Zeref stared at the person in his grasp. This wasn't how he wanted  the results to turn out. Meanwhile, Invel examined the emperor's face with unhidden concern. The man was too quiet for his liking after his outburst just a few moments ago.  "Your Majesty?" Invel shook Zeref's shoulder until man blinked and glanced up at him. 

"I-I really thought you were Natsu" Zeref muttered in disappointment.  Invel sighed,  knowing the ruler was still sulking about not finding his little brother. "Follow me, I think I have located your missing bother" Invel said, ambling away with a trailing Zeref who eyes were twinkling with anticipation. 

"Can't you turn your  stomach growls down a bit?"  Brandish complained, glaring at the pink haired boy. The group were busily trying to find the Zeref, but no success. "But I'm hungry!" Natsu retorted. He patted his stomach in a comforting manner receiving a scoff from Ajeel.

"Hey there's Invel again" Dimaria pointed out, catching the group attention. "And Zeref-nii is with him too!" Natsu enthusiastically added, rushing toward the pair. At hearing Natsu's voice, Zeref pushed Invel out of the way making the General stumble slightly; managing to regain his balance. 

"Zeref-nii! I'm so hungry! Do you have any-" the boy was cut off when a sandwich was forced into his mouth followed by a painful whack on the head. 

"OOF!" 

Natsu grunted at the gesture.  However the next move caught the Dragon slayer by surprise. Zeref had brought the boy into an overjoyed hug. 

"Where the hell have you been! I being looking all over the city for you!" Zeref said. Natsu pulled away slightly, enough to see Zeref's face. "Dimaria took me out for a tour! The city is amazing! You did such a wonderful job at building everything!" Natsu praised the startled wizard. 

Zeref blinked at the unexpected words that had just been thrown at him. A warm, sensation filled his chest and a smile formed on his pale feature. 

"I'm glad you liked it, it took a long time to create a massive empire like this" Zeref muttered. After a 5 minute  lecture directed to  the 5 spriggins about to never let Natsu out of the palace's grounds without his permission. The exhausted group were about to enter the palace's gates when Zeref spotted something or someone running towards them at shocking speed. 

Invel raised a brow and stepped forward , only to be shoved out of the way once more by the intruder. The winner general let out a growl. Just who the hell does this person think he is? Invel spun around on his heels and aimed right towards the person who was huffing and panting.

"Mest!" Natsu recognised the man. Mest gave the boy a weary smile before shocking the team when he collasped onto the ground.  "He must be tired from his trip wherever he came from" Invel said, picking up the man in a careless, manner. 

Zeref narrowed his eyes when a piece of rolled up paper tumbled out of Mest's pocket. He unraveled it and the emperor had to hold his breath in disbelief as he read the words written by Makarov. 

"Natsu!" Zeref called out to the boy. Natsu gave the wizard a curious look whilst Invel and the rest of Spriggins had notice the change aura shifting in Zeref's magic. "I'm sorry but I have to cut the trip short, something dangerous is coming to Floire" Zeref gravely.

Abruptly, a mighty roar filled the air. The earth shook and vibrated. Natsu stepped back in horror. He knew that oScreams from citizens arose. Zeref flinched as he eyed the creature that had descended from the black-clouded sky.

Those black wings

Those unmistakable eyes

It couldn't be....

Acnologia"