Natsu POV 

Erza froze. "Y-you can't m-mean, h-him?" This was the first time in a while that I'd seen my beta scared.

"I'm afraid so. We must prepare. I just hope that no lives are lost to that death cult, what happened to- M-Mavis." I felt a tear slip from my eye. 

Zeref was my true brother. It turns out, that I was frozen in the ice in the north along with my 'brother' and Mavis. Zeref and Mavis had both been born with a birth defect that meant that they wouldn't age past 14. I was 3 we hen we were frozen. Zeref and Mavis were 16 when Mavis founded Fairytail, and when they were 18 they had my nephew, August, but they were frozen at the age of 20. When they got out, I was separated from them when we were freed and Igneel found me. After Igneel disappeared after I turned 7, Zeref found me, Mavis was with him. Zeref had turned deranged and started his cult. Mavis was in denial. I was abused, but hidden from Mavis and threatened to never tell her, but one day, she found me unconscious and yelled at Zeref about it. After that, he shifted and started to go after her. She ran back to the mountains and threw herself and Zeref into a glacier when I was 10. I watched them freeze. Zeref's face was frozen in twisted rage, but his eyes looked full of regret and sorrow. His mate, however had a gentle smile and looked relieved and happy. I left them after that and joined Fairytail.

I sighed as I remembered all those wolves Zeref slaughtered.

I began to circle the territory. Over and over. Luce was getting worried about me, and often brought me food, and walked with me, but I continued on. Not resting. I was determined to keep Fairytail safe from him. I did this for about 2 days.

It was day 3 of my pointless circling. I was about 200 yards away from the boarder, then I spotted a flash of gold. "Must be Luce." I muttered. I saw it again, but it was in the distance, off the territory. Luce wouldn't do that. I heard soft paw steps, and then the light pitter patter of foot steps. A young girl emerged from the bushes. She wore a frilly pink, white and blue dress. Her hair was loose, and a little piece of her fringe was sticking up. Her doe brown eyes sparkled in the light, her bare feet padding on the soft snow. My heart stopped.

"M-Mavis?"