejoice over my victory. I had more pressing matters to complete. I turned to look over my shoulder at Natsu and I rushed towards him.

I'm coming...Natsu.

I was limping pretty badly and I was holding my still bleeding side where the Master's Magic had sliced into me. I could feel the blood soaking through my shirt as I clutched my side tighter. I was breathing heavily but I continued to limp forward.

It seemed like years went by before I finally managed to reach my partner's side. With a tired smile I reached out to him. I'm here...
The air whistled out of my parted lips at the same time my eyes widened. My head snapped up and I spun around. My hair whipped across my face as an raspy laugh filled my ears. I threw out my hands to protect Natsu as the Dark Wizard Master sank his dagger like Magic into my chest.
I found it strange.
I didn't feel the pain. Was there supposed to be pain? Blinding pain? Yet, even as I felt the hot, sticky sensation of blood running down my torso. I still didn't feel anything.
I took a shuddering breath and looked down at myself. He had morphed his Black Magic into a shape resembling a dagger.

It was currently hilt deep in my chest, right in the center of my black Guild Mark.

I cocked my head to the side as I stared at it. I watched, almost curiously, as a pool of blood began to darken my black shirt. I was staring at it in a daze... It was like I didn't understand what was happening to me. My dazed eyes looked up to the Dark Wizard's smiling eyes.

He twisted his dagger in further and I coughed wetly. A shiver crawled up my spine when I felt my blood trickle down my chin. My vision was going in and out of focus but I managed to move my gaze to his face. We locked eyes once again and we both smiled at one another.

He furrowed his thin eyebrows in confusion at my expression. His eyes seemed to ask the question, "Why are you smiling, Little Assassin?" My lips pulled away from my bloodied teeth more until my cheeks hurt from my dark smile. "Because, this Little Assassin just killed you." My eyes spoke back.

I glanced down at his chest and his eyes slowly followed the movement. A wicked laugh escaped my lips when both our eyes fell to my glowing blue dagger that was also hilt deep in his own chest.

Right where his twisted heart should be.

The Master staggered back and we both let go of our daggers.

I took another shuddering breath and reached up to grip the black dagger. I yanked it out and threw it to the ground. It disappeared in a cloud of swirling black.

The Dark Wizard looked up slowly from his wounded chest and looked at me with a confused look on his face. I smirked as I brought down the front my shirt. Around my chest and stomach was Natsu Dragneel's scarf.

I let out a breathless chuckle.

"Dragon scales, bitch."

We locked eyes and for the first time I saw real fear swirling around in his eyes.

Yay, I get that look a lot.

I looked at my still glowing dagger that was still embedded in his chest.

I smiled as blood dripped from my mouth.

He wrapped his hand around the hilt.

He tried to yank it out.

Too...

Slow...

"Kill."
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I slashed my Twin Daggers down across the chains that held Natsu captive. The shriek of metal against metal had my ears ringing. The move made my side and chest gush out more blood.

Natsu's scarf had not completely stopped the Black Magic dagger. It had ripped into my chest and had left a big slash mark.

Another scar to add to my collection.

I could worry about my wound later. I just had to get him out of here. I had to take him home with me. I wouldn't leave him behind. Natsu fell forward off the wall and I opened my arms to catch him. I screamed when his full weight fell on me. It made my wounds scream out in protest.

I sucked in a painful breath and hauled him up. I put his arm across my shoulders and I wrapped an arm around his side.
Tears of pain formed in my eyes as I tried to move forward with me supporting his full weight. I took one step forward and collapsed. I fell to one knee and Natsu's head fell limply to my shoulder.

Hold on, Natsu, hold on. I didn't have anytime to check on his wounds or mine. I was much to afraid to see if the remaining Dark Mages would show up. I knew I couldn't defeat them. Not with these wounds. I looked over at the door. It seemed so far away... I looked over at Natsu's still form and smiled. He would give me the strength I needed. With a breath I picked myself back up and I began to stagger forward.

"Natsu...hold on, okay? I'm
going to get you home." The tears started to fall as I sucked in another breath. "E-everyone is so worried about you..." I let out a pained moan as my side flared up with blood curling pain.

I could feel more blood soaking through my side and chest as I moved. My vision began to get fuzzy but I pushed on. I didn't dare look at the bloody, still form a couple of feet away, that was the only reminder of the monster that I had just faced.

It's funny, I mused to myself, this feels all to familiar.

"Guess what, Natsu...?" I sucked in a shuddering breath as I almost fell again.

"Gajeel is here too... See? Even the Metal Head cares...Gray does too." I spit blood and I began to see double again. I shook my head to clear my muddy vision as I trudged forward.

"Everyone...loves and misses
you...so you need to hold on a little bit longer, okay?" Every intake of breath began to be a struggle. The door grew closer to us, and with a few more staggering steps, we were through.

I let out a ragged breath and blinked rapidly. As I carried Natsu further the building suddenly began to shake. I stopped and tilted my head.

"Gajeel."

At least I knew that he was okay.

I opened up my mouth to call out for Gajeel...but I never got the chance to call out for him. A cold hand wrapped around my mouth and jerked my head back. I cried out but my scream was muffled by the hand. Without much effort at all, I was jerked forward, then thrown back. I tightened my hold on Natsu and braced myself. I never let my hold on the unconscious Dragon Slayer loosen.

I hit the ground hard on my back and my mouth fell open in a silent scream as my wounds flared to life. My body began shaking uncontrollably at the sudden pain. With jerky movements I slowly turned my head. My eyes widened as my heart skipped a couple of beats. It couldn't be...there was no way. I killed him...I killed him.

"I killed you." I choked out in disbelief.

The man laughed before me let loose a cackling laugh. His laugh sent chills through me and made my blood run cold. The Dark Wizard Master stared down at me with a twisted, bloody smile, on his lips. "Nah, you only thought ya did, Fey."
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Dedicate this chapter to IM5bandfan and Christinap357

The battle between good and evil still rages on.

With Freya badly hurt and with Natsu dying, she still has to face the monster that just won't go away.

Who will win this battle once and for all?

Who really is the Dark Wizard Master?

Find out in the next chapter!