Natsu is alone within the darkness. He still remembered what happened before he came here.

Ernest used some kind of magic and everyone is too late to react. The last thing he saw is Yua's hand glowing and trying to reach him.

"Where am I? What happened to everyone?" Natsu asked as he kept looking everywhere. All he see is darkness, other than his body glowing.

"We meet again." The foreign voice made him flinch and turned to where the voice came from. There in front of him is hiding within the shadow, dark with fire red as a design of his cloak and face hidden in the shadow of his hood. His mouth is visible to see, this person is smiling. "Natsu Dragneel"

"Who are you?" Natsu asked as he unconsciously stepped back, he could feel something about this person, something that isn't good at all.

"Don't be afraid, for I can never harm you." The person said but that didn't make Natsu assured at all. The person didn't mind and just continue, "It is time to make a choice."

"Choice?"

"A choice whenever to be awaken or sleep forever."

Natsu doesn't understand. What does he mean awaken? Is he asleep all this time?

"Sleep doesn't mean you are sleeping Natsu. What I mean is the power you truly hold." The person explained, like he knew what he is thinking.

Natsu is trying to understand what he is trying to say, "My... power?"

"You hold such infinite power Natsu. The magic you know as Fire Dragon Slayer and another power that is still sleep within you, the power you could decide whenever you will awaken it or let it stay asleep."

Natsu's eyes widen, for some reason he knew what he is talking about at the same time wasn't.

"Your magic, Fire Dragon Slayer magic is right now being suppressed in this realm. The damage you had taken those two years within their hand made it turned out like this, to the point that you unconsciously awaken that power. Do you remember Natsu? The power you wield within and never notice."

Suddenly a mass of memories dashed to head, it was too painful as he clenched his head hard. He is beginning to sweat, wanting to scream but his voice won't come out, the air seems suffocating him too.

"GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! UGHHHHHH NGGGGGGG GRAAAAAH!"

Natsu is within the tube of their experiment. He is fighting the thing they are putting within his mind. The scientist never encountered such strong head willed magician. He is been in their hand for more than a year and yet they still fail to change his mind and give up.

The head scientist is observing the struggles of Natsu. They had done many different methods to make it a success but still nothing. Ernest is there too who sometimes come to visit and see how things are doing.

"Natsu Dragneel never gave up no matter how much we do boss." The Head scientist commented as they watch his struggles within the tube.

Ernest could only smirk, "Indeed he is but I don't think he will have that strength soon enough. It's been more than a year ever since we got a hands on him, soon enough his brain will soon collapse from exhaustion and everything will soon be a success."

The head scientist nod, knowing that if that happened, it will be their victory.

Every day Natsu struggle and as they had predicted, he is beginning to get tired but what surprised them is that he still have much strength to fight against it even if he's already tired.

The time came when the experiment again is failed. Natsu doesn't have any strength to stand up after coming out from the tube, no strength to struggle within the hold of those men as they drag him to his empty and dark room.

Those men put him to bed and left the room, never forgetting to lock it. Natsu can't stand up even if he wish, wanted to rampage and get out of here but his body is too tired even his mind.

His eyes is already dull, his spirit is breaking.

As he stared at the wall with no life, he heard the voice within his head.

"As you struggle, you will break yourself more than you already are."

'Who... are... you?'

"I am the power that sleeps within you, the power who keeps you alive all this time."

Natsu doesn't understand. He wanted to shout but too tired, even to think now is too tired for him. All he wanted is to make this suffering over, he had enough. Not knowing what they will do next, it terrifies him but what's more terrifying him is that they would succeed on what they are planning against him.

"Do you still remember the reason of your strength, while you struggle to their experiment?"

Reason... other than fearing about their success, he knew there is a big reason why he wanted to fight against it... but... for some reason... he can't put things together. His mind... his memories... it's too scattered... a blurred town, blurred people, blurred home, blurred light... blurred... Nakama.

"As you struggle, your brain continues to take damage that affects not only your energy and strength but also your memories. You are starting to forget people who are important to you, the people you love, the town you live in and most of all, your own precious Nakama."

He knew he is right, he is indeed starting to forget things but he's too tired to even think or remember them. His eyes are becoming heavier too. He wanted to sleep, and if possible, an eternal one.

"The more you struggle, the more you will take damage of your own self, to the point of losing your own self deep within the darkness. Before that happened, Natsu make a choice."

Just as the voice had predicted to his mind, their experiment continues and it's becoming even harder for him to fight against it.

The day he feared the most had finally come.

Losing too much strength, he is slowly forgetting himself at the same time the flowing things within this tube is starting to enter his body and soon will reach his brain.

'No... don't enter... don't... don't!'

No matter what pleas, it still continued to enter his selfless body and mind. Like a creatures that never show mercy and loves to make fun of the territory that they will soon conquered.

'No... what can I... what... wha...'

"Do you wish to be awakened?" The voice from before asked.

Natsu is too tired to think, too tired to know what will happen next, too tired to even know who he is. He just nodded as an answer. He wanted this over, he wanted an eternal rest.

"Then I shall be awakened."

Everything onward became blank.

Natsu opened his eyes and surprise to see where he is. He is inside the crystal, being protected from this darkness around him. He remembered who's magic is protecting him.

"Yua-san?!" Natsu looked around, trying to find them but saw no one, even his friends. "Sting! Rogue! Yukino where are you!? Lucy! Gray! Erza!"

He heard an evil laugh. He turned around him to find the person who's responsible for this, Ernest. But all he sees is darkness, he can't see where he is.

"Natsu Dragneel." He called that made him widen his eyes, "Let me show you, your friends who promise to protect you no matter what."

Slowly the darkness is depleting. When almost everything is clear, he is shock to see what just happened to them. Erza, Gray, Lucy, Yukino, Sting and Rogue were bleeding hard and had already fallen on the ground. They are still breathing but is already like they are about to die. There are sparks of dark electricity coming out from them too.

"E-everyone..." Natsu is too speechless, too shock to comprehend the words.

"Still, I am impress not only you protected the Fire Dragon Slayer but also the only one who could stand, Yua."

Her name made Natsu turned to where Yua was and indeed, she is there, already kneeling down from exhaustion and bleeding hard around her body but didn't seems to mind as her whole focus is protecting Natsu with her Crystalline.

"Y-Yua... s-san..." Natsu is too terrified. They are all down, already dying... is it... because of him?

Yua who can see his distress only smiled, making him surprise to it. The crystal that protects Natsu break, making him free. She began to breathe hard as her body is already in the bad shape and wanting nothing but fall down but refuse to do so.

"Yua-san!" Natsu was about to run to her when Ernest suddenly appeared in front of her with a sword in hand.

Around her the temperature became cold but realizing something, she stop using magic and instead used her own left arm to stop his blade. Of course it gone through to her arm that made her grunted and used her right hand to stop the blade. Ernest continues to push the blade to her neck, wanting to kill her but she kept struggling in both stabbed arm bleeding hands.

"You still have a strength left to struggle huh..." Ernest smirked darkly, "Impressive."

Yua glared as she kept fighting against his strength. Ernest watched her struggle when he noticed the necklace she's wearing but hidden. That is not a pendant that's for sure and doesn't seem to be a normal necklace too. Now that he realized, his blade is pointing on that thing and Yua is desperate of stopping him, like she's protecting it.

"Oh, I wonder what kind of necklace is that for you to struggle this hard." Ernest sad as he used his free hand to reach it but this made Yua give a chance to counter, "Hail Burst!"

A strong with cold temperature s pushing Ernest away from her, leaving the sword implanted to her left arm. She forced herself to stand up and used the bleeding hand to take off the sword in her arms. Using the blade, she dashed forward to attack Ernest.

Natsu wanted to stop her, seeing she never mind the blood coming out to her body as long as she can fight him. Ernest easily dodged the first slash attempt but her followed up is quick that hit his chest but not deep enough to stop him.

Seeing that she is actually able to hit him glared in anger, "Chaos God's Bellow!"

Yua is directly hit that pushed her so far away. Natsu could slowly see everything. There, Yua is really losing from this battle. Her body rolled around and smashed on the wall of the broken building. Her eyes are covered by her hair, body no longer moving.

The sight made him weak as he sat on the ground, seeing not only Yua but everyone else. 'Is this really the end? Everyone will die all because of me? For protecting me? For saving me? They all...'

"Have you made a choice?"

Around him became dark ones again and now facing the person who had spoken to him. This person is waiting for his choice.

"What am I... suppose to do?"

The person turned to right and pointed the location. Following where he is pointing, there he saw a bright orb light that just appeared out of the darkness.

"After remembering the most painful memories, the suppression of your magic had weakened. You can now awaken your magic and use it ones again."

Natsu stare at the orb light for a moment before turning to him, "Who are you? Why do I seem to know you even though I really shouldn't?"

"For I am part of you and always will. I am the power that sleeps within you, the power that keeps you alive, the power that watches over you. It is up to you to decide whenever to awaken me or not."

"Does that mean... you will never try taking over me?"

The person smiled, "As I had mentioned, I am part of you. Harming is never and will never be part of my intention."

His word made him believe with no question. Natsu turned back on the orb and walked, approaching it. Ones he is there he turned around to meet the person who said to be part of him.

"If you are part of me, you have a name right, may I know?" Natsu asked, hoping he will answer him.

The person only smiled, not giving an answer.

Natsu glance back on the orb and reach the light. As his finger touch the light, the light glowed as it entered his body. He could feel it, the warm, the flame, his strength... this is... his magic.

Before he fades away, he heard his voice.

"My name is E.N.D. the power of etherious that sleeps within you... Etherious Natsu Dragneel."

Back to reality, Ernest smirked as he flew up in the sky. Seeing they are losing their life, "I will end you all."

"STOP!" Juvia shouted.

Everyone outside are doing desperate to break the barrier but Ernest doesn't seems to mind as his only focus are the fallen warriors.

"Ice God's Magic: Spiral Rain!" Spiral Icicles appeared above the fallen warriors.

Sting is trying to stand up, not only him but everyone else. They all refuse to die here, especially in his hand, not here, not NOW!

The Spiral Icicle had fallen down.

Even they refuse, they can't do anything. They have no strength to move, no strength to use magic.

Before they could their end, a strong blazing fire had spread around that melted the Icicles. They were shock from the strong flaming heat, even outside the barrier, they are shock to see what's happening.

Ernest's eyes widen as he saw the Fire Dragon Slayer, body burning in blazing flame so much that it spread around and saved everyone.

In Yua's location, even though she's not moving her eyes is actually opened as she watch Natsu's blazing fire that appeared to his body. She even saw the tattoo mark of the dragon in his left arm and the guild mark had finally appeared to his right upper shoulder.

She smiled, 'Finally... you have awakened Natsu.'

Before Ernest could comprehend a word, Natsu appeared in front of him and gave a sky uppercut, so strong that made him flew up.

Natsu chased him up knee is stomach as much as his surprise and twirl around, right fist of flame and eft fist of lighting, putting them together, "Lightning Fire Dragon's Firing Hammer!"

The hit made Ernest growl in pain and slammed on the ground in great force. Natsu landed swiftly and fine.

"N-Natsu... san" Sting murmured in happiness and disbelief. Rogue can't believe it too.

"Natsu... sama..." Yukino whispered before they all smiled.

Lucy's tears came out from happiness, "N... Natsu..."

Gray smirk while Erza smiled.

Outside, Fairy Tail had begun to smile. Their Nakama, Natsu finally regain his magic and so is his guild mark. That would mean...

Far from the place, Zeref was watching as he held his precious book, the book of E.N.D.

"Natsu is awakened... everything here is over." Zeref said with a smile.

In the battle, Ernest immediately stand up and glared the supposed weak Dragon Slayer is here in front of him who had now regained his magic and fighting against him.

"Looks like I will have to finish you before I could kill them." Ernest said as he enhanced himself, "Enhance Magic: Power plus Defense plus Strength plus Speed!"

Ernest glowed in red, blue, green and yellow. Natsu didn't seem to mind as he dashed forward.

Fire blazed to his fist, "Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!" Ernest dodge it with a smirk and in his fist, it blazed in fire, "Blaze Flame!" With only his left hand, Natsu easily block it. Ernest is shock, he enhanced himself with power and strength, how come he able to stop it with just bare hands!?

Natsu pulled him and began devouring the flame in his fist. He tried to pull away but he's too strong for such fragile body.

After devouring him, Natsu faced Ernest eye to eye. Natsu's expression is anger of a Dragon Slayer, not only making him suffer but also making his friends suffer, his mother figure, his Nakama, everyone.

"I started this so I shall end this." Natsu murmured before releasing his arms, "Fire Dragon's Roar!"

Ernest is hit, the enhance defense is not working at all. Just how powerful is he!?

"Natsu seems to be holding too much emotion, a powerful emotion that strengthens his magic." Mavis murmured before smiling.

Ernest is slammed on the wind barrier. Ernest groans and used his last resort of power to finish him.

In both hand, chaos energy is forming and when he combined both together, it became bigger and more powerful. Natsu doesn't seem to mind as his body surrounds his flame.

"Dragon Force!" Natsu entered Dragon Force by force. He took a stance to fighting against it.

"Chaos God's Sacred Art: Dark Nebula of Hell!"

The power is a blast type that is too strong that could kill all living ones. Natsu didn't waver in as he faced it head on.

"Hidden Fire Form – Crimson Lotus: Phoenix Blade!"

Igniting his entire body with fire, he charge his attack and sliced them with ease as he continue to charge forward heading to him. Ernest is shock to see he's getting closer and closer.

Natsu finally reached him and gave the final move, "Crimson Lotus: Exploding Lightning Blade!"

Engulf by both flame and lightning, he swing around his arms, creating a destructive vortex of fire and lightning which greatly damage him and pushed them away with tremendous force.

Within the slow motion, Ernest can't believe it, he had lost, lost against him.

'Why?' Ernest questioned as he remember his past, the past of strictness and power. He is raised to become a powerful person who will soon rule the whole Ishgar with both intelligent and strength. 'How can I lose... to a... mare magician!?'

He fell on the ground, already unconscious.

The wind barrier is dispersing, finally it's over.

Natsu is huffing as he's tired from using too much strength and magic. His eyes became blurred and lost consciousness.

"Natsu!"

"Natsu-san!"

"Everyone hurry and treat them!"

"Roger!"

"Hang in there Guild Master."

"Erza stay strong."

"Lucy"

"Rogue"

"Yukino hang in there."

"Gray-sama please be okay, I can't live without you."

"Juvia he'll be fine, we got to stay strong for him and everyone else."

Yua stood up from her place and stared at everyone who is immediately taking action to treat their comrades. He could see Mirajane and Lisanna is taking Natsu away, the others doing the same as Wendy cure Sting first.

Doranbolt is sending the medics as soon as possible for them.

Yua continue to watch them when she sensed someone approaching her. She turned to see Laxus, Gajeel and Lily.

"Are you sure it's alright for you to move?" Gajeel asked as he stared at her blooded wounds. Yua nodded, "I'm fine. Treat them first, they are more important and I can take care of myself."

Laxus could only sigh, "Suit yourself." He went away.

Before Gajeel could walk out like Laxus, Yua spoke. "There is another one who can use Vision Magic. I'm sure he had escaped before Ernest rampage here."

Gajeel could only scratch his head, "Then I guess I'll find him. Let's go Lily."

"Yeah" Both went away.

Yua smiled a little before turning to Ernest who is now slowly being taken away by the Magic Council.

'So... we're same.' Yua thought as she remembered her past.

Her darkest day of her life, her own family forced her to kill her own friends and soon, her own loving mother. Her clan's absolute Rule that must never break, To Kill is to Live and To Live is to Kill.

'For him to live in strictness and greatness expectation, I wonder... how much pain do you held in life... even if I knew... there is nothing I can do than watch it's result.'

I do not own Fairy Tail