Chapter 9
Gray's pov
I heard a pain filled roar from the human's kingdom. I quickly went to a balcony and looked over to where I heard the roar, there I saw Natsu chained to a post in their courtyard limp. From a distance I couldn't tell weather or not he was dead or just unconscious. I saw one of the people throw a strange fruit at him it hit him in the chest but he didn't react. The crowd cheered and walked away celebrating, Scarlet and some guards walked up to him. Some of the guards proceeded to take him down and inside the castle, a couple others followed the crowd of people.
"Gray, everyone wants to know what that roar was from." Romeo said coming up behind me.
"Tell them to come to the ballroom so I can tell them the truth." I told Romeo. He nodded and left.
Erza's pov
E.N.D's roar sounded like he was in pain, then he just went limp. A villager threw the last fruit at him but he didn't react. Everyone cheered and celebrated and left. I walked up to E.N.D I noticed his breathing was very ragged like he was in a lot of pain from something.
"Guards get him down and cleaned up then put him back in the cell with the collar instead. Macco, Wakaba ask that farmer what that fruit was and get some if he has more." I ordered.
"Yes Erza." They said going about their orders. The guards that I had ordered to get E.N.D down was proceeding on taking him into the dungeon.
Third person pov
Guards where seen dragging an unconscious dragon human to a lone cell at the end of a corridor. One of the two guards unchained the dragon humans hands and put a metal collar on it's neck, then threw him in the cell.
----mini time skip----
Natsu's pov
"What? Where?" I mumbled. "Oh I'm back in the cell." I sat up and looked around. My hands arnt chained together or above my head, my ankles don't have cuffs on them and most importantly why don't I have shirt on? I thought taking in my surroundings and situation. I felt something cold around my neck, what the? I brought my hand up to my neck to feel what it is. Why do I have a collar around my neck? I thought, it's probably a way to bind my magic and curse. I thought with a sigh.
"I wonder what made him lose consciousness for three days." A voice said from out side the cell door. Three days I've been unconscious for that long? Ok one other thing where is my shirt I know I had one before I got the 'Fairy Fruit' juice in my mouth.
"Oh look he's finally awake now Erza can get the information she wants from him." A guard said looking through the window in the wooden door. I scoffed at what he said she won't be able to get any information from me. I stood up on shaky legs and walked over to a wall and sat down with my back against it. My wings folded out to my sides signifying royalty to the dragons, but to a human who does not know the laws of the royals of the dragon kingdom it means nothing. I soon fell asleep since I had nothing better to do. I was hoping I would see Lucy in a dream.
Lucy's pov
It's been three days since I heard the pain filled roar from my kingdom and I can't help but think that was Natsu's roar, but I have no way to prove it was. I looked out the window it was almost night time signaling the two weeks I've been here and Natsu has been over there. I laid down on the bed staring at the ceiling. I wonder if I'll meet him in a dream? I thought closing my eyes letting sleep take over.
Dream pov
A lone figure stood in a white room wondering where he is.
"If this is a dream where Lucy and I will see each other why a white room?" The pinkette asked to no one.
"Natsu?" A voice called out to him. The pinkette turned around to face a blond.
"Lucy." He said as the girl walked up to him.
"I've missed you." Lucy said hugging Natsu.
"I've missed you too Lucy." Natsu said hugging Lucy back. "Lucy I must tell you my curse as a demon is being immortal." Natsu whispered in Lucy's ear.
"It doesn't matter I still love you, Natsu." Lucy said looking up at him.
"I love you too, Lucy." Natsu said leaning down kissing Lucy on the lips. Lucy was surprised at first but soon melted into the kiss, in turn kissing him back. When they parted an erie chill cascaded upon them.
"Natsu I have a bad feeling something bad is going to happen." Lucy said looking around slightly afraid. Suddenly a sword was pierced through Lucy's stomach, with a figure behind her that looked like Natsu. Another figure that looked like Lucy appeared behind Natsu stabbing him through the stomach. Causing both Natsu and Lucy to wake up in a cold sweat.
Natsu's pov
"Wha?!" I gasped looking around, calming down when I noticed I was still in the cell in the human's kingdom. I brought my hand up to my head, what a strange dream what is it even suppose to mean anyway. I thought shaking my head. Ugh why the first time in two weeks I get to see Lucy in a dream again it turns into a nightmare why that of all things why did I have to see Lucy get stabbed by an alternate me. It makes no sense. I thought as the wood door opened. I looked up to see who would be dumb enough to come in here with me 'free'?
"Well, well, it seems what the guards said was true you are conscious after being out for three days." The man said with a smirk. He had red/orange hair and a brown tattered cloak, obviously he had been in many battles ether with me or fellow dragons and demons.
"Who are you?" I hissed not sure what to make of him, and how to react to his immense power that is leaking from him.
"Guildarts Clive, and I take it you're E.N.D am I correct?" He said with a smirk. I looked at him not sure what to say he has obviously not seen me before but if I told him a lie I wonder how he would react to it. My eyes deceiving me as I was thinking.
"Just by the look in your eyes I can tell you're E.N.D." He said calmly walking up to me.
"Well you obviously figured it out yourself Clive." I sneered looking up at him. He grabbed me by the neck and lifted me up so my feet where off the ground, he then slammed my back against the wall.
"Why are you still alive?! I thought I had killed you two years ago?!" He said his hold on my neck tightened.
"My...curse...is...why....Clive." I gasped but still sneered through it.
"Then why don't I just kill you why your curse is not effective?" He asked smirking when my eyes widened a bit when his hand around my neck tightened.
"....because.....Scarlet....would.......*gasp*.........hurt....you...*gasp*...if....you....killed...me....without...her...getting....the....infor..*gasp*...mation....she..wants...from....me...." I gasped out my hands trying to get his hand off my neck.
"Who cares what she wants, you deserve to die for all the people you've killed." He snapped tightening his grip on my throat.
".a..and...you...think...the..same...would...not...be...said...for...you...in...my....home..?" I asked him. He thought for a moment his eyes flashing with thought. His hand loosened a bit letting me breath a little better before it tightened again.
"Each one I killed of your kind deserved it." He said calmly.
"How....do...you.....know....that....for.....sure?" I asked with a little smirk.
"I don't have to answer your questions." He snapped letting me go and storming out the door slamming it shut on his way out. I sat on my knees holding my neck with one hand gasping and coughing while my other hand was on the floor holding myself up.
"That was close." I coughed a few more minutes like that and I would have passed out by lack of air.
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